Explore Space Missions
For as long as there have been people on Earth, we have looked up at the sky and wondered ...
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It was not long after the first space satellites were launched that we succeeded in getting ...
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Satellites and robotic spacecraft are crucial to space exploration. They let us explore space ...
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These are links to other great web sites about Space Missions. But beware: you don't want ...
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Take off on an Exploratour! Click on one of the many tours listed below to follow a guided ...
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Did you know?
Did you know that we have discovered planets around other stars – called
exoplanets?
Did you know that, according to Einstein's Theory of Relativity, time slows down near the speed of light?
Earth and Space Science Concept of the Day
Do you know what this word or phrase means?
AdiabaticxAdiabatic : An adiabatic process happens without any heat transfer with the environment.
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Research Highlights
Earthquakes occur regularly in Sumatra, Indonesia because it is located near the boundary of two of Earth's tectonic plates. These earthquakes occur at 'subduction zones,' which are areas where one tectonic...
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