NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Horseshoe magnets are the easiest kind of magnet to recognize. Image Credit: NASA

      a material or object that produces a force that pulls on other magnetic materials

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Sentences:
NASA's Mars Pathfinder used magnets to collect dust from the air on Mars.

We used a magnet to pick up the sewing needles that dropped from the package.

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More Information:
http://ksnn.larc.nasa.gov/k2/s_magnetsWork.html   →
http://ksnn.larc.nasa.gov/webtext.cfm?unit=electromagnet   →