Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    Scientists have confirmed that Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, has a watery ocean.
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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 typical spec of dust that you see floating in the air is half way in size between the Earth and a subatomic particle.
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    Gene Cernan
    Gene Cernan
    Apollo 17 astronaut Gene Cernan, the last man to walk on the Moon, wrote his daughter's initials there. They’ll last at least 50,000 years.
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    The population of the Earth has more than doubled since 1950.
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    The heart of an astronaut actually gets smaller when in outer space.
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    More than 20 million meteoroids enter Earth's atmosphere every day.
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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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