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   <title>About.com Space / Astronomy: Most Popular Articles</title>
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         <title><![CDATA[Visual Tour of Solar System]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Take a Visual Solar System Tour with us. Blast off to discover information on the sun in our solar system. Learn more about the Sun. Here is information on our sun and links to pictures and more info.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[2012 Conspiracy Theories]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[There has been a lot of interest lately in the theory that the world is going to end in the year 2012. So, is this something that we need to be taking seriously? Is Earth in danger of being annihilated? Is the government hiding the facts from us?]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Neil Armstrong Biography]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Born on August 5, 1930 in Auglaize County, OH, Neil Armstrong was the eldest of 3 children. Neil Armstrong worked at numerous jobs around town and at the nearby airport so he could take flying lessons at the age of 15 and on his 16th birthday he was issued a pilot's license. Neil Armstrong won his jet wings at Pensacola Naval Air Station in Florida at the age of 20, the youngest pilot in his squadron. Neil Armstrong became the first man on the moon on July 20, 1969 durin the Apollo 11 mission.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Earth Pictures - Full Earth]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[View of the Earth as seen by the Apollo 17 crew traveling toward the Moon. This translunar coast photograph extends from the Mediterranean Sea area to the Antarctica South polar ice cap. This is the first time the Apollo trajectory made it possible to photograph the South polar ice cap. Note the heavy cloud cover in the Southern Hemisphere. Almost the entire coastline of Africa is clearly visible.&#10;]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Constellation in a Canister]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[People have looked at the stars for many, many years. They could imagine pictures in stars. Those pictures are called constellations. After you do this activity, see if you can find the constellations in the night sky.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[10 Things About the Sun]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Our Sun has inspired mythology in almost all cultures, including ancient Egyptians, Aztecs, Native Americans, and Chinese. Our Sun is actually the closest star to Earth. The Sun is a massive shining sphere of hot gas. The connection and interaction between the Sun and the Earth drive the seasons, currents in the ocean, weather, and climate.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Earth Pictures - Earth Globe]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Earth Globe 11/20/1998&#10;]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Telescopes for Kids]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Everyone has to start somewhere. Star your kids off right with quality telescopes at good prices. Check here for some great reflectors and refractors. Less expensive telescopes.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[NASA Spitzer Shares The Wealth]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Like a philanthropist donating a prized collection to a museum, NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has opened a virtual vault rich with scientific data. The Spitzer Science Archive now provides astronomers access to the infrared telescope's data well before the mission's one-year anniversary in space. NASA Spitzer Shares The Wealth - Spitzer Space Telescope Image.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Shuttle Challenger Disaster]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[When the Challenger disaster occurred, it exploded killing all aboard, it shocked the nation, started a NASA investigation, and led to many changes in the shuttle program. Here, we look back at the Challenger disaster to see what happened. Most of us remember where we were when we learned of the Challenger disaster. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[November 2009 Monthly Sky Guid]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Learn what is happening in November 2009 and what has happened in November in the past. Discover highlights of the night sky and learn what to look for in November 2009.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Free Astronomy and Space Posters - Printable Astronomy and Space Posters]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Print these free astronomy and space posters from your home computer to create your own astronomy and space posters.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Solar System Tour]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Astronomy Solar System Tour, an Astronomy Guide to Space exploration close to home. Discover information on planets in our solar system. Find pictures of objects in our solar system. Learn more about our galactic neighborhood, our solar system.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Earth Pictures - Distant Earth and Moon]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[This picture of the Earth and Moon in a single frame, the first of its kind ever taken by a spacecraft, was recorded September 18, 1977, by NASAs Voyager 1 when it was 11.66 million km (7.25 million miles) from Earth. The moon is at the top of the picture and beyond the Earth as viewed by Voyager. - In the picture are eastern Asia, the western Pacific Ocean and part of the Arctic. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Brightest Stars]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Stars are massive shining spheres of hot gas, the closest of which is our Sun. Stars are primarily made of hydrogen, smaller amounts of helium, and trace amounts of other elements. Even the most abundant of the other elements present in stars (oxygen, carbon, neon, and nitrogen) are only present in very small quantities. Those stars which you see with your naked eye in the night sky all belong to the Milky Way Galaxy, the huge system of stars that contains our solar system.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Aristotle Biography]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Aristotle was born around 384 BC in Stagirus, Greece. Around the age of 17, Aristotle became a student at Plato's Academy in Athens. Aristotle was so impressive as a student that he soon became a teacher, himself, remaining at the academy for 20 years. In 335 BC Aristotle traveled to Athens with his circle of assistants to staff his new school, the Lyceum. Two areas which he advanced, which are of particular interest to readers of this site were physics and astronomy. He died at the age of 62.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Top 10 Closest Stars]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Stars are balls of mostly hydrogen and helium gas that shine extremely brightly. Stars are so massive that their cores are extremely dense and hot. You can see thousands of stars when you look up at night. Here are the Top 10 Closest Stars to our solar system.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Earth Pictures - First View of Earth from Moon]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The world's first view of Earth taken by a spacecraft from the vicinity of the Moon. - The photo was transmitted to Earth by the United States Lunar Orbiter I and received at the NASA tracking station at Robledo De Chavela near Madrid, Spain. This crescent of the Earth was photographed August 23, 1966 at 16:35 GMT when the spacecraft was on its 16th orbit and just about to pass behind the Moon.&#10;]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[30 Minute Rocket]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[You can make a 30 Minute Rocket with straws and a soda bottle. What you need: plastic soda pop bottle, one thin drinking straw, one thick drinking, straw, tape, clay, scissors, and copy or computer paper. Follow the instructions for the 30 Minute Rocket. Give the bottle a quick squeeze. You have an air bottle rocket!]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Earth Pictures - The Earth &amp; Moon]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[During its flight, the Galileo spacecraft returned images of the Earth and Moon. Separate images of the Earth and Moon were combined to generate this view. The Galileo spacecraft took the images in 1992 on its way to explore the Jupiter system in 1995-97. The image shows a partial view of the Earth centered on the Pacific Ocean about latitude 20 degrees south.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[6 Things About Telescopes]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[So, you want to know how to buy a telescope. Being a knowledgeable consumer is key Before you go shopping, learn as much as you can about telescopes. We will try to help you get started here, with the six things you need to know about how to buy a telescope.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[How to Become An Astronaut]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Many of us dreamed of becoming astronauts when we were young. Some of us never got over that dream. When John Glenn rode the shuttle in 1998 at the age of 77, it breathed new hope into many would-be astronauts. So, how do you become an astronaut? Let's discover the path, together.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Telescope Astronomy Basics]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Discover the basics of telescope astronomy with this guide. Telescopes come in three basic designs; Refractor, Reflector, and Catadioptric. Telescope astronomy is often the goal of many amateur astronomers. Learn this information before purchasing an instrument for telescope astronomy.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Astronomy - Space Exploration Activity Book for Kids]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[A fun activity book for young astronauts or astronomers from your about astronomy - space guide. This astronomy - space activity book includes puzzles games - coloring pages.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Astronomy 101]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Astronomy 101 - This basic Astronomy course was designed for those who have an interest in but little education in astronomy. Learn the basics of astronomy here.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Telescopes For Under \$300.00]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Everyone has to start somewhere. If you have spent some time observing the sky with your naked eyes and a pair of binoculars, you may be ready to move on up to telescopes. Still, even though you want to have the best, it may not be a great idea to spend a lot of money until you're sure you will get your money's worth. Check here for some great reflectors and refractors. Less expensive telescopes.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Earth Pictures - First Picture of the Earth and Moon in a Single Frame]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[This picture of the Earth and Moon in a single frame, the first of its kind ever taken by a spacecraft, was recorded September 18, 1977, but NASAs Voyager 1 when it was 7.25 million miles (11.66 million kilometers) from Earth. The moon is at the top of the picture and beyond the Earth as viewed by Voyager. In the picture are eastern Asia, the western Pacific Ocean and part of the Arctic.