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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    A lightning bolt generates temperatures five times hotter than those found at the sun's surface!
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    There is a mysterious and loud radio signal known as 'the space roar' that has yet to be explained.
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    Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
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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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    A 100-pound person on Earth would weigh 38 pounds on Mars.
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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 earth rotates more slowly on its axis in March than in September.
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