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 robot spacecraft are important 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 there is some pretty
strange stuff in space?
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
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Shadow zonexShadow zone : The shadow zone is the area of the earth from angular distances of 104 to 140 degrees from a given earthquake that does not receive any direct P waves. The shadow zone results from S waves being stopped entirely by the liquid core and P waves being b
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Research Highlights
In the spring of 2010, the eruption of a volcano called Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland cancelled many flights in Europe. Eyjafjallajökull is a glaciovolcano, which means it's a volcano that is covered by...
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