Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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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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    Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
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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 Sun and Moon appear to be the same size because the moon is 400 times smaller than the Sun, but 400 times closer to Earth.
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    A lightning bolt generates temperatures five times hotter than those found at the sun's surface!
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    If you went out into space, you would explode before you suffocated because there's no air pressure.
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    The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
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    The last time that the Sun was in its current position in space around the Milky Way, dinosaurs ruled the Earth.
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