Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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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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    The earth travels through space at 660,000 miles per hour.
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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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    A comet's tail always points away from the sun.
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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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    The population of the Earth has more than doubled since 1950.
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    The ashes of the man who discovered Pluto are currently en route to dwarf planet, scheduled to arrive on the 14th of July, 2015.
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