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Women are always making change in the arts and literature. Learn about Misty Copeland becoming the first Black principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre and how Maya Ying Lin designed… Read More →

Asteroids are always moving in space, but what do we do if one of these giant space rocks heads straight for Earth? Scientists don’t worry about asteroids unless, on extremely rare occasions, Read More →

The James Webb Space Telescope is giving us glimpses into the vast reaches of space. Orbiting the sun, the powerful telescope can view galaxies that are thirteen billion light years from… Read More →

Life on Earth could not exist without the Sun. The Parker Solar Probe will help scientists learn about our solar system's only star. Using Venus’ gravity like a slingshot, over seven years… Read More →

The Orion spacecraft is what astronauts call home during space travel. It’s where they live, work, and explore during deep space journeys and it is designed to get them safely back to Earth.… Read More →

Is there life on other planets? That burning question is fueling NASA’s Search for Extraterrestrial Life (SETI) mission. Powerful telescopes, satellites, and space probes are revealing a… Read More →

Are there signs of life on Mars? What is on the Martian surface? Scientists have made great strides in investigating Mars. Using rovers and orbiters, they’ve learned about the planet and how Read More →

Landing spacecraft on Mars is difficult and risky. The planet’s surface is riddled with rocks and craters, and sometimes the technology on a landing craft fails. Learn about the dangers… Read More →

Explore the obstacles humans would face if they were to try living on Mars. People have long dreamed of traveling to Mars to explore. That dream may soon become a reality. Scientists have… Read More →

Space-lovers who wonder what Mars rovers are, what they discover, and why they are important are in for a treat with this book all about the fascinating Mars exploration vehicles. Rovers roam Read More →

Humans might one day travel to Mars. To get there, they need a lot of equipment and supplies. Scientists are hard at work creating new spacecraft, spacesuits, and technology to help… Read More →

Did you know there’s water on Mars? Scientists only recently found out! Knowing about Mars’s water will help scientists learn even more about our neighboring planet. If there is water, then… Read More →

What do pangolins and peacock spiders have in common? They are weird! But weird can mean many different things. Pangolins are mammals, but sometimes people think they are reptiles because of… Read More →

There are many weird places around the world. But weird can mean many different things! In Australia, the water of a certain lake is always pink. The US is home to an ice cream graveyard and… Read More →

Have you ever seen grass growing underwater? What about a group of succulents that look like stones? Whether deep underwater or far out in the desert, weird plants grow all over the world.… Read More →

Space keeps expanding, and so does the weirdness that fills it. There are many ways space can be considered weird! On Venus, it rains acid. Uranus spins on its side. Astronauts can grow… Read More →

What makes a sport weird? Sports might seem weird because they combine many sports into one game. Maybe people compete underwater or in other unusual places. Or a sport might take familiar… Read More →

All around the world, weird weather events occur every day. But weird can mean many different things! Sometimes more than one weather event combines in unexpected ways to form events such as… Read More →

Attempted escapes, suspected paranormal activity, and more mark Alcatraz's history. Alone on an island off the coast of California sits the famous prison Alcatraz. Before closing in 1963, it Read More →