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Earth Pictures - Earth from Apollo 8]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[This is how the Earth looked as photographed from a point near the Moon by the Apollo 8 astronauts. The Earth fills less than one percent of the frame exposed through 80mm lens. North is approximately vertical. Kinda lonely, isn't it?&#10;]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Shuttle Launch Schedule]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Shuttle Launch Schedule for NASA for 2010. Discover when the next space shuttle or rocket will be launched by NASA during 2010.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Toy Planetariums]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[You'll have a stellar time learning about our solar system and the stars with these home planetariums. All you need is a dark room and an imaginations (and batteries of course). Help your kids begin their journey into astronomy with some great educational toys.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Earth Pictures - Global View of the Arctic Ocean]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[NASA researchers have new insights into the mysteries of Arctic sea ice, thanks to the unique abilities of Canada's Radarsat satellite. The Arctic is the smallest of the world's four oceans, but it may play a large role in helping scientists monitor Earth's climate shifts. - Using Radarsat's special sensors to take images at night and to peer through clouds, NASA researchers can now see the complete ice cover of the Arctic.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Earth Pictures - Global Images of Earth]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Global images of Earth from Galileo. In each frame, the continent of Antarctica is visible at the bottom of the globe. South America may be seen in the first frame (top left), the great Pacific Ocean in the second (bottom left), India at the top and Australia to the right in the third (top right), and Africa in the fourth (bottom right).]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Earth Pictures - Earthrise - Apollo 8]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[This view of the rising Earth greeted the Apollo 8 astronauts as they came from behind the Moon after the lunar orbit insertion burn. Earth is about five degrees above the horizon in the photo. The unnamed surface features in the foreground are near the eastern limb of the Moon as viewed from Earth. The lunar horizon is approximately 780 kilometers from the spacecraft. Width of the photographed area at the horizon is about 175 kilometers.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Pythagoras of Samos Biography]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Pythagoras, the son of Mnesarchus and Pythais, was born on the island of Samos, off the coast of Asia Minor (what is now mostly Turkey), about 569 BC. Besides his contributions to mathematics, Pythagoras was essential to the early field of astronomy. As Plato later would believe, Pythagoras felt the sphere was the perfect shape. This may have lead to his assertion that the Earth was a sphere. He realized the orbit of the Moon was inclined to the equator of the Earth.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Earth Pictures - Earthrise Over Plaskett Crater]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The above is a view from Clementine of the full Earth over the north pole of the Moon. The crater with a central peak in the foreground is Plaskett (820N, 1740E; 110 kilometers in diameter). On Earth, Africa is clearly visible and nearly cloud free.&#10;]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Tsunami Damage in Indonesia - Pictures of Tsunami Damage in Indonesia - Earthquake Spawns Tsunami]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/library/weekly/blindonesiatsunami.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[On December 26, 2004, a tsunami swept across the Indian ocean, spawned by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake off the coast of Sumatra. Indonesia suffered the many tsunami casualties, part of the total death toll of over 155,000. Here we see before and after images of many of the areas of Indonesia hardest hit by the tsunami. Click each image for a larger view.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Sky Maps From About Astronomy and Space - Discover the Stars with These Sky Maps]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/library/weekly/blskymaps.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Sky Maps From About Astronomy and Space Plansipheres Powered By "Your Sky" Software, Written By John]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Earth Pictures - Earth From Mars]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/od/pictures/ig/Earth-Pictures-Gallery/Earth-From-Mars.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[This is the first image ever taken of Earth from the surface of a planet beyond the Moon. It was taken by the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit one hour before sunrise on the 63rd Martian day, or sol, of its mission. The image is a mosaic of images taken by the rover's navigation camera showing a broad view of the sky, and an image taken by the rover's panoramic camera of Earth. The contrast in the panoramic camera image was increased two times to make Earth easier to see.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[United States Astronomy Schools - Colleges and Universities With Astronomy Degree Programs in the US]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/library/weekly/blusschools.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[United States Astronomy Schools Colleges and Universities With Astronomy Degree Programs in the US  ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Earth Pictures - Earth and Moon as viewed from Mars]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[This is the first image of Earth ever taken from another planet that actually shows our home as a planetary disk. Because Earth and the Moon are closer to the Sun than Mars, they exhibit phases, just as the Moon, Venus, and Mercury do when viewed from Earth. As seen from Mars by MGS on 8 May 2003 at 13:00 GMT (6:00 AM PDT), Earth and the Moon appeared in the evening sky.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Moon Hoax]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/od/frequentlyaskedquestions/tp/LunarLandingHoax.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Over the last several decades the Moon landings of the late 60s and early 70s have garnered much scrutiny. Some have argued that it would have been physically and technologically impossible to land men on the Moon and return them home. Was it all a hoax? I'll discuss the claims of the conspiracy theorists and let you determine for your self if man really landed on the Moon. Did you think of an issue I didn't address? Send me an email and I will be sure to add it.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Telescopic photograph of Apollo 13 spacecraft in translunar trajectory]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[A telescopic photograph showing the Apollo 13 spacecraft in translunar trajectory in the distant sky. Arrows point to the spacecraft, to the oxygen cloud, and to the expended Saturn V third stage. Apollo 13 was tracked at the Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC) using a 16-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope with an IO television camera with an S-20 type IO tube, mounted in place of the eyepiece. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Earth Pictures - Earth and Moon as viewed by Mariner 10]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Mariner 10 was launched on November 3, 1973, 12:45 am PST, from Cape Canaveral on an Atlas/Centaur rocket (a reconditioned Intercontinental Ballistic Missile - ICBM). Within 12 hours of launch the twin cameras were turned on and several hundred pictures of both the Earth and the Moon were acquired over the following days.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Venus]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/cs/solarsystem/p/venusinfo.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Venus - Pictures and Astronomy Facts - Solar System Planetary Astronomical Data and Images of Venus. Venus. Astronomy Guide to Space exploration close to home. Information on our solar system. Venus planetary data and graphics.]]></description>
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         <dc:date>2009-11-25T10:54:30Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Telescope Purchase]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/od/telescopesandoptics/ht/telescopehowto.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Telescope Purchase - So, you've been stargazing for a while with your naked eye or binoculars and you want to move up to a telescope. Buying a telescope is one of the biggest decisions for an amateur astronomer. If you are not really sure how to buy a telescope, it can be a daunting task. Follow these simple steps and we'll tell you how to buy a telescope.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Earth Pictures - Global View of Earth in the Near-Infrared]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[This near-infrared photograph of the Earth was taken by the Galileo spacecraft at 6:07 a.m. PST on Dec. 11, 1990, at a range of about 1.32 million miles. The camera used light with a wavelength of 1 micron, which easily penetrates atmospheric hazes and enhances the brightness of land surfaces. South America is prominent near the center; at the top, the East Coast of the United States, including Florida, is visible. The West Coast of Africa is visible on the horizon at right.&#10;]]></description>
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         <dc:date>2009-11-25T10:54:30Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Dr. Mae C. Jemison]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/cs/formerastronauts/a/jemisonbio.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Dr. Mae Jemison was the first African-American female astronaut in Space. Dr. Mae Jemison is &quot;Not Limited By The Imagination of Others.&quot; Dr. Mae Jemison is well-versed in African and African-American Studies, speaks fluent Russian, Japanese, and Swahili, as well as English and is trained in dance and choreography. This is a brief biography of Doctor Mae C. Jemison.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Astronomy 101 - Final Exam]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/library/lessons/blastro1l.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Free Basic Astronomy course. Astronomy 101 - Pass a simple 20 question quiz to receive your certificate.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[September 11, 2001 Terroris...]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/cs/iss/a/911attacks.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[On September 11, 2001, terrorists attacked the World Trade Center Twin Towers in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington. Read about 9/11/01 as viewed by Frank Culbertson on the International Space Station. Learn the reaction of astronauts including Frank Culbertson aboard the International Space Station as the World Trade Centers fell to terrorist attacks on 9/11/2001. Find out the effect of the 9 11 attack on the pentagon to the space program.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[The Big Bang Theory]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/od/astronomyhistory/a/bigbangtheory.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[The Big Bang is the cosmological model of the universe which is the best support of all lines of scientific evidence and observation. It is the dominant scientific theory about the origin of the universe. According to the Big BangTheory, the universe began sometime between 10 billion and 20 billion years ago from a cosmic explosion at a single point, and has since been expanded in all directions.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Earth Pictures - The Earth and Moon]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[During its flight, the Galileo spacecraft returned images of the Earth and Moon. Separate images of the Earth and Moon were combined to generate this view. The Galileo spacecraft took the images in 1992 on its way to explore the Jupiter system in 1995-97. The image shows a partial view of the Earth centered on the Pacific Ocean about latitude 20 degrees south.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Earth Pictures - Planet Earth]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/od/pictures/ig/Earth-Pictures-Gallery/Planet-Earth---1995_02395l.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Planet Earth 07/18/1995&#10;]]></description>
