Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    Approximately 115 tons of ocean salt spray enters the earth's atmosphere each second.
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    Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet!
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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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    Today's top fuel dragsters take off with more force than the space shuttle.
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    The earth rotates more slowly on its axis in March than in September.
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    The Earth gets heavier each day by tons, as meteoric dust settles on it.
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    The Space Shuttle main engine weighs 1/7th as much as a train engine but delivers as much horsepower as 39 locomotives.
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    In the last 7 years, humanity has discovered 43 potentially habitable planets.
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