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This brochure describes the science of NASA's Swift satellite mission. Swift's primary goal is to unravel the mystery of gamma ray bursts.
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This
poster
illustrates
the
visible
and
invisible
aspects
of
galaxies.
The
central
image
compares
an
optical
image
of
the
Andromeda
galaxy
with
its
x-ray
image.
Other
areas
of
the
poster
illustrate
different
types
of
galaxies,
and
the
size
and
scale
of
star
systems,
galaxies
and
clusters
of
galaxies.
The
poster
also
illustrates
the
evidence
for
hidden
mass
in
galaxies.
The
poster
is
supported
by
information
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Black
Holes:
From
Here
to
Infinity
is
a
6-page
illustrated
brochure
that
answers
the
eight
most
frequently
asked
questions
about
black
holes.
It
was
developed
by
the
Education
and
Public
Outreach
group
at
Sonoma
State
University,
with
funding
from
the
EXIST
mission
concept
study
and
the
Gamma-ray
Large
Area
Space
Telescope
(GLAST)
mission.
It
is
available
in
both
English
and
Spanish
and
is
part
of
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This
exhibit
uses
text
and
images
to
portray
human
views
of
the
universe,
and
how
they
have
evolved
over
time.
In
recognition
of
the
International
Year
of
Astronomy,
the
exhibit
includes
six
two-sided
panels
that
feature
key
astronomical
discoveries
from
the
past
400
years.
The
exhibit
also
highlights
the
technological
advancements
that
made
these
discoveries
possible.
For
example,
in
turning
his
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This
lithograph
shows
the
deepest
visible
light
observation
of
the
early
universe.
In
contrast
to
the
image?s
harvest
of
classic
spiral
and
elliptical
galaxies,
there
are
a
number
of
oddball
galaxies
littering
the
field.
Some
look
like
toothpicks;
others
like
links
on
a
bracelet.
A
few
appear
to
be
interacting.
The
information
contained
in
the
text
can
be
used
to
introduce
the
idea
that
galaxies
evolve
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This poster provides a brief mission profile, bios of the people behind the mission and an activity built around the Maunder Minimum Mystery. Completion of the activity will allow students to see how a theory develops from inception through various studies where supporting evidence is found and how current technology might be used in supporting the theory.
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This
poster
was
developed
to
commemorate
the
25th
anniversary
of
the
Voyager
1
and
2
launch.
The
learning
objectives
of
the
activity
Voyager
1
and
2:
Where
Are
You
is
to
help
students
appreciate
the
great
distances
between
the
planets
and
their
comparable
sizes,
view
the
solar
system
in
three
dimensions
in
a
useful
scale,
and
visualize
the
paths
of
the
Voyager
spacecraft
and
their
distances
and
positions.
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This
comic
book
explains
the
science
of
the
upper
atmosphere,
and
how
the
layer
known
as
the
ionosphere
affects
communication
and
navigation
here
on
Earth.
The
story
features
Cindi,
an
android
space-girl
and
her
pet
robot
dogs,
TEKS
and
TAKS.
Her
teenage
research
assistant
Roberto
receives
her
data
here
on
Earth.
Imaginary
space
dogs
begin
the
tale
of
atoms
in
the
upper
atmosphere,
both
ions
and
neutrals,
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This
set
of
four
educational
wall-sheets
includes
Newton's
Three
Laws
and
the
Law
of
Gravitation.
They
include
activities
that
are
designed
to
be
displayed
as
a
set
on
classroom
walls.
The
pre-activity
reading
featuring
the
Swift
satellite
and
most
activities
can
be
used
in
middle-school
classrooms.
Optional
extension
activities
are
suitable
for
advanced
middle-school
students
and
students
in
ninth
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This
lithograph
contains
a
Hubble
Space
Telescope
image
that
shows
the
colorful
Planetary
Nebula
NGC
2440
with
one
of
the
hottest
known
white
dwarfs
at
its
center.
The
text
briefly
explains
the
process
of
stellar
death
of
sun-like
stars
and
those
with
a
mass
greater
than
eight
times
the
Sun.
The
accompanying
classroom
activity
is
a
curriculum
support
tool
designed
for
use
as
an
introductory
inquiry
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