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Space Exploration
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
Did you know?
Did you know that most of the matter in the universe is in the plasma state?Did you know that many cultures have studied the heavens in the past?
Earth and Space Science Concept of the Day
Do you know what this word or phrase means?S-wave
xS-wave : An s-wave (for shear wave) is a seismic body wave that shakes the ground back and forth perpendicular to the direction the wave is moving
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Research Highlights
Soil Microbes Produce Less Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Than Expected With Global Warming
Scientists have learned that microbes that live in the soil, like fungi and bacteria, don't produce more carbon dioxide when the climate is warmer. At first these microbes will produce more carbon dioxide,...Read more
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