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The Quest for Answers
04.11.12 - The questions Mehdi Benna asked as a child led him to a career of searching for the answers.
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What Is the Big Deal With Carbon? →
Carbon is good for Earth. Too much carbon dioxide can cause Earth's temperature to rise.
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The First Annual Planet Awards →
This interactive storybook tells which planet, or dwarf planet, is the best in the solar system.
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Astronaut Abby Hearts NASA
03.21.12 - This ninth-grade student is already setting and reaching her goals.
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Discovering a Bigger Picture
03.14.12 - Tom Woods is part of a NASA team investigating the sun and global climate change.
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Answering the Universe's Big Questions
03.07.12 - Saurabh Jha uses NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to help find the most distant supernovas.
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Students Name Spacecraft →
Fourth-graders chose the names for GRAIL spacecraft.
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From Forests to Fires: Watching the World's Resources
02.23.12 - NASA geographer Chris Justice uses satellite instruments to monitor global fires and human-environment interactions.
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What Is Microgravity?
02.15.12 - Microgravity is why astronauts float around inside their spacecraft while in orbit.
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What Is Orion?
02.09.12 - NASA's new spacecraft will help astronauts travel farther into the solar system.
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Overcoming Obstacles on Earth and in Space
02.08.12 - Candice Hansen emphasizes the importance of imagination and wonder in science.
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What Is Robonaut?
02.01.12 - Robonaut is a NASA robot that can perform jobs that are too boring or dangerous for astronauts.
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"Meet Orion" Videos
Watch and learn about the new spacecraft that will take humans farther into the solar system.
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Orion: From Factory to Flight
NASA is making steady progress on building the Orion spacecraft, which will take astronauts deeper into space than ever before.
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2012 -- A Scientific Reality Check Video →
The manager of NASA's Near-Earth Object Office shares whether a planet really will destroy Earth this year.
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Piloting a Modern-Day Time Machine
01.05.12 - Mark Chandler uses past climates to see what Earth's future climate may be.
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What Is Aerodynamics?
12.14.11 - This science is the study of how objects like airplanes and helicopters move through the air.
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Aspire to Inspire Website →
Visit this site to find career-based content aimed at helping girls explore education and careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields.
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What Is the International Space Station?
11.30.11 - NASA learns about exploration as astronauts live and work on this orbiting laboratory.
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Mars Rover Power Video
Curiosity is the biggest robot explorer ever to rove Mars. How do you power something like that?