Explore Space Missions
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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 many cultures have
studied the heavens in the past?
Did you know that different cultures imagined different constellations, based on their own cultural context?
Earth and Space Science Concept of the Day
Do you know what this word or phrase means?
EutrophicationxEutrophication : Accumulation of nutrients that supports dense growth of algae which decays and depletes the water of oxygen
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Research Highlights
Scientists have been taking a close look at special types of bacteria that live in the ocean. These microbes may be tiny, but they play a big part in the nitrogen cycle. The little round bacteria are able...
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