Space Exploration Articles
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Space Elevator
This article describes the possibility of going to space in an elevator. Students will learn about the concepts of engineering and the possibilities of going into space via an elevator.
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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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Inside The Hunt For Dark Matter
Dark matter makes up most of the cosmos, but do we really know what it is? Scientists are finally moving closer to finding an exact answer of what dark matter is made of!
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Space X Dragon capsule splashes down with ton of space station cargo
Children can learn about the Space X Dragon and contributions it is making to space exploration!
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Space Shuttle Pictures: NASAs Last Launch a Success
Children can view these images of NASA's last space shuttle launch!
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Radar reveals traces of monstrous Martian flood millions of years ago
Children will learn how new evidence that suggests that floods were a major part of Martian weather!
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Beyond NASA: Meet the folks who are planning trips to moon and Mars
Children can read this article to gain information about people who are planning trips to the moon and Mars!
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Steer a spaceship with your brain? Its a thought
Children can learn about how humans could potentially control spaceships with their minds!
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Daredevil Makes Free Fall From Space
In this article, your students can learn more about the man who made a free fall from space and his mission.
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Scientists Studying Moon Reflected Light Have Discovered Life on Earth
In this article students will learn how scientists 'discovered' life on Earth by looking at the moon and the possible implications of this discovery.
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New NASA Mission to Investigate How Mars Turned Hostile
Did you know some believe there was once life on Mars? In this article students will find out what NASA is doing to understand why Mars is such a hostile place today.
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Hubbles Science Legacy
In this video students will learn about the Hubble telescope and its importantance to space exploration.
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Apollo 11 Moon Landing
In this video students will see amazing footage of the first moon landing!
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Mars Rover: Opportunity
In this video students will learn all about one of the Mars Rovers and the planet it is exploring!
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Withholding Hubble Space Telescope Data
In this article students will learn why the public doesn't have real-time access to data from the Hubble telescope.
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Video: Space Shuttle Endeavour Blasts Toward International Space Station One Last Time
In this article students will gain an understanding of the last space shuttle mission and its impact on space exploration.
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First-Ever Photos of Space Shuttle Docked at Space Station
In this article students will learn why the first ever photos of the Space Shuttle docked at the International Space Station weren't taken until 2011.
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ISS Could Serve as Base Camp for Future Moon Missions
Now that we have the International Space Station (ISS), what should we do with it? In this article students will explore potential plans for the ISS!
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As Humans Take Leave of Space, Robot Explorers Will Go Farther and Look Closer Than Ever
The age of the space shuttle may be over, but that doesn't mean NASA's mission stopped! In this article students will gain an understanding of NASA's focus right now.
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Ten Tech Innovations From NASAs Space Shuttle That Trickled Down to Non-Astronauts
In this article students will learn about how discoveries made in the name of space exploration can help them in their daily lives! Learn all about innovation and science.
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China Launches Its First Space Station Module Into Orbit
In this article students will learn about China's attempts to join the space age.
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FYI: What Does Space Smell Like?
In this article students will gain insight into why space smells like a huge barbecue.
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Ground-Based Laser Cannon Turn Space Debris into Self-Powered Flaming De-Orbiting Rockets
In this article students will learn about one of the proposed solutions to all the debris orbiting the Earth.
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Apollo 13: Houston, We have a Problem
In this video, students will learn about the attempts to return the crew members of Apollo 13 safely to Earth.
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The Spacecraft that Keep Going and Going...
In this article students will learn about Voyager I and Voyager II and their journeys through the Solar System.
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Moon Landing Facts: Apollo 11 at 40
In this article celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, students will gain an understanding of how humans came to walk on the moon and whether or not we can again.