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         <dc:date>2009-11-25T10:54:30Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Earth Pictures - Earth - Pacific Ocean]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/od/pictures/ig/Earth-Pictures-Gallery/Earth---Pacific-Ocean.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[This color image of the Earth was obtained by Galileo at about 6:10 a.m. Pacific Standard Time on Dec. 11, 1990, when the spacecraft was about 1.3 million miles from the planet during the first of two Earth flybys on its way to Jupiter. The color composite used images taken through the red, green and violet filters. South America is near the center of the picture, and the white, sunlit continent of Antarctica is below.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Earth Pictures - Earth - Moon Conjunction]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/od/pictures/ig/Earth-Pictures-Gallery/Earth---Moon-Conjunction.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[On December 16, 1992, 8 days after its encounter with Earth, the Galileo spacecraft looked back from a distance of about 6.2 million kilometers (3.9 million miles) to capture this remarkable view of the Moon in orbit about Earth. The composite photograph was constructed from images taken through visible (violet, red) and near-infrared (1.0-micron) filters. The Moon is in the foreground; its orbital path is from left to right.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Earth Pictures - The Earth-Moon System]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/od/pictures/ig/Earth-Pictures-Gallery/The-Earth-Moon-System.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Eight days after its final encounter with the Earth, the Galileo spacecraft looked back and captured this remarkable view of the Earth and Moon. The image was taken from a distance of about 6.2 million kilometers (3.9 million miles). - The picture was constructed from images taken through the violet, red, and 1.0-micron infrared filters.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Did Galileo Invent]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/cs/basics/a/spacefaq12.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Did Galileo Invent the Telescope? Frequently Asked Questions About Space. Did Galileo Invent the Telescope?]]></description>
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         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
         <dc:date>2009-11-25T10:54:30Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Image of the Week for October 26, 2007 Quintuplet Cluster]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/od/multimediaresources/ig/Featured-Picture-of-the-Week/20071026.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Penetrating 25,000 light-years of obscuring dust and myriad stars, the Hubble Space Telescope has provided the clearest view yet of one of the largest young clusters of stars inside our Milky Way galaxy, located less than 100 light-years from the very center of the Galaxy. Having the equivalent mass greater than 10,000 stars like our sun, the monster cluster is ten times larger than typical young star clusters scattered throughout our Milky Way.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Constellations Pictures - Aries - Picture of the Constellation Aries]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/od/starsplanetsgalaxies/ig/Constellations-Pictures/aries.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[The Ram - Genitive: Arietis Abbreviations: Ari, Arie Right Ascension, (h): 3 Declination, (deg): 20N&#10;]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Constellations Pictures - Andromeda - Picture of the Constellation Andromeda]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/od/starsplanetsgalaxies/ig/Constellations-Pictures/andromeda.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Andromeda, daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia. - Genitive: Andromedae Abbreviations: And, Andr Right Ascension, (h): 1 Declination, (deg): 40N&#10;]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Earth Pictures - Earth - India and Australia]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/od/pictures/ig/Earth-Pictures-Gallery/Earth---India-and-Australia.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[This color image of the Earth was obtained by the Galileo spacecraft on Dec. 11, 1990, when the spacecraft was about 1.5 million miles from the Earth. The color composite used images taken through the red, green and violet filters. India is near the top of the picture, and Australia is to the right of center. The white, sunlit continent of Antarctica is below. Picturesque weather fronts are visible in the South Pacific, lower right.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[What Is Astronomy]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/od/basics/a/whatisastro.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[What Is Astronomy? - Basics Series; What You Need To Know About Astronomy and Astronomers. Discover what the science of astronomy covers, how long astronomers have been studying it, and who the astronomers are who have been studying it. Learn the basics of the science of astronomy.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[The Evolution of the SpaceSuit]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/od/spaceexplorationtools/tp/spacesuitevolution.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Ever since Alan Shepard's history making flight in 1961, NASA astronauts have relied on spacesuits to help them work and keep them safe. From the shiny silver of the Mercury suit to the orange &quot;pumpkin suits&quot; of shuttle crew, the suits have served as personal spacecraft, protecting explorers during launch and entry, while working on the International Space Station, or walking on the moon.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Apollo 13]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/od/spaceexplorationhistory/a/apollo13.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Apollo 13 was the 3rd scheduled lunar launch, carrying Jim Lovell, Fred Haize, &amp; Jack Swigert to the moon. An explosion occurred, endangering the Apollo 13 Lunar Landing mission &amp; astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haize, &amp; Jack Swigert, the Apollo 13 space exploration mission became a race for survival. As NASA experts &amp; contractors struggled to come up with solutions, the Apollo 13 astronauts; Jim Lovell, Fred Haize, &amp; Jack Swigert; struggled to survive. The successful failure of space exploration.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Earth]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Earth - Pictures and Astronomy Facts - Solar System Planetary Astronomical Data and Images of Earth. Earth. Astronomy Guide to Space exploration close to home. Information on our solar system. Earth planetary data and graphics.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[What Is The Solar System?]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Solar means dealing with the sun, Sol. Our sun is just a star, the closest one to Planet Earth. The Solar System is everything that centers around the sun. That includes 8 planets as well as some smaller objects such as asteroids, comets and meteoroids. Previously, we had considered one of those smaller objects to be a ninth planet, but last year, the International Astronomical Union decided that Pluto is a Dwarf Planet.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Pluto Picture - Pluto in True Color]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Pluto is mostly brown. This picture captures the true colors of Pluto as well as the highest surface resolution so far recovered. No spacecraft has yet visited this most distant planet in our Solar System. The above map was created by tracking brightness changes from Earth of Pluto during times when it was being partially eclipsed by its moon Charon. The map therefore shows the hemisphere of Pluto that faces Charon.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[2009 Monthly Sky Guides]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/od/newscurrentevents/tp/2009SkyGuides.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[2009 Monthly Sky Guides. Learn what is happening in 2009 and what has happened in the past. Discover highlights of the night sky and learn what to look for in the year 2009. Check the appropriate sky guide every month.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Free Christmas Wallpaper for Your Computer Desktop - Place This Free Christmas Wallpaper on Your Computer Desktop]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/library/weekly/blchristmaswallpaper.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Free Christmas Wallpaper for Your Computer Desktop from About Space. Place this desktop Christmas wallpaper on your computer. Make your work area spacey with this Christmaswallpaper.]]></description>
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         <dc:date>2009-11-25T10:54:30Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Pluto Picture - Pluto]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[An artist's conception of Pluto and its moon Charon.&#10;]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Jupiter]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Jupiter - Pictures and Astronomy Facts - Solar System Planetary Astronomical Data and Images of Jupiter. Jupiter. Astronomy Guide to Space exploration close to home. Information on our solar system. Jupiter planetary data and graphics.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ A Handle on the Sun]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[An enormous magnetic loop of hot gases creates a glowing handle on the Sun. The June 9 'prominence' was caused by explosive instabilities in the Sun's magnetic field.&#10;]]></description>
