Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
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    It takes eight and a half minutes for light to get from the sun to earth.
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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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    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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    Sound doesn't travel in space.
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    There is a mass reservoir of water floating in space that is 100,000 times bigger than our sun and holds 140 trillion times more water than all of our oceans.
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    Pluto is smaller than Russia.
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    In space, astronauts cannot cry properly, because there is no gravity, so the tears can't flow down their faces!
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