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Kepler - A Search for Habitable Planets
In this video, you can learn more about Kepler and NASA's search for other worlds.
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RPI Students Robot Headed to Space
Learn about the robot that a student at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute helped build that is headed to space. The work he did on the robot was crucial to making it work and now the r…
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The Day All Life on Earth Almost Ended
What would happen if a bunch of asteroids hit the Earth? Read one scientist's theory about what might have almost happened in 1883!
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Close Up, Mercury Is Looking Less Boring
How much do you really know about Mercury? Until recently, scientists didn't know a lot either, and thought the planet was, in a word, boring. Now, they are taking a closer look, an…
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New Will.i.am Song Broadcast From Mars
In this article, you can learn about the first ever planet-to-planet music broadcast!
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Could a planetary system survive if its star merged with another, or if its star went supernova?
What would happen if another star tried to join our solar system? Would the Earth survive? In this article, you can find out!
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How close does a supernova need to be to damage the Earths environment?
What would happen if a nearby star went supernova? In this article, you can find out!
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Scientists Find a Water-Rich Planet Outside Our Solar System
Have you heard of the legendary city of underwater Atlantis? Perphaps it is not just fiction, but just far, far away in another galaxy! Scientists have discovered a planet which most …
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Extrasolar Planets
Do you want to learn about planets found in other solar systems besides our own? In this article, you can find out all about it!
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Planet Viewing
Did you know that sometimes you can see the planets in the night sky without a telescope? In this article, you can learn about the best times for planet viewing!
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Mercury
In this article, you will learn about the planet closest to the sun and other interesting facts!
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Venus
In this article, you will learn about the planet named after the Roman Goddess of Love!
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Earth
You call Earth home, but what else do you know about this planet? In this article, you will learn how Earth fits into the Solar System and what makes it special. …
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Mars
Mars is more than a candy empire. Read more to find out what makes this famous planet so special.
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Jupiter
Did you know that Jupiter is the second brightest object in the night sky after the moon? In this article, you will learn more about the largest planet in the solar system.
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Saturn
What do you know about Saturn, the second largest planet in the Solar System? Read this article to learn more about what makes this planet so unique.
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Uranus
Did you know that the moons surrounding Uranus are named after characters from Shakespeare? In this article, you will learn many interesting facts about the third largest planet in…
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Neptune
In this article, you can find out why Neptune is called the mathematician's planet and more!
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Pluto
In this article you will learn about former planet Pluto and details about its demotion from our solar system!
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Mars Rover: Curiosity
Curiosity, the first fully equipped mobile science laboratory ever sent into space successfully landed inside an enormous impact crater Sunday, 8/5 at 10:31 p.m. Pacific time (1:31 a.…
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