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         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Earth Pictures - Earth - Full Disk View of Africa]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[This color image of the Earth was obtained by the Galileo spacecraft on Dec. 11, 1990, when the spacecraft was about 1.5 million miles from the Earth. The color composite used images taken through the red, green and violet filters. Africa stretches from the center to the top of the picture with the Arabian Peninsula off to its right. The white, sunlit continent of Antarctica is at the bottom.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Earth Pictures - Atlantic Ocean Surface Winds from QuikScat]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[This image shows wind speeds and direction in the Atlantic Ocean on August 1, 1999, gathered by the Seawinds radar instrument flying onboard the QuikScat satellite. - This image was released in conjunction with: PIA01346. Please refer to that image for more details about the Pacific region. - The intense surface winds of Typhoon Olga, represented by yellow spirals, can be seen moving around South Korea in the China Sea.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Earth Pictures - World Globes, Shaded Relief and Colored Height]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[These images of the world were generated with data from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM). The SRTM Project has recently released a new global data set called SRTM30, where the original one arcsecond of latitude and longitude resolution (about 30 meters, or 98 feet, at the equator) was reduced to 30 arcseconds (about 928 meters, or 1496 feet.)]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Abrasive Collision Black Eye]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/cs/hubblenews/a/2004_04stsci.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Hubble Space Telescope Image - An Abrasive Collision Gives One Galaxy a &quot;Black Eye&quot;. A collision of two galaxies has left a merged star system with an unusual appearance as well as bizarre internal motions. Messier 64 (M64) has a spectacular dark band of absorbing dust in front of the galaxy's bright nucleus, giving rise to its nicknames of the &quot;Black Eye&quot; or &quot;Evil Eye&quot; galaxy.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Frequently Asked Questions ...]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Browse these Frequently Asked Questions About Space &amp; Astronomy. Learn the answers to Astronomy Questions &amp; Space Questions This feature of our Basics Series; What You Need To Know About Space provides answers to astronomy questions and space questions. Discover the answers to some frequently asked questions about space.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Hubble Space Telescope]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/od/telescopesandoptics/p/hubbleinfo.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[The Hubble Telescope, NASA's first space based telescope was named for American astronomer Edwin P. Hubble. Dr. Hubble confirmed an &quot;expanding&quot; universe, which provided the foundation for the Big Bang theory. The Hubble Telescope provide a closer look at the universe around us.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[New Asteroid Threat to Earth]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/cs/asteroids/a/2003qq47impacta.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[New Asteroid Threat to Earth - Impact Potential in 2014. Although scientists have basically cleared us from any danger from asteroid 2002 NT7, which originally had been reported as an impact hazard for the year 2019, a newer space rock has been spotted. Has been called &quot;an event meriting careful monitoring&quot; by astronomers. If an impact does occur, it could be on March 21, 2014.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Level 2  &amp; 3 Model Rocket Kits]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/od/models/tp/rocketskill2.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Model rocketry is a great tool for learning about space exploration and physics. It is also a fun hobby. Blast your own model rockets into space with this fun and exciting hobby. Here, we feature some of the best skill level 2 (two) and 3 (three) model rocket kits. Find the model rocket kit that is right for you.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Meteoroids]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/od/meteoroids/a/meteoroidsinfo.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Shooting stars or meteors are bits of material falling through Earth's atmosphere; they are heated to incandescence by the friction of the air. The bright trails as they are coming through the Earth's atmosphere are termed meteors, and these chunks as they are hurtling through space are called meteoroids. Large pieces that do not vaporize completely and reach the surface of the Earth are termed meteorites.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Handle on the Sun]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/od/sunsol/ig/Sun-Pictures-Gallery.--ry/Handle-on-the-Sun.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Extreme Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (EIT) image of a huge, handle-shaped prominence taken on Sept. 14,1999. Taken in the 304 angstrom wavelength, prominences are huge clouds of relatively cool dense plasma suspended in the Sun's hot, thin corona. At times, they can erupt, escaping the Sun's atmosphere.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Space Music - Space Songs]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Space music from the rock era. Discover the best in space music. Top ten rock - pop songs with a space theme including lyrics. These rock - pop songs including lyrics are all dedicated to the space age. Space music for the space enthusiast. Music!]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Astronaut Costumes for Adults]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Want an astronaut costume? From Halloween to costume parties to plays or skits, any time you need a costume, check out these space related costumes ideas for adults. From astronaut costumes to alien costumes ideas.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Planet Mercury]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Mercury Pictures Gallery - Planet Mercury - Mariner 10's first image of Mercury acquired on March 24, 1974. During its flight, Mariner 10's trajectory brought it behind the lighted hemisphere of Mercury, where this image was taken, in order to acquire important measurements with other instruments. - NASA]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Earth Pictures - Earth - Departing Image by Galileo]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[This color image of the Earth was taken by the Galileo spacecraft on December 11 as it departed on its 3-year flight to Jupiter, about 2 1/2 days after the second Earth flyby. The distance to Earth is about 1.9 million kilometers (1.2 million miles). Antarctica is visible at the bottom of the image, and dawn is rising over the Pacific Ocean.&#10;]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Earth Pictures - Pacific Ocean Surface Winds from QuikScat]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/od/pictures/ig/Earth-Pictures-Gallery/Pacific-Ocean-Surface-Winds-fr.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[This image shows wind speeds and direction in the Pacific Ocean on August 1, 1999, gathered by the Seawinds radar instrument flying onboard the QuikScat satellite. - This image was released in conjunction with:PIA01347. The caption released for these images mostly details the Pacific region. - The intense surface winds of Typhoon Olga, represented by yellow spirals, can be seen moving around South Korea in the China Sea.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Science Fair Project Ideas]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/cs/sciencefair/a/scifairideas.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Astronomy Science Fair Projects Ideas. Take a look at these astronomy science fair projects ideas to see if they can help you come up with your own plan. Remember, these ideas are just a starting point for planning your astronomy science fair projects. You will still need to use the scientific method to completely map out your astronomy science fair projects.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Saturn]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/cs/solarsystem/p/saturninfo.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Saturn - Pictures and Astronomy Facts - Solar System Planetary Astronomical Data and Images of Saturn. Saturn. Astronomy Guide to Space exploration close to home. Information on our solar system. Saturn planetary data and graphics.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Mercury]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/cs/solarsystem/p/mercuryinfo.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Mercury - Pictures and Astronomy Facts - Solar System Planetary Astronomical Data and Images of Mercury. Mercury. Astronomy Guide to Space exploration close to home. Information on our solar system. Mercury planetary data and graphics.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[NASA Discovers a New Planet]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Literally Planet X, especially if you use Roman numerals. NASA scientists have discovered a 10th planet in our solar system. &#10;The planet, larger than Pluto, was discovered using the Samuel Oschin Telescope at Palomar Observatory near San Diego, Calif. The discovery was announced today by planetary scientist Dr. Mike Brown of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, Calif., whose research is partly funded by NASA.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Constellations Pictures - Cassiopeia - Picture of the Constellation Cassiopeia]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Cassiopeia, wife of Cepheus, the Ethiopian king of Joppa, and mother of Andromeda. - Genitive: Cassiopeiae Abbreviations: Cas, Cass Right Ascension, (h): 1 Declination, (deg): 60N&#10;]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Earth Pictures - Home]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[This image of the Earth is one of 60 frames taken by the Voyager 1 spacecraft on Feb. 14, 1990 from a distance of approximately 4 billion miles and about 32 degrees above the ecliptic plane. - This image the Earth is a mere point of light, a crescent only 0.12 pixel in size. Our planet was caught in the center of one of the scattered light rays resulting from taking the image so close to the sun.&#10;]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Earth Pictures - South Polar Projection of Earth]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[This view of the Earth shows a wonderfully unique but physically impossible view of the southern hemisphere and Antarctica. While a spacecraft could find itself directly over the Earth's pole, roughly half of the image should be in darkness! This view was created by mosaicing together several images taken by Galileo over a 24 hour period and projecting them as they would be seen from above the pole.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Earth Pictures - The Americas and Hurricane Andrew]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Image taken on August 25, 1992 by NOAA GOES-7 weather satellite of the Americas and Hurricane Andrew as it makes landfall on the Louisiana coast. &#10;]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[The Sun]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/cs/solarsystem/p/suninfo.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Sun. Astronomy Guide to Space exploration close to home. Information on our sun. Solar data and graphics.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Earth Pictures - Adios Earth]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Well on its way to the Red Planet, Europe's Mars Express snapped this shot of Earth from a distance of about 8 million km (5 million miles). &#10;]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Astronomy 101 - History]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Early History of Astronomy. The study of our Universe is not new, the history of astronomy shows it to be the oldest science. People have been looking up, trying to explain the universe for as long as there have been people. Here, in lesson 1, we look at the early history of astronomy. We&amp;#8217;ll look at ancient astronomers and their contributions to the history of astronomy.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Halley&#039;s Comet]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Using Newton's new Laws of motion, the astronomer, Edmond Halley, made a prediction in 1705. He stated that a comet which had appeared in 1531, 1607 and 1682 would reappear in 1758. Although he was proven to be correct, Halley did not live to see it. However, the comet was later named in his honor. During the 20th century, Halley's Comet appeared in 1910 and 1986. During that most recent visit, five spacecraft from the USSR, Japan, and the European Community journeyed to Comet Halley.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Iraq Pictures - Pictures &amp; Video of Iraq and The Surrounding Area Taken Before the Iraq War]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Pictures of the Iraq Region Taken From Space. Although Iraq was not involved in the 9/11 attacks, the US has continued its War 
