Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    The Earth gets heavier each day by tons, as meteoric dust settles on it.
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    It takes eight and a half minutes for light to get from the sun to earth.
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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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    The center of the galaxy tastes like raspberries and smells like rum, according to astronomers.
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    The temperature of the earth's interior increases by 1 degree every 60 feet down.
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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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    The earth is .02 degrees hotter during a full moon.
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    Pluto is smaller than Russia.
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