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12/15 On this date in 1970 Venera 7 becomes the first spacecraft to successfully land on another planet Details
12/20 Carl Sagan, an American astronomer, died on this date in 1996 Details
12/23 Gerard Kuiper, an American astronomer, died on this date in 1973 Details
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Did you know that Saturn has a strange hexagon shaped cloud structure at its north pole?Do you know why we are all sometimes called "carbon units"?
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Do you know what this word or phrase means?Mantle
xMantle : Part of the earth's interior between the metallic outer core and the crust.
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Research Highlights
Marine Scientists, Students Find Widespread Floating Plastic Debris in North Atlantic Ocean
Despite growing awareness of the problem of plastic pollution in the world's oceans, little solid scientific information has existed about the nature and scope of the issue. This week, a team of researchers...Read more
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Windows to the Universe, a project of the National Earth Science Teachers Association, is sponsored in part is sponsored in part through grants from federal agencies (NASA and NOAA), and partnerships with affiliated organizations, including the American Geophysical Union, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Earth System Information Partnership, the American Meteorological Society, the National Center for Science Education, and TERC. The American Geophysical Union and the American Geosciences Institute are Windows to the Universe Founding Partners. NESTA welcomes new Institutional Affiliates in support of our ongoing programs, as well as collaborations on new projects. Contact NESTA for more information.
