Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    The temperature of the earth's interior increases by 1 degree every 60 feet down.
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    The sun puts out more power in 1 second than mankind has ever used within human existence.
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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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    The Mystery of the Black Knight Satellite
    There's a mysterious satellite of unknown origin that's orbiting Earth. Dubbed the Black Knight Satellite, astronomers have been reporting strange radio signals allegedly coming from the satellite since the 1930s - before NASA or the Soviet Union put satellites into space.
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    The center of the galaxy tastes like raspberries and smells like rum, according to astronomers.
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    The Sun and Moon appear to be the same size because the moon is 400 times smaller than the Sun, but 400 times closer to Earth.
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    Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet!
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    Pluto is smaller than Russia.
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