Space Exploration Technologies

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The investigation of physical conditions in space and on stars, planets, and other celestial bodies through the use of satellites, space probes, or spacecraft with human crews.

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Space Exploration

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What is: An object that revolves around another object in space

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Satellite

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What is: large group of stars, gas had dust held together by gravity or billion of stars.

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Galaxy

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What is: the sun, planets, and all the other objects that revolve around the sun due to the sun's gravitational pull?

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Solar System

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What is: Any natural body outside the Earth's atmosphere

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Celestial body

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What is: a large telescope in space. It was launched into orbit by space shuttle Discovery on April 24, 1990. It orbits about 547 kilometers (340 miles) above Earth

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Hubble

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What does the Chandra X-ray Observatory observe?

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Black holes and images of X-rays

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A telescope launched by NASA in 2008 that can detect gamma rays.

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The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope

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What is: a vehicle that carries scientific instruments to planets or other bodies in space. Information is sent through radio waves.

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Probe

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What is: a spacecraft, observatory, and laboratory all in one?

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International Space Station