Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    The Earth gets heavier each day by tons, as meteoric dust settles on it.
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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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    Mars had an oxygen-rich atmosphere around 4 billion years ago
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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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    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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    Astronomer Percival Lowell believed that he was the first person to observe canals on Venus, but because of a faulty adjustment of the eyepiece on his telescope, he was in fact looking at the blood vessels in his own eye.
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    Buzz Aldrin’s mother’s maiden name was Moon.
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    There are two golf balls sitting on the moon.
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