Random Space Facts

59 facts tagged with Space Facts

If NASA sent birds into space they would soon die; they need gravity to swallow.

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Anti-Comet Pills

In 1910, as Earth passed through the tail of Halley's Comet, people bought "Anti-Comet Pills", special "comet umbrellas", and gas masks, because there was public hysteria that all life on Earth would be destroyed by gas - called cyanogen - that was detected in the tail.

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There are more nerve cells in the human brain than there are stars in the Milky Way.

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Sheikh Hamad Had His Name Carved into Island

Sheikh Hamad, billionaire and royal family member in the United Arab Emirates, had a huge carving of his name that's even visible from space etched into a private island.

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Scientists have confirmed that Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, has a watery ocean.

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The light hitting the earth right now is 30 thousand years old.

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MDIF, a New York based non-profit organisation, is planning to beam free Wi-Fi to the entire world from space.

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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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