space exploration

What's the Point of the International Space Station(ISS)?

On March 1st, astronaut Scott Kelly returned to Earth after 340 days aboard the International Space Station (ISS). But why was he even up there for so long in the first place? What is the ISS? According to NASA, the ISS is a “convergence of science, technology, and human innovation that demonstrates new technologies and

Pluto and beyond: Voyaging into interstellar space

Pluto! Enigmatic, icy, and (at one time) one of the nine planets to grace the solar system we call home. Now labeled a “dwarf planet” after contentious debate in 2006, Pluto sadly wasn't even able to complete one orbit around the sun between its discovery and demotion. Unfortunately for Pluto, size matters in the planet

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