- 24 February 2018
NASA says that more than 500,000 pieces of space debris orbit around the Earth? Where did the debris come from? What happens to it? Do we know where it is in orbit? Read on to learn more about mapping space debris.
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- 23 February 2018
Scientists believe that asteroids hold valuable resources that we could use on Earth? How do they plan to get metals and water from the asteroid? Read on to learn more about mining asteroids.
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- 17 February 2018
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In 1977, NASA launched the Voyager 1 spacecraft as a probe to send back data from space. NASA also included a very special capsule on board in case advanced species intercepted Voyager 1. Read on to learn more about what Voyager 1 is carrying aboard their interstellar flight.
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- 16 February 2018
On February 8th, 2018, SpaceX successfully launched the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket into low earth orbit. What makes this rocket so special? Read on to learn about SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy.
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- 10 February 2018
Scientists know that Earths magnetic field is generated by the spinning of the magnetic core. At some point, the Earth’s poles will swap and reverse north and south. When will that happen next? Read on to learn more about Earth swapping its magnetic poles.
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- 10 February 2018
Where are we heading as we travel through space? We know that our galaxy is moving, but what moves us along? Will we crash into another galaxy? Read on to learn more about the Great Attractor.
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- 27 January 2018
Our night time viewing has been spectacular so far this year. Read on to find out what the second half of the year looks like.
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- 27 January 2018
What will the new year bring for exciting things to see in the night sky? Read on to learn more about the events happening in 2018.
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- 18 January 2018
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750 light years away sits the darkest planet NASA has ever discovered. Why is it so dark? Read on to learn more about this dark planet.
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- 18 January 2018
How do we know that the Earth is round like a sphere? What does science tell us about flat earth theories? Read on to learn more about our round Earth.
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