Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up and heard by an AM radio.
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    All of the Earth's continents are wider at the north than in the south - and nobody knows why.
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    Any space vehicle must move at a rate of 7 miles per second in order to escape the earth's gravitational pull.
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    Olympus Mons
    Olympus Mons
    Olympus Mons, on the planet Mars, is the tallest volcano in the Solar System at a height of 14 miles. It is nearly 3 times the height of Mount Everest.
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    Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
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    There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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    Approximately 115 tons of ocean salt spray enters the earth's atmosphere each second.
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    Some asteroids have other asteroids orbiting them.
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