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"Lucy's Planet Hunt" →
06.30.09 - Lucy wonders if there is life elsewhere in the universe. So she helps make a space telescope to look for Earth-like planets. What does she learn? Turn the pages with your mouse to read her story.
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What Is LRO?
06.23.09 - The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is NASA's first step toward returning humans to the moon.
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Helping the Blind to See Science and Math
06.16.09 - Robert Shelton lost most of his eyesight at age 11. Now he uses sound to make science and math easier for students facing a similar challenge.
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What Is Pluto?
06.02.09 - Pluto used to be called the ninth planet from the sun, but today it is called a "dwarf planet."
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Cosmic Corridor -- STS-127
Move Space Kid from platform to platform and intercept knowledge about the STS-127 space shuttle mission.
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Defying Gravity
06.03.09 - NASA Glenn engineers teach students the physics of spaceflight at Ohio amusement park.
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NASA Selects Student's Entry as New Mars Rover Name
05.27.09 - NASA's Mars Science Laboratory rover, scheduled for launch in 2011, has a new name thanks to a sixth-grade student from Kansas.
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What Is Microgravity?
05.27.09 - Microgravity is why astronauts float around inside their spacecraft while in orbit.
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What Is Supersonic Flight?
05.19.09 - Objects that move faster than a speeding bullet are supersonic.
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STS-400: Ready and Waiting
05.05.09 - Endeavour and its crew are standing by if a rescue is needed for the Hubble repair mission.
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NASA EDGE: Last Mission to Hubble
05.12.09 - Watch this vodcast episode for a fun look at the Hubble mission.
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STS-125 Info Orb
Help Space Kid collect orbs to learn about the fifth space shuttle mission to update the Hubble Space Telescope.
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Help Wanted
05.01.09 - NASA and USA Today's No Boundaries contest challenges students to promote interest in aerospace careers.
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What Is the Hubble Space Telescope?
04.28.09 - The Hubble Space Telescope helps scientists understand how planets and galaxies form.
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Curious Ed Goes From "Gearhead" to Scientist
04.21.09 - A healthy dose of curiosity leads Ed Prather from cars and motorcycles to physics and teaching.
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Recipe for an EcoSphere® →
04.14.09 - NASA discovered how to make a self-contained living world inside a closed glass container. The agency gave the technology away, and now these little worlds are made and sold.
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Cloudspeak →
04.07.09 - Learn the names of different types of clouds.
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Women in Space →
03.24.09 - Find facts about female astronauts and cosmonauts.
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See the Sun in a New Light →
03.17.09 - The Space Weather Media Viewer V3 allows you to view real-time NASA satellite images of the sun and Earth. Videos are also available that answer questions about the sun.
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Cosmic Corridor -- STS 119
Move Space Kid from platform to platform, and intercept knowledge about the STS-119 Full Power mission.