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Breaking the Deep-Space Barrier [Interactive]

Breaking the Deep-Space Barrier [Interactive] How a spacecraft propelled by ion drives could deliver humanity deeper into space than ever before. Read more in our special report on deep-space exploration. [...]

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Mars Science Laboratory

Mars Science Laboratory – interactive The most sophisticated space probe ever built, the Mars Science Laboratory, is on its way to discover whether conditions on the red planet are suitable [...]

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NASA: Trace space back to you

NASA: Trace space back to you Have you ever wondered how space exploration impacts your daily life? View the interactive graphics

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Black Holes by the Numbers

Black Holes by the Numbers Abandon all hope, ye who enter here.” The Italian poet Dante Alighieri wrote these words in his fourteenth century poem Inferno about a journey through [...]

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Scale of Universe – Interactive Graphic

Scale of Universe – Interactive Graphic Interactive graphic lets you explore the size and scale of the universe. View the interactive graphic

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Our Solar System

Our Solar System From our small world we have gazed upon the cosmic ocean for thousands of years. Ancient astronomers observed points of light that appeared to move among the [...]

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8 Wonders of the Solar System, Made Interactive

8 Wonders of the Solar System, Made Interactive What might future explorers of the solar system see? Find out by taking an interactive tour through the eyes of Hugo Award-winning [...]

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NASA Celebrates 45 Years of Exploration

NASA Celebrates 45 Years of Exploration: An interactive feature highlighting 45 moments in NASA’s history. Welcome to an interactive, multimedia celebration of the 45th anniversary of NASA. Since its founding [...]

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Americans in Orbit

Americans in Orbit Interview space pioneers Glenn, Schirra and Carpenter, and take a 360-degree tour of Glenn’s Friendship 7 capsule. View the multimedia example

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Astrodocs – 23 U.S. physicians have flown in space

Astrodocs – 23 U.S. physicians have flown in space 23 U.S. physicians have flown in space. Each bar represents the amount of time a physician-astronaut has spent in space. Roll [...]

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Spirit: A Retrospective

Spirit: A Retrospective Launched in 2003 for what was to be a 90-day mission to explore the Red Planet, the Mars Exploration Rovers – Spirit and Opportunity – have exceeded [...]

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Moon Phases

Moon Phases Sunlight is responsible for both day and night on Earth and for the different phases of the Moon as seen from Earth. View the project

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The Known Universe by American Museum of Natural History

The Known Universe by American Museum of Natural History The Known Universe takes viewers from the Himalayas through our atmosphere and the inky black of space to the afterglow of [...]

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Rocket Science 101

Rocket Science 101 Welcome to Rocket Science 101. This application shows the basic parts of the launch vehicle, how they are configured, and how they work together to launch a [...]

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Planet Size Comparison

Planet Size Comparison How large is the Earth compared to Mercury? to Venus? to the sun? Here’s a visual approach for comparing planet sizes. View the project

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Black Holes: Gravity’s Relentless Pull

Black Holes: Gravity’s Relentless Pull Black holes are out there. But what are they? The mass of the Earth creates the gravity that pulls things to the ground. With enough [...]

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Cosmic Perspective – Orbits and Kepler’s Laws

Cosmic Perspective – Orbits and Kepler’s Laws If you look at Mars or Jupiter every night for a few weeks, you will see that they move with respect to the [...]

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Meet the Crew of Space Shuttle Atlantis

Meet the Crew of Space Shuttle Atlantis The seven members of the crew for the maintenance and repair mission to the Hubble Telescope say this is the most daunting servicing [...]

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Solar System Jigsaw

Solar System Jigsaw Build the Solar System, from planets to space probes. View the interactive game and puzzle

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Welcome to StarChild: A Learning Center for Young Astronomers

A Learning Center for Young Astronomers Learn about the solar system, universe and space stuff in this collection of interactive games and activities. View the interactive games

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50 Years Since Sputnik

50 Years Since Sputnik Sputnik 1, the world’s first artificial satellite, was launched on Oct. 4, 1957, aboard a Soviet R-7 rocket and touched off an intense space race with [...]

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