The Planets and Beyond
The Planets and Beyond
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Jupiter’s Rain of Diamonds
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Mike reveals the moment he thought, “Maybe this wasn’t such a good idea."
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Astronaut Mike Massimino's Scariest Moment
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Mike talks about the importance of teamwork.
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What Does It Take to be a NASA Astronaut?
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Mike talks about his favorite memory from orbit.
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Astronaut Mike Massimino's Best Space Moment
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When astronauts explore Mars, they'll need a way around communication delays of up to 22 minutes.
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Texting on Mars
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What formed Orcus Patera? An asteroid, a volcano, or possibly Mars' third moon?
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Mars' Most Mysterious Crater
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Earth and Venus endured massive impacts in the distant past.
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Demolition Derby in the Early Solar System
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Storm systems on Saturn form a perfect hexagon on the planet's north pole.
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The Planets and Beyond
Saturn's Amazing Hexagon
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Saturn's rings and moons teach us how planets formed around our sun -- and around other stars.
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The Planets and Beyond
Saturn is a Snapshot of an Early Solar System
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Greenhouse gasses from volcanoes have helped raise Venus' surface temperature to 900 degrees Fahrenheit.
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The Planets and Beyond
How Venus Became a Hellish Planet
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Historic highlights from the record-setting Saturn probe.
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8 Extraordinary Cassini Moments
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If Planet 9 exists, it may have been stolen from another star system.
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The Planets and Beyond
A Case of Planetary Theft?
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The mysterious planet may glow like a jellyfish.
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Planet 9 Could Have a Transparent Atmosphere
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Flowing liquid nitrogen smoothed the vast plain known as Sputnik Planum.
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What Created Pluto's Heart?
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Pluto's Moon Charon: A "Frankenstein" World
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Planet TrES-2b is so hot that its atmosphere absorbs virtually all the light from its star.
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Was the moon a captured planet?
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The Moon’s Origins
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Unexplained observations suggest the Moon is alive.
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The Moon Alive?!
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Einstein's theory of general relativity was not always considered correct. It wasn't until Hubble made a grand discovery that the equation was fixed.... or was it? Some scientists believe the equation should actually go back to it's original form due to dark energy.
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