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Video About Ocean Dead Zones
Oceanographers are using robotic undersea "gliders" to study "dead zones" in the seas. View this video from the National Science Foundation ...Read moreBrought to you by NSF
Clouds in Art
Landscape painters have been representing clouds in their art for centuries. Different artists with different styles have painted clouds differently. Check out the Clouds in Art Interactive ...Read moreBrought to you by CMMAP
Modeling Space Weather
Computer models help scientists study all aspects of space weather. Models help us understand activity on the Sun, the flow of the solar wind in space, and planetary magnetospheres ...Read moreBrought to you by CISM
Galileo Galilei
Galileo Galilei was an Italian astronomer and physicist who lived between 1564-1642. He was the first person to use a telescope to look at the sky. He discovered sunspots, craters and peaks in the moon ...Read more
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Exploratour - Life in the Solar System
Life as we know it on earth requires a certain environment to survive. Life on Earth can survive in temperatures...Read more
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