10 Space Facts to Blow Your Mind

By Space Junkies

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At 18.7 trillion kilometres wide and 4.6 billion years old, our solar neighbourhood is a vast and mysterious place. And even though most of it is empty space, it is actually home to 1 star, 8 planets, 5 dwarf planets, 181 moons, 566,000 asteroids and 3,100 comets. And counting. Today, we are going to take a closer look at some of those features, as we present our list of The Solar System's 10 most mind-blowing facts! Music: Spirit of Fire, Jesse Gallagher http://instagram.com/nasa_bestpix/ http://fb.me/NASAbestpix

Tags: space, facts, nasa, solar system, planets, moons, asteroids, comets, neptune, wind, sound barrier, voyager 2, diamonds, rain, jupiter, saturn, venus, mercury, earth, solar eclipse

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