Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    The moon is actually moving away from Earth at a rate of 1.5 inches per year.
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    Astronauts cannot burp in space.
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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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    1054 AD Supernova
    1054 AD Supernova
    In the year 1054 AD, there was an explosion in the sky so bright that it was visible for 23 days straight, even during the day.
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    The density of Saturn is so low that if you were to put it in a giant glass of water it would float.
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    A 100-pound person on Earth would weigh 38 pounds on Mars.
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    Mars had an oxygen-rich atmosphere around 4 billion years ago
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    The temperature of the earth's interior increases by 1 degree every 60 feet down.
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