Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    The earth travels through space at 660,000 miles per hour.
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    The heart of an astronaut actually gets smaller when in outer space.
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    There are two golf balls sitting on the moon.
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    The Sun and Moon appear to be the same size because the moon is 400 times smaller than the Sun, but 400 times closer to Earth.
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    Jupiter is bigger than all the other planets combined.
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    The population of the Earth has more than doubled since 1950.
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    1054 AD Supernova
    1054 AD Supernova
    In the year 1054 AD, there was an explosion in the sky so bright that it was visible for 23 days straight, even during the day.
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    An unprotected human can survive up to 1.5 minutes in space with no permanent bodily damage.
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