Space science and astronomy are in a golden age

Missions to the planets...Big telescopes in the sky and on Earth...
Newspapers abuzz with news from space...

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[satelitte image of light photons] What About Those Photons?

Almost everything we learn about the cosmos comes to us via the light traveling through space. So what is light? Sometimes we think of it as a wave, sometimes a particle. Hey it comes in every color! I makes a spectrum! Astronomers can read the information contained in light from a star, a galaxy, even a planet. Find out what light is and how it brings us knowledge.

[astronaut working in space] Working in High Places

Want a cool job someday? Wanna do what no one has done before? Space as a workplace is becoming a reality. High overhead astronauts will be building a space station for future generations. Why go there? Are there real benefits to R&D in space? Take a look at applications of space to our lives on Earth!

[millions of stars live in our galaxy] The Stellar Revue

Oh, there is a price for super-stardom! And yes, stars are funny about giving us details of their personal lives. What goes on inside a star? Why do stars do what they do? From birth to death, we expose all about a star's life!

[meteor strike may have killed the dinosaurs] Dinosaurs and Meteor Strikes

Once upon a time, a lady in Alabama was hit by a meteor. Happily, she survived! Once upon a time, 65 million years ago, the dinosaurs suffered a similar fate, Unfortunately for them, the meteor was about 5 miles across. They didn't survive... The theory of mass extinctions of life on Earth took a dramatic turn with the discovery of a huge crater in Mexico. We look at the evidence supporting this theory and the implications for future life on Earth.

[objects from the sky] Black Holes,Blazars and Quasars

The universe is not at all what it seems. You look at the stars at night - they seem quiet and unchanging. But wait! Our eyes can be deceiving! What does Superman see with X-ray eyes? A universe of dynamic change... Explosions of such magnitude they boggle the imagination... Black holes lurking here and there! Super-giants, supernovas, super stuff!!!

Join us for a look into the outer limits of the universe.
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