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• Nature of Water
  Sports Science
  Space Probes
  Aviation
  Vehicles
  Space Exploration
   
  

  Water rocket

  Water rockets are like their model rocket cousins, except that these are powered by a combination of water and air pressure instead of a chemical propellant. The pressure vessel, the engine of the ... > more
• Asteroids, Comets and Meteors
  Solar System
  Pluto
  Kuiper Belt
  Jupiter
  Eris (Xena)
   
  

  Asteroid belt

  The asteroid belt is a region of the solar system falling roughly between the planets Mars and Jupiter where the greatest concentration of asteroid orbits can be found. Despite popular imagery, the ... > more
• Space Station
  NASA
  Space Missions
  Space Exploration
  Space Probes
  Astronomy
   
  

  International Space Station

  The International Space Station (ISS) is a joint project of five space agencies. The ISS has seen the first space tourist, Dennis Tito, who spent 20 million USD to fly aboard a Russian supply mission ... > more
• Astronomy
  Cosmology
  Sun
  Extrasolar Planets
  Solar System
  Satellites
   
  

  Nicolaus Copernicus

  Nicolaus Copernicus (February 19, 1473 - May 24, 1543) was the astronomer who formulated the first modern heliocentric theory of the solar system. His epochal text, De revolutionibus orbium ... > more
• Sun
  Geomagnetic Storms
  Solar Flare
  Astronomy
  Earth Science
  Geology
   
  

  Solstice

  The summer solstice is an astronomical term regarding the position of the sun in relation to the celestial equator. The summer solstice is the day of the year with the longest daylight period and ... > more
• Solar System
  Saturn
  Moon
  Pluto
  Jupiter
  Astronomy
   
  

  Saturn's natural satellites

  Saturn is currently known to have 56 moons, many of which were discovered very recently, and 3 additional un-confirmed, hypothetical moons. However, a precise number of moons can never be given, as ... > more
• Jupiter
  Solar System
  Moon
  Pluto
  Kuiper Belt
  Astronomy
   
  

  Jupiter's natural satellites

  Jupiter has 63 known natural satellites. Although claims are made for the observation of one of Jupiter's moons by Chinese astronomer Gan De in 364 BC, the first certain observations of Jupiter's ... > more
• Moon
  NASA
  Space Missions
  Space Exploration
  Solar System
  Astronomy
   
  

  Apollo 11

  Apollo 11 was an American space mission, part of the Apollo program and the first manned mission to land on the Moon.It was the fifth human spaceflight of the Apollo program, and the third human ... > more

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