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Passport to Knowledge
- PASSPORT TO KNOWLEDGE is an ongoing series of interactive learning experiences using space-age telecommunications to
connect students and teachers directly with our planet's leading researchers
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Cassini - Voyage to Saturn
- The Cassini spacecraft, was launch on October
15, 1997 on a journey to Saturn. Cassini's mission is a four-year, close-up
study of the Saturnian system, including the planet's atmosphere and magnetic
field, the rings and several moons. The mission represents a rare opportunity
to gain significant insights into major scientific questions about the
creation of the solar system and the conditions that led to life on Earth, in
addition to a host of questions specific to the Saturn system. Cassini is a
cooperative project of NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian Space
Agency. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, is a division of the California
Institute of Technology and manages the Cassini mission for NASA's Office
of Space Science, Washington, D.C.
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The Planetary Society -
The Planetary Society is a nonprofit organization founded in
1980 by Carl Sagan, Bruce Murray, and Louis Friedman to encourage the exploration of
our solar system and the search for extraterrestrial life. The Society: Encourages
all space faring nations to explore other worlds, Provides public information and supports
educational activities about the exploration of the solar system and the search for
extraterrestrial life, Supports and funds innovative and novel research and development
projects that can seed future projects of planetary exploration.
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The Mission to Mars
- The internet's ultimate collection of selected resources and information about the mission of man kind to explore the ever mysterious red planet - our old neighbor.
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Uranus -
Learn about the third largest planet in our solar system. Statistics,
views, rings, moon summary, and more...
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An Inquirer's Guide To The Universe
- The universe is expanding. Maybe. Our understanding of the universe is expanding. Definitely.
Practically every month, new theories about the origin and age of the universe are being announced.
In just the past year, scientists have identified three new planets.
Inhabitants of planet Earth have begun to wonder if the newly discovered planets may have their own
inhabitants. Might the new planets support life? For the time being, we can only imagine
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Introduction To Mars
- The American Museum of Natural History presents an encyclopedic
introduction to the planet of Mars
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- Overview of the Uranian ring system. Many images, animations and references
are included for both the scientist and the public
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