Many of you (222 kids especially) had a ton of questions about sending animals into space. Now you can learn more about the history of monkeys in space. Click on the picture to see National Geographic’s 50th Anniversary photo gallery.
This latest spacewalk was very difficult – the astronauts needed to remove and install many tiny pieces that just wouldn’t seem to cooperate. At one point, a tool battery died and they had to replace it, and add more oxygen to the astronaut’s tank, before he could continue.
Click here to learn more about NASA’s mission to the Hubble Space telescope. Includes step-by-step visuals about what the astronauts will do, information about how the telescope works, and video about the mission. Also, some of the best photos that Hubble has taken of our universe!
Brief video explaining the Hubble mission and introducing the astronauts…
Launch of the space shuttle to begin this mission…
Want to explore Mars? You don’t need to build a multimillion dollar satellite or send a rover. Instead all you need is a web browser and Google Mars:
Click on the image to try!
Also, if you have the latest version of Google Earth on your computer, you can access Google Mars in 3D! Highly recommended!
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