Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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    Not only are there rogue planets floating through space completely alone, not orbiting any stars, but it’s possible that these pitch-black lonely planets support life.
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    The Space Shuttle main engine weighs 1/7th as much as a train engine but delivers as much horsepower as 39 locomotives.
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    The earth travels through space at 660,000 miles per hour.
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    Some asteroids have other asteroids orbiting them.
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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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    Today's top fuel dragsters take off with more force than the space shuttle.
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    If you went out into space, you would explode before you suffocated because there's no air pressure.
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