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 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 most of the matter in the universe is in the
plasma state?
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
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.
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Research Highlights
Glaciovolcanoes, they're called, these rumbling mountains where the orange-red fire of magma meets the frozen blue of glaciers. Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano, which erupted recently, is but one of...
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