Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    Jupiter's moon Ganymede, is larger than the planet Mercury!
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    The light hitting the earth right now is 30 thousand years old.
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    A car traveling 100 mph would take more than 29 million years to reach the nearest star (to our solar system)
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    Approximately 115 tons of ocean salt spray enters the earth's atmosphere each second.
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    Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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    The heart of an astronaut actually gets smaller when in outer space.
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