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 "
megalith" means "big rock", which is certainly a good description of
Stonehenge?
Do you know what the Cairns of Clava and Newgrange have in common?
Earth and Space Science Concept of the Day
Do you know what this word or phrase means?
LoessxLoess : 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
The Earth's mantle is a rocky, solid shell that is between the Earth's crust and the outer core. The mantle is made up of many different reservoirs that have different chemical compositions. Scientists...
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