Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    There are two golf balls sitting on the moon.
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    Sound doesn't travel in space.
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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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    An organisation called Mars One is planning to establish a permanent colony of humans on Mars by 2023.
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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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    Approximately 115 tons of ocean salt spray enters the earth's atmosphere each second.
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    On Titan, Saturn's largest moon, the atmosphere is so thick and the gravity so low that humans could fly through it by flapping "wings" attached to their arms.
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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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