Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    There's a mysterious dwarf planet between Mars and Jupiter called 'Ceres' which has never been visited by spacecraft or photographed in detail, however, Earth-bound telescopes reveal a large bright shining spot on the surface of this planet, the origin and nature of which are unknown.
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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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    Jupiter is bigger than all the other planets combined.
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    Summer on Uranus lasts for 21 years.
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    The earth travels through space at 660,000 miles per hour.
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    A comet's tail always points away from the sun.
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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 moon is actually moving away from Earth at a rate of 1.5 inches per year.
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