on Terror by deposing Saddam Hussein. Here are some pictures and a video of Iraq and the surrounding area taken before the war.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Mars]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Discover Mars]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Astronomy and Space Gift Guide]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Do you need to buy a gift for someone who has an interest in astronomy or space exploration? Here's some great information to have on hand before going to the store or retail website to purchase gifts with an astronomy or space twist. We've divided them by type of recipient.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Mercury: Enhanced Color]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Mercury Pictures Gallery - Mercury: Enhanced Color - Updated calibration and subsequent mosaicing have led to substantial improvements in the Mariner 10 color image data. - NASA/JPL/Northwestern University ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Earth Pictures - SeaWinds Global Coverage with Detail of Hurricane Floyd]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The distribution of ocean surface winds over the Atlantic Ocean, based on September 1999 data from NASA's SeaWinds instrument on the Quikscat satellite, shows wind direction (white streamlines) at a resolution of 25 kilometers (15.5 miles), superimposed on the color image indicating wind speed. - Over the ocean, the strong (seen in violet) trade winds blow steadily from the cooler subtropical oceans to warm waters just north of the equator.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[10 Things About Earth]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Earth, our home planet, is the only planet whose name is not derived from Greek/Roman mythology. In Roman Mythology, the goddess of the Earth was Tellus - the fertile soil, while the Greek goddes was Gaia, terra mater - Mother Earth. The name we use today, Earth, comes from Old English and Germanic.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Cities Around World]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/od/skymaps/a/skymapcities.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[You can view free sky maps as seen from various cities around the globe. Your Guide offers this online planetarium which gives you three ways to view the sky and produce free sky maps.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Mars Information]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/cs/mars/p/marstest.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Mars Information. Astronomy Guide to Space exploration close to home. Information on planets in our solar system. Information on Mars, the red planet.]]></description>
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         <dc:date>2009-11-25T10:54:30Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Buy a Telescope]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/cs/telescopes/bb/begscopbinoc.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[If you have spent some time observing the sky with your naked eyes, you may be considering moving on to a telescope. Purchasing your first telescope can be a daunting task. Before you buy a telescope, use this guide to help in your decision process. Before You Buy a Telescope]]></description>
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         <dc:date>2009-11-25T10:54:30Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Asteroid On Collision Cours...]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/cs/asteroids/a/asteroidimpact.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[It appears that life may be imitating art. If you watched either of the 1998 movies Deep Impact or Armageddon, you may have an idea of the future that faces Earth.]]></description>
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         <dc:date>2009-11-25T10:54:30Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Galileo Galilei]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/cs/astronomerbios/a/galileobio.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Galileo Galilei - Astronomer. Read about the life and work of Galileo Galilei, perhaps the greatest scientist of all time, who went from genius to heretic and back again. Galileo Galilei, first used telescopes for scientific purposes, refined telescopes beyond being toys, demonstrated key points of gravity, and modernized science. Read the biography of Galileo Galilei.]]></description>
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         <dc:date>2009-11-25T10:54:30Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Constellations Pictures - Columba - Picture of the Constellation Columba]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/od/starsplanetsgalaxies/ig/Constellations-Pictures/columba.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[The Dove - Genitive: Columbae Abbreviations: Col, Colm Right Ascension, (h): 6 Declination, (deg): 35S&#10;]]></description>
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         <dc:date>2009-11-25T10:54:30Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Pluto Picture - Sedna Size Comparisons]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/od/solarsystem/ig/Pluto-Pictures-Gallery/Sedna-Size-Comparisons.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[The artist's rendition shows the newly discovered planet-like object, dubbed &quot;Sedna,&quot; in relation to other bodies in the solar system, including Earth and its Moon; Pluto; and Quaoar, a planetoid beyond Pluto that was until now the largest known object beyond Pluto. The diameter of Sedna is slightly smaller than Pluto's but likely somewhat larger than Quaoar.&#10;]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Space Disasters and Tragedies]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/od/spaceexplorationhistory/a/spacedisasters.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Space is a dangerous place. In all of human endeavor, there is danger. It is not possible to completely avoid risk. Even if you choose to hide in your home, some danger still exists. To live is to risk, but there are those, particularly those who work for the betterment of mankind, who risk more than others. From the fire and police officials who entered two buildings struck by terrorists in New York to the seven members of the space shuttle Columbia crew, exploring the final frontier.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ View of damaged Apollo 13 Service Module from the Lunar/Command Modules]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[This view of the damaged Apollo 13 Service Module (SM) was photographed from the Command Module (CM) just after the CM/SM separation prior to Earth re-entry. As seen here, an entire panel on the SM was blown away by the apparent explosion of oxygen tank number two located in Sector 4 of the SM. Two of the three fuel cells are visible just forward (above) the heavily damaged area. Three fuel cells, two oxygen tanks, and two hydrogen tanks are located in Sector 4.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Telescopes Between \$300 - \$500]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/od/telescopesandoptics/tp/tpbegscop500.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[If you have spent some time observing the sky with your naked eyes and a pair of binoculars, you may be ready to move on up to a telescope. As in most things in life, you typically get what you pay for. If you are looking for a better telescope to start out with, one which might carry you from a beginner to intermediate stargazer, check out these beginner's telescopes ranging from $300 to $500.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Earth and the Sun]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/od/sunsol/ig/Sun-Pictures-Gallery.--ry/Earth-and-the-Sun.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[This illustration shows the approximate size of Earth compared to the Sun. The giant coronal mass ejection in the image blasted off the Sun in October 2003. The image was taken by the international SOHO spacecraft.&#10;]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Constellations Pictures - Aquarius - Picture of the Constellation Aquarius]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/od/starsplanetsgalaxies/ig/Constellations-Pictures/aquarius.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[The Water Carrier - Genitive: Aquarii Abbreviations: Aqr, Aqar Right Ascension, (h): 23 Declination, (deg): 15S&#10;]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Earth Pictures - SMART-1 Looks Back]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/od/pictures/ig/Earth-Pictures-Gallery/SMART-1-Looks-Back.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[The first picture of Earth taken by the SMART-1 spacecraft on 21 May 2004 from a distance of 70,000 kilometres. The image shows from top left, Scandinavia, Denmark, United Kingdom and clear west and northern France. Southern France and Spain are at the centre under cloud cover. North Africa is bottom right (in the full-resoltion image).]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Guion &quot;Guy&quot; Bluford]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Guion &quot;Guy&quot; Bluford - NASA Astronaut - First African American In Space. Guion &quot;Guy&quot; Bluford was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His mother was a teacher and his father an engineer. The Blufords encouraged all four of their sons to work hard and set their goals high. Guy, became the first African-American in space.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ The Actual Apollo 13 Prime Crew]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The actual Apollo 13 lunar landing mission prime crew from left to right are: Commander, James A. Lovell Jr., Command Module pilot, John L. Swigert Jr.and Lunar Module pilot, Fred W. Haise Jr. The original Command Module pilot for this mission was Thomas &quot;Ken&quot; Mattingly Jr. but due to exposure to German measles he was replaced by his backup, Command Module pilot, John L. &quot;Jack&quot; Swigert Jr.&#10;]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Benjamin Banneker Biography]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Benjamin Banneker was an African-American astronomer, clockmaker, &amp; publisher who was instrumental in surveying the District of Columbia. Banneker taught himself astronomy &amp; advanced mathematics. He turned his attention to both subjects. His study of astronomy enabled him to make the calculations to predict solar &amp; lunar eclipses, even correctly contradicting experts of the day, &amp; to compile an ephemeris for his Benjamin Banneker's Almanac. He became known as the Sable Astronomer.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[NASA Spinoffs - Apollo Inventi]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/od/toolsequipment/ss/apollospinoffs.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Every day, in a variety of ways, American lives are touched by space technology. Since 1976, about 1,400 documented NASA inventions have benefited U.S. industry, improved the quality of life and created jobs for Americans. The Apollo program has helped change the way of life in America, especially in health care. Here are some of the inventions contributed by the Apollo program.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Astronaut John Swigert with &quot;Mailbox&quot;]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Astronaut John L. Swigert, Jr., Apollo 13 Command Module Pilot, holds the &quot;mailbox&quot; a jerry-rigged arrangement which the Apollo 13 astronauts built to use the Command Module lithium hydroxide canisters to purge carbon dioxide from the Lunar Module. Lithium hydroxide is used to scrub CO2 from the spacecraft atmosphere. Since there was a limited amount of lithium hydroxide in the Lunar Module, this arrangement was rigged up using the canisters from the Command Module.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Space Firsts - Basics]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/cs/basics/a/spacefirsts.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Space Firsts - Space Basics - Firsts In Space exploration - Space Firsts - Basics Series; What You Need To Know About Space. Discover who did what and when in these space firsts. From the first Earthling in space to the first man on the moon.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Constellations Pictures - Canis Major - Picture of the Constellation Canis Major]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/od/starsplanetsgalaxies/ig/Constellations-Pictures/canis_major.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[The Greater Dog - Genitive: Can Majoris Abbreviations: CMa, C Maj Right Ascension, (h): 7 Declination, (deg): 20S&#10;]]></description>
