Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    Astronauts get taller when they are in space.
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    The earth rotates more slowly on its axis in March than in September.
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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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    Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
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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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    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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    Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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    There are two golf balls sitting on the moon.
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