Deep Space Articles
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Now for the weather on Luhman: Cloudy with a chance of molten iron rain
Scientists have made the first weather map of the brown dwarf, Luhman. They have discovered that the dwarf planet contains patcy clouds compromised of liquid iron and other minerals i…
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Secrets of Ancient Mars revealed in Meteorite
A 4.4 billion year old mars meteorite found in the Sahara Desert has given scientists more insight into the Martian world. This piece of meteorite holds the possible answer to Mars bi…
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Whoa! Mini-Supernovas Discovered
Children can learn how scientists have discovered mini super novas! Read to find all the facts!
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A Planet Made of Diamond, Twice the Size of Earth
Children can learn about a recently discovered planet made of diamonds! Read what has been found about this discovery.
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How to Time Travel
In this video from National Geographic, your students can learn about the relationship between wormholes and time travel.
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Kepler - A Search for Habitable Planets
In this video, your sutdents can learn more about Kepler and NASA's search for other worlds.
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Black Hole Destroying a Star
In this video, your students can see what happens to a star caught by a black hole.
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Mars Curiosity Rover Mission Animation
Find out what big plans are in store for the Mars Science Laboratory (Curiosity Rover) through this exciting animation. Watch it fly through space, descend onto the surface of the re…
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A New Look at Newtons Second Law Could Explain Away the Existence of Dark Matter
Is dark matter for real? Read one scientist's take on it in this article.
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Astronomers Make Extraordinarily Detailed Map of the Universes Dark Matter
In this article, your students can learn about dark matter and how scientists at NASA are beginning to map its locations.
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How interstellar pile-ups create the huge black holes at the center of galaxies
Huge black holes can often be found at the very center of galaxies--we even think the Milky Way has one! In this article, your students can find out how and why they form.
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Galaxy X, an Invisible Satellite Made of Dark Matter, Could be Lurking at the Milky Ways Edge
Did you know that some astronomers think there might be a galaxy made of dark matter only 300 light years from the Milky Way? Learn more in this article!
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Pretty Space Pics: A Skywatcher Captures the Cosmos Blowing a Beautiful Gas Bubble
In this article, your students can learn about something unique that young, hot stars can do.
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How Comets In Distant Solar Systems Could Deliver Oceans to Exoplanets
In this article, your students can learn about how newborn planets might get water.
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Cosmic Journeys: The Search For Earth-Like Planets
The search for Earth-like planets is reaching a fever-pitch. Does the evidence so far help shed light on the ancient question: Is the galaxy filled with life, or is Earth just a beaut…
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Stars: Life and Death
In this video, your students can learn all about the life cycle of a star.
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Going Out with a Bang: The Death of a Massive Star
From this video, your students can find out what happens when stars die.
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What Would Happen If You Fell into a Black Hole?
In this video, your students can learn about what would happen if they were ever to be caught by a black hole.v
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Black Hole Caught Killing Star (and Eating it for Lunch)
In this video, your students can see what happens to stars caught by black holes.
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Why are Planets Round?
In this article, your students can learn why planets are round.
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What is in Space?
In this online book from NASA, your students can learn about everything that's actually out there in space like the moon and different planets.
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Cosmic Car Crash
In 2005, NASA intentionally crashed the spacecraft Deep Impact into Comet Tempel 1. In this article, your students can find out why!
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Black Holes: Stranger Than Fiction
The concept of black holes has intrigued scientists for hundreds of years. This video narrated by StarDate's Sandy Wood provides an introduction to black holes, explains the different…
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Search for Other Earths
In this article from National Geographic, your students can learn all about what scientists are doing in the search for Earth-like planets all over the universe.
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Milestones in Space Photography
In this collection from National Geographic, your students can see some of the most magnificent images of space and learn about when they were taken.
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Kepler Discovers a Planet with Two Suns
In this article, your students can learn all about the planet with two suns recently found by scientists.