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How big are the planets and how far away are they compared to each other? Find out in this video about the scale of our solar system.
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Use playdough to see how dust and gas in our ancient solar system collided to form the planets.
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In this video lesson, students learn to design, build and launch paper rockets, calculate how high they fly and improve their designs.
NASA has dozens of robotic spacecraft exploring our solar system – and beyond. So how exactly do we navigate spacecraft that are so far away?
Students learn about Earth processes by simulating and examining lava flows from a volcano model made of play dough.
Find out how we use giant antennas located around the world to talk to spacecraft as they travel throughout the solar system.
NASA doesn't just explore outer space! It studies Earth, too, with a fleet of spacecraft and scientists far and wide.
Why are the tallest peaks in the solar system found on one of its smallest worlds? Like any planet, how Mars looks outside is tied to what goes on inside.
Students design and test parachute landing systems to successfully land a probe on target.
Why is NASA sending a spacecraft to the most giant (and possibly most dangerous) planet in our solar system?
Students play a strategy card game that requires them to use problem-solving to successfully explore the Moon and Mars.
We know what the Red Planet looks like from the outside – but what's going on under the surface of Mars?
Students learn how waves are used in communication with spacecraft and practice communicating using a similar process.
Dwarf planets are a lot like regular planets. What’s the big difference? Find out in 60 seconds.
How does a spacecraft study the mysterious lake on Saturn's moon Titan without ever touching down on the surface?
