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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    The light hitting the earth right now is 30 thousand years old.
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    If two pieces of metal touch in space, they become permanently stuck together.
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    A lightning bolt generates temperatures five times hotter than those found at the sun's surface!
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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 typical spec of dust that you see floating in the air is half way in size between the Earth and a subatomic particle.
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    Astronauts cannot burp in space.
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    Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
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