Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    Some asteroids have other asteroids orbiting them.
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    The light hitting the earth right now is 30 thousand years old.
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    The Earth gets heavier each day by tons, as meteoric dust settles on it.
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    The volume of the Earth's moon is the same as the volume of the Pacific Ocean.
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    It takes eight and a half minutes for light to get from the sun to earth.
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    In space, astronauts cannot cry properly, because there is no gravity, so the tears can't flow down their faces!
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    The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
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