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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
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Historical Events
6/25 Hermann Oberth,a Romanian and German physicist, was born on this date in 1894 Details
6/28 Maria Mitchell, an American astronomer, died on this date in 1889 Details
6/29 George Hale, an American astronomer, was born on this date in 1869 Details
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Did you know that stars pulsate?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?Ooids
xOoids : Small (< 2 mm), spheroidal, layered sedimentary grains, usually composed of calcium carbonate, but sometimes made up of iron- or phosphate-based minerals.
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Research Highlights
Geologists Uncover Major Ancient Human Ancestor in South Africa
Scientists in South Africa have discovered two fossil skeletons that are about two million years old. These skeletons are of a young male and adult female of a species that had never been found before....Read more
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