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The Earth's rotation slightly bulges at the equator.
🚀 Space Fact #325
The Moon has no liquid water on its surface today.
🚀 Space Fact #324
The Milky Way galaxy is part of the Local Group.
🚀 Space Fact #320
The Earth's orbit determines the length of the year.
🚀 Space Fact #318
The Moon was formed billions of years ago.
🚀 Space Fact #313
The Earth's magnetic north pole moves over time.
🚀 Space Fact #311
Venus is sometimes called Earth's sister planet.
🚀 Space Fact #309
Neptune is the farthest known major planet from the Sun.
🚀 Space Fact #300
The Moon's surface temperature varies dramatically.
🚀 Space Fact #299
The Earth orbits the Sun once every year.
🚀 Space Fact #296
Solar flares originate from the Sun's surface.
🚀 Space Fact #287
The Earth's gravity keeps the Moon in orbit.
🚀 Space Fact #283
The Moon completes its phases in about 29.5 days.
🚀 Space Fact #282
Comets can develop long tails when near the Sun.
🚀 Space Fact #281
The Earth's atmosphere is layered into troposphere, stratosphere, and beyond.
🚀 Space Fact #277
Saturn's largest moon is Titan.
🚀 Space Fact #271
The Milky Way is estimated to contain hundreds of billions of stars.
🚀 Space Fact #270
The Earth's magnetic field protects against solar radiation.
🚀 Space Fact #269
Venus has the longest day of any planet in the solar system.
🚀 Space Fact #263
The Earth's axis is tilted about 23.5 degrees.
🚀 Space Fact #256
The Moon has lower gravity than Earth.
🚀 Space Fact #254
Mercury has no substantial atmosphere to trap heat.
🚀 Space Fact #249
The Moon's surface is covered with regolith, a layer of loose rock and dust.
🚀 Space Fact #241
The Earth's rotation speed varies slightly over time.
🚀 Space Fact #237
The Earth's gravity affects the movement of tides.
🚀 Space Fact #231
The Moon completes an orbit around Earth in about 27 days.
🚀 Space Fact #225
The Milky Way contains regions of active star formation.
🚀 Space Fact #219
Venus has surface temperatures hot enough to melt lead.
🚀 Space Fact #215
The Earth's atmosphere protects life by filtering harmful radiation.
🚀 Space Fact #214
The Earth's magnetic poles slowly shift over time.
🚀 Space Fact #212
The Moon was likely formed after a massive collision with early Earth.
🚀 Space Fact #209
Black holes form from collapsed massive stars.
🚀 Space Fact #205
The Earth's gravity keeps the atmosphere in place.
🚀 Space Fact #204
The Earth's orbit around the Sun is slightly elliptical.
🚀 Space Fact #199
The Moon's gravity affects ocean tides.
🚀 Space Fact #195
The Earth's core temperature rivals the surface of the Sun.
🚀 Space Fact #191
Solar eclipses occur when the Moon blocks the Sun from Earth's view.
🚀 Space Fact #189
The Earth's rotation causes day and night cycles.
🚀 Space Fact #185
The Milky Way is estimated to be over 100,000 light-years wide.
🚀 Space Fact #177
The International Space Station travels at about 28,000 kilometers per hour.
🚀 Space Fact #174
Jupiter has a magnetic field stronger than Earth's.
🚀 Space Fact #173
The Earth's magnetic field helps prevent atmospheric loss.
🚀 Space Fact #169
Neptune appears blue because of methane in its atmosphere.
🚀 Space Fact #167
The Earth's atmosphere gradually thins into outer space.
🚀 Space Fact #163
The Moon has no breathable atmosphere.
🚀 Space Fact #162
Saturn has dozens of known moons.
🚀 Space Fact #156
The Earth completes one full rotation approximately every 24 hours.
🚀 Space Fact #153
Mercury has extreme temperature differences.
🚀 Space Fact #147
The Milky Way is on a slow collision course with Andromeda.
🚀 Space Fact #143
The Earth orbits the Sun at about 30 kilometers per second.
🚀 Space Fact #137