Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    The Space Shuttle main engine weighs 1/7th as much as a train engine but delivers as much horsepower as 39 locomotives.
    147
    Astronauts cannot burp in space.
    232
    Scientists have confirmed that Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, has a watery ocean.
    6
    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.
    55
    The typical spec of dust that you see floating in the air is half way in size between the Earth and a subatomic particle.
    131
    There is a mysterious and loud radio signal known as 'the space roar' that has yet to be explained.
    15
    The density of Saturn is so low that if you were to put it in a giant glass of water it would float.
    219
    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.
    48