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         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Earth Pictures - SeaWinds - Oceans, Land, Polar Regions]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The SeaWinds scatterometer on the QuikSCAT satellite makes global radar measurements -- day and night, in clear sky and through clouds. The radar data over the oceans provide scientists and weather forecasters with information on surface wind speed and direction. Scientists also use the radar measurements directly to learn about changes in vegetation and ice extent over land and polar regions.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ View of Mission Control Center during Apollo 13 splashdown]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/od/apollomissions/ig/Apollo-13-Pictures-Gallery/View-of-Mission-Control-Center.-0sf.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Overall view of Mission Operations Control Room in Mission Control Center at the Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC) during the ceremonies aboard the U.S.S. Iwo Jima, prime recovery ship for the Apollo 13 mission.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Asteroid Information]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/od/asteroids/a/asteroidinfo.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Asteroids are rocky fragments left over from formation of the solar system about 4.6 billion years ago. Most of these fragments of ancient space rubble can be found orbiting the Sun in a belt between Mars &amp; Jupiter. This region in our solar system, called the Asteroid Belt or Main Belt, probably contains millions of asteroids ranging widely in size from Ceres, which at 940 km in diameter is about one-quarter the diameter of our Moon, to bodies that are less than 1 km across.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Astronaut Costumes]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/od/fungamesandhumor/a/astronautcostum.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Astronauts are among the most admired people in the world. So, it's not surprising that many people wish to dress as an astronaut when costumes are required. Whether you are attending a costume party as an astronaut or going Trick or Treating, we have some great astronaut costume ideas for you.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Lander 2 Site]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/od/mars/ig/Mars-Pictures-Gallery/Lander-2-Site.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Visible in the lower right corner of the image is the lander's footpad. The shroud that protected the soil collector head during the lander's descent lies a short distance from the footpad. The rounded rock in the center foreground is about 20 cm (8 in) wide. The angular rock to the left and further back is about 1.5 m (5 ft) across. Notice the two trenches dug in the regolith by the sampler arm.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Constellations Pictures - Cancer - Picture of the Constellation Cancer]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/od/starsplanetsgalaxies/ig/Constellations-Pictures/cancer.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[The Crab - Genitive: Cancer Abbreviations: Cnc, Canc Right Ascension, (h): 9 Declination, (deg): 20N&#10;]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Astronomy Books for Adults]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/od/astronomybooks/tp/astronomybooks.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Check out these top astronomy books for adults. Find astronomy books to complete your knowledge and library. From the basics through telescopes, these astronomy books will give you the insight you need.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Stonehenge Monument]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/od/astronomyhistory/a/stonehenge.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[No one is really sure who built Stonehenge or why it was built. Early theories were that it was constructed by the Druids or even the Romans, but those theories were disproved in the 20th century, when it was shown that construction began on Stonehenge over 2,000 years before Celts, and later Romans, had even arrived in the area. Most people believe that Neolithic peoples of the British Isles started building the Stonehenge monument around 5,000 years ago.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Robert Goddard Biography]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/od/biographies/a/robertgoddard.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[On October 5, 1882, Nahum Danford Goddard, a businessman, and Fannie Hoyt Goddard delivered a son, Robert, in Worcester, Massachusetts. Goddard died on Aug. 10, 1945, holding 214 patents in rocketry but having received little attention for his propulsion research. When American rocket scientists began to earnestly prepare for space exploration, they discovered it was almost impossible to build a rocket or launch a satellite without acknowledging the work of Goddard.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[February 2008 Monthly Sky Guid]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/od/computerresources/tp/2008FebSkyGuide.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Learn what is happening in February 2008 and what has happened in February in the past. Discover highlights of the night sky and learn what to look for in February 2008.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Great Wall of China]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/od/fungamesandhumor/ss/Great_Wall.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Even the game, Trivial Pursuit claims that the Great Wall of China is the only man-made object visible by NASA astronauts from space or from the moon with the naked eye. It's a space urban legend. While many man-made objects are visible, the Great Wall of China generally isn't, at least to the unaided eye in low Earth orbit. It certainly isn't visible from the Moon.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[The Human Body In A Vacuum]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/cs/basics/a/bodyvacuum1.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[What Happens To The Human Body In A Vacuum? Arnold Schwarzenegger - &quot;Total Recall&quot; Possible? The question is, what happens to the human body in a vacuum? Nope, the body won't blow up. Your blood won't boil, either.]]></description>
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         <dc:subject>education</dc:subject>
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         <title><![CDATA[10 Things About Mars]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/od/mars/tp/Mars10Things.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Named for the Roman god of War, Mars probably got this name due to its red color. It is sometimes referred to as the Red Planet. The name of the month March derives from Mars.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Star]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/od/glossaries/g/star.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[star - from an ever growing glossary of space and astronomy definitions. Find the definitions for star and all your space and astronomy related words in this online dictionary  - glossary.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[People I Would Like to Meet]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Here is a list of the top 10 astronomy and space people I would like to meet and/or have dinner with. Unfortunately, it probably will not happen. Several names on my list are now dead and the odds are against my meeting the living members as well.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Space Shuttle Orbiter Rear]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Cutaway detail showing the Parts of the Orbiter.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Apollo 11 Mission]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Apollo 11 Mission - First Humans on the Moon. The Space Race, and competition to land on the moon was a product of the Cold War. Not only was it an effort to prove technological superiority, but there was also a real fear on both sides that the other might place weapons of mass destruction in space.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Glossary]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Astronomy and Space Online Dictionary and Glossary. An ever growing online dictionary / glossary of space and astronomy definitions. Find the definitions for all your space and astronomy related words in this online dictionary - glossary. Astronomy and Space Online Dictionary and Glossary.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Hans Lippershey Biography]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Hans Lippershey was born in Wesel (western Germany) around the year 1570. Little is known about his early life, but he eventually moved to Middelburg, the capital of Zeeland, the southwesternmost province of the Netherlands. Hans Lippershey was probably not the first person to experiment with combining lenses to create crude telescopes and binoculars. While others later claimed to have invented the device, it was Lippershey who applied to the government of the Ntherlands for a patent in 1608.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Pythagoras of Samos Pictures - Pythagoras Bust]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Ten years after Pythagoras arrived in Egypt, relations between that country and Samos fell apart. Polycrates sent 40 ships to help Cambyses II, the king of Persia, invaded Egypt. During this war, Egypt lost and Pythagoras was taken prisoner and taken to Babylon. Pygathoras wasn't treate as a prisoner of war as we would consider today. He continued his education in mathematics and music and delved into the teachings of the priests, learning their sacred rites.