Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    The center of the galaxy tastes like raspberries and smells like rum, according to astronomers.
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    Gene Cernan
    Gene Cernan
    Apollo 17 astronaut Gene Cernan, the last man to walk on the Moon, wrote his daughter's initials there. They’ll last at least 50,000 years.
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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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    It 'snows' metal on Venus.
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    A lightning bolt generates temperatures five times hotter than those found at the sun's surface!
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    Olympus Mons
    Olympus Mons
    Olympus Mons, on the planet Mars, is the tallest volcano in the Solar System at a height of 14 miles. It is nearly 3 times the height of Mount Everest.
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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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    Earth is the only planet in our solar system that's not named after a god or goddess.
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