Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    Buzz Aldrin’s mother’s maiden name was Moon.
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    The Earth weighs around 6,600,000,000,000,000,000,000 tons (5,940 billion billion metric tons)!
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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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    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 light hitting the earth right now is 30 thousand years old.
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    It 'snows' metal on Venus.
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    The moon is actually moving away from Earth at a rate of 1.5 inches per year.
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    Wow! Signal
    Wow! Signal
    In 1977, researchers detected a strong and unusual radio signal from space that lasted 72 seconds. It hasn't been detected since.
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