Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet!
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    The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
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    Wow! Signal
    Wow! Signal
    In 1977, researchers detected a strong and unusual radio signal from space that lasted 72 seconds. It hasn't been detected since.
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    Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
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    The earth is .02 degrees hotter during a full moon.
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    The volume of the Earth's moon is the same as the volume of the Pacific Ocean.
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    There are two golf balls sitting on the moon.
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    Earth is the only planet in our solar system that's not named after a god or goddess.
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