MS-ESS1-3
Analyze and interpret data to determine scale properties of objects in the solar system.
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SpaceThe dark side of the universe
Most of the cosmos is invisible, but that doesn’t stop scientists from searching for it.
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PlanetsThe growing planetary family
At least 1,200 added to list of possible planets beyond the solar system.
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SpaceDark galaxy
Astronomers have spied a massive galaxy that appears to contain no stars.
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SpaceBlack hole journey
Research on weird, invisible objects called black holes might help explain how the universe began.
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SpaceBaby star
Astronomers have observed the earliest twinkles ever picked up from a newborn star.
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SpaceA dusty birthplace
Evidence of separate bands of dust suggests the presence of a planet orbiting a young star.
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PlanetsA very distant planet says “cheese”
A small red spot may be the first picture ever taken of a planet outside the solar system.
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SpaceSearching for alien life
A robot rover practices looking for alien life by trekking across the world's driest desert.
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SpaceBurst busters
A powerful type of explosion in outer space is much more common, but not always as powerful, as astronomers had thought.
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PlanetsRinging Saturn
The Cassini spacecraft has arrived at Saturn to start exploring the planet and its rings and moons.
By Emily Sohn