Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
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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 Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
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    It 'snows' metal on Venus.
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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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    An organisation called Mars One is planning to establish a permanent colony of humans on Mars by 2023.
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    Neil Armstrong, the first man to step foot on the moon, carried with him a piece of cloth and wood from the original 1903 Wright Flyer.
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    Not only are there rogue planets floating through space completely alone, not orbiting any stars, but it’s possible that these pitch-black lonely planets support life.
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