Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    A lightning bolt generates temperatures five times hotter than those found at the sun's surface!
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    Approximately 115 tons of ocean salt spray enters the earth's atmosphere each second.
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    Scientists have confirmed that Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, has a watery ocean.
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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 density of Saturn is so low that if you were to put it in a giant glass of water it would float.
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    Astronauts cannot burp in space.
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    Neil Armstrong, the first man to step foot on the moon, carried with him a piece of cloth and wood from the original 1903 Wright Flyer.
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    The center of the galaxy tastes like raspberries and smells like rum, according to astronomers.
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