Space Facts

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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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    The heart of an astronaut actually gets smaller when in outer space.
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    There is a mysterious and loud radio signal known as 'the space roar' that has yet to be explained.
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    Saturn's rings are about 500,000 miles in circumference but only about a foot thick.
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    The population of the Earth has more than doubled since 1950.
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    1054 AD Supernova
    1054 AD Supernova
    In the year 1054 AD, there was an explosion in the sky so bright that it was visible for 23 days straight, even during the day.
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    A neutron star (what remains after a Super Nova) is so dense that a portion of it the size of a sugar cube would weigh as much as all of humanity, or more than all the cars in the United States.
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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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