Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    Astronauts get taller when they are in space.
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    It 'snows' metal on Venus.
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    A car traveling 100 mph would take more than 29 million years to reach the nearest star (to our solar system)
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    The light hitting the earth right now is 30 thousand years old.
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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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    Saturn's moon, Mimas, not only looks like the Death Star, it also has a Pac Man heat signature.
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    The Earth gets heavier each day by tons, as meteoric dust settles on it.
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    The population of the Earth has more than doubled since 1950.
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