Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
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    Approximately 115 tons of ocean salt spray enters the earth's atmosphere each second.
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    There's a mysterious dwarf planet between Mars and Jupiter called 'Ceres' which has never been visited by spacecraft or photographed in detail, however, Earth-bound telescopes reveal a large bright shining spot on the surface of this planet, the origin and nature of which are unknown.
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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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    Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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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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    If two pieces of metal touch in space, they become permanently stuck together.
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