Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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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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    Saturn's moon, Mimas, not only looks like the Death Star, it also has a Pac Man heat signature.
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    The Earth gets heavier each day by tons, as meteoric dust settles on it.
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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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    Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet!
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    The temperature of the earth's interior increases by 1 degree every 60 feet down.
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    Pluto is smaller than Russia.
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    The Earth weighs around 6,600,000,000,000,000,000,000 tons (5,940 billion billion metric tons)!
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