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This poster depicts the Milky Way galaxy at radio, infrared, optical, x-ray, and gamma-ray wavelengths. Captions describe the Milky Way and what can be learned about the galaxy from measurements made in each segment of the electromagnetic spectrum. Note: the poster is out-of-print, but a PDF can be downloaded at this site.
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This poster focuses on the topic of space weather. The front gives overview images and the back tells the story of Sun-Earth connections with additional images. It also contains an educational activity. The poster is now out of print.
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This
lithograph
introduces
users
to
the
fact
that
the
Solar
System
has
an
interstellar
boundary
called
the
heliosphere.
It
includes
an
interactive
activity.
Users
can
look
at
the
diagram
of
the
heliosphere
on
the
front,
read
information
about
the
heliosphere
on
the
back,
and
then
use
the
lithograph
as
part
of
a
model
of
the
heliosphere
that
uses
water
to
represent
solar
wind.
The
lithograph
also
includes
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This
poster
outlines
the
major
mission
highlights
of
the
Interstellar
Boundary
Explorer
(IBEX)
mission,
a
Small
Explorer
Earth-orbiting
spacecraft
that
is
designed
to
map
the
distant
boundary
between
the
solar
wind
from
our
Sun
and
the
interstellar
medium.
This
poster
supports
a
full-length
planetarium
show
about
the
IBEX
mission
and
the
boundary
of
the
Solar
System.
Each
short
activity/
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This four-page color brochure describes the science of NASA?s GLAST mission, as well as providing tables that summarize the instrumental parameters and the mission participants. Note: In 2008, the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) was renamed Fermi, for the physicist Enrico Fermi.
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This one-page lithograph describes the science of NASA?s GLAST mission and includes a student activity on the back. It is also available for download in PDF format. Note: In 2008, the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) was renamed Fermi, for the physicist Enrico Fermi.
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This brochure includes a scale model of the Sun-Earth system and information about NASA?s Sun-Earth education program,.. A small image of the Earth can be detached from the brochure. Simple directions explain the distances between the Sun and the Earth.
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This is a poster with classroom activities related to NASA?s Space Interferometry Mission. It introduces measurement and scale using hands-on activities.
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This
lithograph
features
Hubble
Space
Telescope
images
and
includes
text
that
describes
and
explains
the
images.
The
images
provide
motivation
for
students
to
explore
and
formulate
questions.
In
addition,
there
is
an
accompanying
level
one
inquiry-based
classroom
activity
series
entitled
?In
Search
of??
The
classroom
activity
is
designed
to
encourage
the
development
of
research
skills
and
independent
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This collection of nine cards focuses on the three types of galaxies: spiral, elliptical, and irregular. Each card displays a color image of a galaxy on one side and describes the galaxy's type, its location within a constellation, and interesting facts on the other side. The Hubble Space Telescope card includes interesting facts, as well as suggestions for using the cards.
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