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3 Ways Of Seeing Invisible Air Flow
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Why A Sausage Can Do What Your Gloves Cannot
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What Is Ocean Stratification?
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The Most Extreme Explosion in the Universe
AdultsLifeScienceSpaceSupernovae are the most powerful explosions in the universe, unleashing enough energy to outshine galaxies. We have no real metaphor for their power – if the sun were to magically go supernova it would feel like you were being hit by the energy of a nuclear explosion, every second. For weeks.
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How Many Animal Species Are There, Really?
YouthAnimalsEnvironmentFacts...It's harder than you might think to know how many animal species live on Earth.
Artemis I Launch
YouthSpaceTechnologyScienceNASA’s Artemis I mission lifted off on Nov. 16, 2022, from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39B. This video includes highlights from the event.