Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    Earth is the only planet in our solar system that's not named after a god or goddess.
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    All of the Earth's continents are wider at the north than in the south - and nobody knows why.
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    Summer on Uranus lasts for 21 years.
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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 gets heavier each day by tons, as meteoric dust settles on it.
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    41% of the moon is not visible from earth at any time.
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    Sound doesn't travel in space.
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    Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
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