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Astronaut James Lovell reads newspaper account of Apollo 13 safe recovery]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Astronaut James A. Lovell Jr., Apollo 13 mission commander, reads a newspaper account of the safe recovery of the problem plagued mission. Lovell is on board the U.S.S. Iwo Jima, prime recovery ship for Apollo 13, which was on a course for Pago Pago.&#10;]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Ptolemy Biography]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Ptolemy (aka Claudius Ptolemaeus, Ptolomaeus, Klaudios Ptolemaios, Ptolemeus) lived in Alexandria, Egypt. We know very little of Ptolemy's life, including his birth and death dates. He was an astronomer, mathematician and geographer. Ptolemy created the Ptolemaic System - Earth Centered Universe.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Space and Astronomy For Kids]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Space and Astronomy For Kids. Find information, pictures, links, and other space and astronomy for kids resources. Take a Solar System Tour, have fun with the Space and Astronomy Activity Book, watch NASA Television, check out some Sky Maps, browse the Astronomy and Space Glossary, add an Astronomy and Space Computer Desktop Wallpaper, learn NASA Acronyms, join the SETI Team to help find life in the universe. Discover Space and Astronomy For Kids. Space and Astronomy For Kids.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Pluto]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Pluto - Pictures and Astronomy Facts - Solar System Planetary Astronomical Data and Images of Pluto. Pluto. Astronomy Guide to Space exploration close to home. Information on our solar system. Pluto planetary data and graphics.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Feasting Black Hole Blows Bubbles]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Black Holes Pictures Gallery - Feasting Black Hole Blows Bubbles - A monstrous black hole's rude table manners include blowing huge bubbles of hot gas into space. At least, that's the gustatory practice followed by the supermassive black hole residing in the hub of the nearby galaxy NGC 4438. Known as a peculiar galaxy because of its unusual shape, NGC 4438 is in the Virgo Cluster, 50 million light-years from Earth.  - NASA and Jeffrey Kenney and Elizabeth Yale (Yale University)]]></description>
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         <dc:date>2009-11-25T10:54:30Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Mercury&#039;s South Pole]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Mercury Pictures Gallery - Mercury's South Pole - Mercury's south pole was photographed by one of Mariner 10's TV cameras as the spacecraft made its second close flyby of the planet September 21. The pole is located inside the large crater (180 kilometers, 110 miles) on Mercury's limb (lower center). The crater floor is shadowed and its far rim, illuminated by the sun, appears to de disconnected from the edge of the planet. - NASA/JPL/Northwestern University]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ President Nixon at Hickam AFB congratulates Astronaut James Lovell]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[President Richard M. Nixon and Astronaut James A. Lovell Jr., Apollo 13 commander, shake hands at special ceremonies at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. President Nixon was in Hawaii to present the Apollo 13 crew with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor.&#10;]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[10 Things About Venus]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Venus whose Greek equivalent was Aphrodite was the Roman goddess of love and beauty. Venus probably got its name from being the brightest object in the sky except for the Sun and the Moon. Venus has always been considered a feminine planet, with many legends and stories concerning its inhabitants. Even one modern doctor says that women are from Venus.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Sagittarius - Pictures and Information on the Constellation Sagittarius]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The Archer - Genitive: Sagittarii Abbreviations: Sgr, Sgtr Right Ascension, (h): 19 Declination, (deg): 25S&#10;]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[orbit]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[orbit - from an ever growing glossary of space and astronomy definitions. Find the definitions for orbit and all your space and astronomy related words in this online dictionary  - glossary.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Astronomy Events]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Astronomical Events - Discover Eclipses, Meteor Showers, Planetary Transits in our Astronomy Calendar. This astronomy calendar will be updated monthly to include new eclipses and meteor showers and other astronomical events. Prepare to view astronomical events such as meteor showers and eclipses. Keep track of our astronomy calendar]]></description>
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         <dc:date>2009-11-25T10:54:30Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[Telescopes In A Nutshell]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[While many people are under the impression that Galileo Galilei invented the telescope, that's not true at all. We're not exactly sure who the true inventor was, there was even some controversy at the time. However, today, the honor is usually ascribed to the man who first requested a patent for the device from the government of the Netherlands for a patent in 1608, Hans Lippershey. Telescopes come in three basic designs; Refractor, Reflector, and Catadioptric.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[10 Things About Mercury]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Named after the Roman god of commerce, travel and thievery, Mercury is the second smallest planet in the solar system, larger only than Pluto, the most distant planet in our solar system. If Earth were the size of a baseball, Mercury would be the size of a golf ball. Viewed from Mercury, the Sun would look almost three times as large as it does from Earth.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Orion - Pictures and Information on the Constellation Orion]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The Hunter - Genitive: Orionis Abbreviations: Ori, Orio Right Ascension, (h): 5 Declination, (deg): 5N&#10;]]></description>
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         <dc:date>2009-11-25T10:54:30Z</dc:date>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Pluto Picture - Pluto Not Yet Explored]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/od/solarsystem/ig/Pluto-Pictures-Gallery/Pluto-Not-Yet-Explored.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Cold, distant, Pluto is the only planet in our Solar System which has not been visited by a spacecraft from Earth. The story goes that the legend &quot;Pluto Not Yet Explored&quot; on a US postal stamp depicting the tiny, mysterious world inspired a JPL employee to develop plans for a Pluto flyby.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Astronaut Costumes for Kids]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Want an astronaut costume idea? From Halloween to costume parties to plays or skits, any time you need costume ideas, check out these space related costumes for kids. From astronaut costumes to alien costumes ideas.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Mercury&#039;s Caloris Basin]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/od/mercury/ig/Mercury-Pictures-Gallery/Mercury-s-Caloris-Basin.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Mercury Pictures Gallery - Mercury's Caloris Basin - Mercury: The desert closest to the sun. - NASA]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Astronomy Facts]]></title>
         <link>http://space.about.com/od/humor/a/AstronomyFacts.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Even though man has studied the heavens for thousands of years, we still know very little about the Universe we live in. And as we continue to learn more, we are consistently amazed, and sometimes confused, by what we learn. Here is a collection of amazing, interesting, and strange facts about our Universe.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Space Shuttle Columbia Tragedy]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The Loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia during mission STS-107. Columbia Space Shuttle tragic loss of lives. News and information concerning the investigation by the Space Shuttle Columbia Accident Investigation Board - CAIB. Columbia Space Shuttle Tragedy and Investigation.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Coronal Loops]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Extending above the photosphere or visible surface of the Sun , the faint, tenuous solar corona can't be easily seen from Earth, but it is measured to be hundreds of times hotter than the photosphere itself. What makes the solar corona so hot? Astronomers have long sought the source of the corona's heat in magnetic fields which loft monstrous loops of solar plasma above the photosphere.&#10;]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Jupiter Portrait]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Jupiter Pictures Gallery - Jupiter Portrait - This true color mosaic of Jupiter was constructed from images taken by the narrow angle camera onboard NASA's Cassini spacecraft on December 29, 2000, during its closest approach to the giant planet at a distance of approximately 10,000,000 km. - NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Apollo 13 Crew at Press Conference]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Apollo 13 astronauts Fred Haise, John Swigert, and James Lovell are pictured during the press conference after their ill-fated mission. The Apollo 13 mission (the third lunar landing mission) was aborted after 56 hours of flight, 205,000 miles from Earth, when an oxygen tank in the service module exploded.&#10;]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Astronomy 101 - Big Numbers]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Astronomy 101 - Lesson 4 - Big Numbers For a Big Universe. Learn how we use astronomical units to measure our solar system - light years for our galaxy and parsecs and scientific notation for the universe. Discover the meaning of big numbers like astronomical units light years and parsecs and how to write them in scientific notation for the measurement of our universe.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Earth Globes]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Find Earth Globes here. A globe is an item with the shape of a sphere and is often used as a synonym with Earth itself. In this case, we are discussing a representation of the earth in the form of a hollow ball with a map imposed over the surface. These Earth Globes are both fun and educational. Discover the Earth Globe that is right for your needs.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ X-Rays Emanate From Heated Material Falling Into Black Hole]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Black Holes Pictures Gallery - X-Rays Emanate From Heated Material Falling Into Black Hole - Astronomers unveiled the deepest images from NASA's new Spitzer Space Telescope today, and announced the detection of distant objects  including several supermassive black holes  that are nearly invisible in even the deepest images from telescopes operating at other wavelengths.  - NASA, ESA, A. M. Koekemoer (STScI), M. Dickinson (NOAO) and The GOODS Team]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Liquid Water on Mars]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[A series of troughs and layered mesas in the Gorgonum Chaos region of the Martian southern hemisphere appears in the chaotic terrain. Gullies proposed to have been formed by seeping ground water emanate from a specific layer near the tops of trough walls, particularly on south-facing slopes. Such a layer is called an aquifer, and this one appears to be present less than a few hundred meters (few hundred yards) beneath the surface in this region.