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For as long as there have been people on Earth, we have looked up at the sky and wondered ...Read more
Human Spaceflight
It was not long after the first space satellites were launched that we succeeded in getting ...Read more
Satellites and Robotic Spacecraft
Satellites and robot spacecraft are important to space exploration. They let us explore space ...Read more
Space Missions Links
These are links to other great web sites about Space Missions. But beware: you don't want ...Read more
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Do you know what the Cairns of Clava and Newgrange have in common?Did you know that we have discovered planets around other stars – called exoplanets?
Earth and Space Science Concept of the Day
Do you know what this word or phrase means?Loess
xLoess : An aeolian sediment formed by the accumulation of wind-blown silt and lesser and variable amounts of sand and clay that are loosely cemented by calcium carbonate. Loess is usually homogeneous, highly porous, and is traversed by vertical capillaries t
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Research Highlights
Caribbean Coral Reef Protection Efforts Miss the Mark
Corals in the Caribbean are threatened by global warming and climate change. Most of the efforts to conserve corals in this area have focused on the most diverse corals in the center of the Caribbean....Read more
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