Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    It 'snows' metal on Venus.
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    Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
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    Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
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    Summer on Uranus lasts for 21 years.
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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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    In space, astronauts cannot cry properly, because there is no gravity, so the tears can't flow down their faces!
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    In the last 7 years, humanity has discovered 43 potentially habitable planets.
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    Jupiter's magnetosphere is the largest single structure inside the Solar System. If you could see it with your eyes, it would appear larger than our full Moon.
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