Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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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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    On Titan, Saturn's largest moon, the atmosphere is so thick and the gravity so low that humans could fly through it by flapping "wings" attached to their arms.
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    One pinhead of the sun's energy is enough to kill a person at a distance of 160 kilometers.
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    A 100-pound person on Earth would weigh 38 pounds on Mars.
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    Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up and heard by an AM radio.
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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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    The light hitting the earth right now is 30 thousand years old.
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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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