Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    A lightning bolt generates temperatures five times hotter than those found at the sun's surface!
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    A 100-pound person on Earth would weigh 38 pounds on Mars.
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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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    The Earth gets heavier each day by tons, as meteoric dust settles on it.
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    The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth!
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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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    Astronauts cannot burp in space.
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    If you were to cry in space, the tears would form a bubble in your eye until it's so big it moves to another spot on your face.
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