Random Space Facts

    59 facts tagged with Space Facts

    Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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    If NASA sent birds into space they would soon die; they need gravity to swallow.
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    Sound doesn't travel in space.
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    A neutron star (what remains after a Super Nova) is so dense that a portion of it the size of a sugar cube would weigh as much as all of humanity, or more than all the cars in the United States.
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    Wow! Signal
    Wow! Signal
    In 1977, researchers detected a strong and unusual radio signal from space that lasted 72 seconds. It hasn't been detected since.
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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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    It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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    Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up and heard by an AM radio.
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