Space exploration
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Peggy is the latest moon
Many scientists had assumed that all the moons of Saturn had been discovered. However, a new mini-moon has been identified and it's named Peggy! Learn more about Peggy and Saturn in t…
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Marvelous MAVEN
NASA has launched a new unmaned mission to Mars by the name of MAVEN. The robot will be going around the red planet and collecting samples and trying to determine if there is life on …
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Success in Space
This article presents information about a space probe which has landed on a comet. Scientists are currently working on having the probe explore the comet for research.
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Air That Helps Aliens
Scientists have found that aliens may be able to thrive on a different form of carbon dioxide. The article describes the different form of carbon dioxide and gives examples of how the…
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What is Outer Space?
In this article, students will learn about space. They will explore concepts that compare and contrast earth and outer space.
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Ebola Helps Space Exploration?
This article discusses the possibilities of extraterrestrial organisms and how to protect humans from contracting their diseases. It compares diseases from Mars to Ebola, and teaches …
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Scientists Find a Water-Rich Planet Outside Our Solar System
Scientists have discovered a planet which most likely has a water filled atmosphere! Although scientists are not completely definite about the composition of the planet, this 40 light…
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Black Hole Collision
This article describes the possibilities of two black holes colliding with each other. Their collision will create one giant black hole! This is not dangerous yet, however, because th…
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Magnifying Glass in Space
The article describes how we can now see a star which exploded far away. The star was not previously visible to humans on Earth, even with the strongest telescope. Now, the galaxies a…
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Live Stream of Mars Landing Technology
On March 31st, NASA gave a live stream tour of their newest test vehicle! They will be launching their test vehicle into space in June!
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Mars Rover
The article discusses how NASA's Curiosity Rover found that the soil and weather conditions allow for a liquid brine on Mars. This means that there might be life on Mars! Of course, s…
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Google's Space Contest
The article describes Google's Lunar XPrize Competition. The contest tasked privately funded companies to build a robot to send to space to take pictures and come back. So far, they h…
