Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth!
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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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    Wow! Signal
    Wow! Signal
    In 1977, researchers detected a strong and unusual radio signal from space that lasted 72 seconds. It hasn't been detected since.
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    Jupiter's moon Ganymede, is larger than the planet Mercury!
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    The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
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    Approximately 115 tons of ocean salt spray enters the earth's atmosphere each second.
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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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    In outer space there exists a gigantic cloud of alcohol which can be used to produce 400 trillion trillion pints of beer.
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