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 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
black holes have such high
gravitational pull that not even
light can escape? Find out more about other
strange stuff in space!
Do you know how the Doppler Effect works?
Earth and Space Science Concept of the Day
Do you know what this word or phrase means?
Sand boilxSand boil : A sand boil is sand and water that come out onto the ground surface during an earthquake as a result of liquefaction at shallow depth.
Click on the word to find out!
Research Highlights
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....
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