Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    The earth rotates more slowly on its axis in March than in September.
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    A comet's tail always points away from the sun.
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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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    If two pieces of metal touch in space, they become permanently stuck together.
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    The heart of an astronaut actually gets smaller when in outer space.
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    Neil Armstrong, the first man to step foot on the moon, carried with him a piece of cloth and wood from the original 1903 Wright Flyer.
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    More than 20 million meteoroids enter Earth's atmosphere every day.
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    If you went out into space, you would explode before you suffocated because there's no air pressure.
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