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Sputnik 1]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Sputnik 1 - First Artificial Satellite In Space. The world was shocked, when on October 4, 1957, the USSR launched the world's first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1. The name Sputnik 1 comes from a Russian word for traveling companion of the world. Sputnik 1 carried a thermometer and two radio transmitters. After 57 days in orbit, Sputnik 1 was destroyed while reentering the atmosphere.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Great Moon Landing Hoax]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Was the Moon Landing in the 1960's a hoax? Some people claim that NASA lied about the Apollo program and faked the Moon landings. Actually, it would have been harder to fake the moon landings than to do it! Still, many people are confused about it, so let's clear it up the Moon Landing Hoax confusion.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Thales of Miletus]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The Greek philosopher, Thales of Miletus was born around 624BC, the son of Examyes and Cleobuline. While some believe his lineage was Phoenician, most consider him to be Milesian (Miletus, Asia Minor, now Turkey). He came from a distinguished family. It is difficult to write about Thales of Miletus, since none of his own writing survives. Thales of Miletus was an engineer, scientist, mathematician, and philosopher, the first natural philosopher in the Milesian School.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[What Is Astronomy?]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Astronomy, derived from the Greek words for star law, is the scientific study of all objects beyond our world, and the process by which we seek to understand the physical laws and origins of our universe.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Lander 1 Site]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Big Joe, the large rock just left of center is about 2 m (7 ft) wide. The top of the rock is covered with red soil. Those portions of the rock not covered are similar in color to basaltic rocks on Earth. This rock may be a fragment of a lava flow that was later ejected by an impact crater. The red color of the rocks and soil is due to an abundance of oxidized iron in the eroded material.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Mars August 2009 Close to Earth Email - Learn the Truth About the Email that says Earth Will Be Very Close to Mars in August of 2009]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Mars Close to Earth Email August 2009 Is it true? It is possible you may have received this email recently:]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Potty Training - How To Go ...]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[There are many things we take for granted here on Earth that take on a whole new aspect when you're orbiting the Earth in microgravity. One of the most asked questions that NASA receives involves bathroom rituals. Let&amp;#146;s see what a trip to the bathroom in the shuttle entails.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Pluto Picture - Hubble Portrait of the &quot;Double Planet&quot; Pluto &amp; Charon]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[This is the clearest view yet of the distant planet Pluto and its moon, Charon, as revealed by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope (HST). The image was taken by the European Space Agency's Faint Object Camera on February 21, 1994 when the planet was 2.6 billion miles (4.4 billion kilometers) from Earth; or nearly 30 times the separation between Earth and the sun. Hubble's corrected optics show the two objects as clearly separate and sharp disks.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Pluto Picture - Pluto &amp; Charon Eclipse a Triple Star]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Occasionally, a planet in our Solar System will pass in front of a bright star. Since stars and planets take up so little space on the sky, such events are quite rare. Two months ago, however, Pluto and its large moon Charon passed in front of a comparatively bright triple star system known as P126. By noting how P126 A dimmed, the event was useful for studying Pluto's relatively unknown atmosphere.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ The Moon from Galileo&#039;s Perspective]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[During its flight, the Galileo spacecraft returned images of the Moon. The Galileo spacecraft took these images on December 7, 1992 on its way to explore the Jupiter system in 1995-97. The distinct bright ray crater at the bottom of the image is the Tycho impact basin. The dark areas are lava rock filled impact basins: Oceanus Procellarum (on the left), Mare Imbrium (center left), Mare Serenitatis and Mare Tranquillitatis (center), and Mare Crisium (near the right edge).]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Apollo 13 space vehicle during Countdown Demonstration Test]]></title>
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         <title><![CDATA[Johannes Kepler]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Johannes Kepler - Defender of Copernicus - Planetary Lawmaker - Science Fiction Writer. Read about the life and work of Tycho Brahe's successor, Johannes Kepler, who built on previous data to create a legacy of his own, his Three Laws of Planetary Motion. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Pythagoras of Samos Pictures - Portrait of Pythagoras]]></title>
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         <title><![CDATA[ STEREO Ultraviolet 3D Images]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The two STEREO spacecraft were launched together in Oct. 2006 from Cape Canaveral. In the following months they were placed in two separate orbits about the Sun - one (the Ahead spacecraft) moving ahead of Earth's orbit, the other (Behind) moving behind Earth's orbit. Both spacecraft are separating from each other and Earth. The spacecraft now have four degrees of separation, enough to provide true 3D images of the Sun and solar storms for the very first time.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Sunspot Loops]]></title>
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         <title><![CDATA[15 Minute Intro to Night Sky]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[People have been looking up at the night sky for as long as there have been people. Ancient people had many theories about what those strange lights in the sky were. Today, we know they are stars, like our own Sun, but to the early humans they were magical. Have you ever looked at the clouds and seen pictures? Well, as those ancient humans looked at the stars, they began to see patterns too. Some of these pictures they saw, reminded them of stories they had heard.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Hubble Uncovers Dust Disk around a Massive Black Hole]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Black Holes Pictures Gallery - Hubble Uncovers Dust Disk around a Massive Black Hole - Resembling a gigantic hubcap in space, a 3,700-light-year-wide dust disk encircles a 300-million- solar-mass black hole in the center of the elliptical galaxy NGC 7052. - Roeland P. van der Marel (STScI), Frank C. van den Bosch (Univ. of Washington), and NASA]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Astronomy 101 - Modern Astr...]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Astronomy 101 - Modern Astronomy - Lesson 3: Astronomy Enters the Twentieth Century ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Apollo 13 prime crewmembers during water egress training]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The three prime crewmembers of the Apollo 13 lunar landing mission stand by to participate in water egress training in a water tank in bldg 260 at the Manned Spacecraft Center. They are Astronauts James A. Lovell Jr., (left), commander; Fred W. Haise Jr. (right), lunar module pilot; and Thomas K. Mattingly II (in background, obscured by Haise), command module pilot.&#10;]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Gravitational Pull]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Definition: Gravitational Pull; The attraction that one object has for another object due to the invisible force of gravity. The mass of an object affects its gravitational pull. The gravitational pull of the Sun keeps the planets in orbit around it.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Black Hole]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Black Hole - from an ever growing glossary of space and astronomy definitions. Find the definitions for Black Hole and all your space and astronomy related words in this online dictionary - glossary. Black Hole: Astronomy theoretical celestial object, formed when a massive star collapses from its own gravity. A black hole has such a strong pull of gravity that not even light can escape from it.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ North Pole of the Moon]]></title>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Apollo 13 crew recovery after splashdown]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[A water-level view of the Apollo 13 recovery operations in the South Pacific. U.S. Navy underwater demolition team assists the astronauts in egressing their Command Module and entering life rafts. The Apollo 13 Command Module splashed down at 12:07:44 p.m., April 17, 1970.&#10;]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Apollo 13 crewmen during post flight debriefing activity at MSC]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Find astronomy and space education resources including lesson plans; live, online, and email courses; and science fair resources. Discover great information about space and astronomy education resources and opportunities. Includes: About Astronomy and Space In The Classroom, Lesson Plans, Sky Maps, Solar System Tour, NASA Television, Astronomy and Space Glossary, Space Computer Desktop Wallpaper, NASA Acronyms, SETI Team, and email courses.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Astronaut Neil Armstrong participates in simulation of moon&#039;s surface]]></title>
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         <title><![CDATA[December 2009 Monthly Sky Guid]]></title>
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         <title><![CDATA[Colonel Yuri Gagarin Biography]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Yuri A. Gagarin was born on a collective farm in a region west of Moscow, Russia on March 9, 1934. On April 12, 1961 Yuri Gagarin became the 1st human to orbit Earth. Yuri Gagarin circled Earth at a speed of 27,400 k/h. The flight lasted 108 minutes. At the highest point, Yuri Gagarin was about 327 km above Earth. Colonel Yuri Gagarin died on March 27, 1968 when the MiG-15 he was piloting crashed near Moscow. At the time of his death, Yuri Gagarin was in training for a second space mission.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Ring Around a Suspected Black Hole in Galaxy NGC 4261]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The gravitational pull of a suspected super-massive black hole forms a frisbee-like disk of cool gas, at the core of an energetic galaxy. Subsequent Hubble observations of yet another active galaxy (M87) confirmed the reality of monstrous black holes  gravitational &quot;sink holes&quot; that trap everything, even light.]]></description>
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