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Jaden Smith

Jaden Smith on NASA's Role in Protecting the Earth

The star of "After Earth" explains how NASA is working every day to help humans learn how to better care for our home, so that we never have to leave.

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Why Do Astronauts Need Velcro to Sleep?

Watch astronaut Eric Boe answer questions. He talks with students at Ball Ground STEM Academy in Georgia.

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One of Otto Lilienthal's gliders in flight

How Did We Learn to Fly Like the Birds?

Read about the history of flight and even learn about the myths and legends about flying.

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Infrared Light Reveals Tornado's Path

The tornado track appears as a beige stripe running west to east across this image; the color reveals the lack of vegetation in the wake of the storm.

Cosmic Collision Between Galaxies

Image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope capturing an ongoing cosmic collision between two galaxies — a spiral galaxy is in the process of colliding with a lenticular galaxy. Image Credit: European Space Agency/NASA Hubble

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