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Types of Telescopes
Space ExplorerAstronomers use many different types of telescopes to study the universe across the full electromagnetic spectrum. Explore how refractors, reflectors,...
Why We Need Telescopes
Space ExplorerThe naked eye can only show us a tiny fraction of the universe. Discover why telescopes revolutionized astronomy, what Galileo saw when he first point...
Comparing All the Planets
Space ExplorerNow that you have explored each world individually, pull it all together. How do the eight planets stack up against each other in size, density, moons...
Ice Giants: Uranus and Neptune
Space ExplorerAt the far edge of our solar system lie two strange blue-green worlds. Uranus rolls on its side, Neptune has the fiercest winds in the solar system, a...
Gas Giants: Jupiter and Saturn
Space ExplorerJupiter and Saturn are the giants of our solar system — planets so large that everything else seems tiny by comparison. Explore their storms, rings, m...
Mars: The Red Planet
Space ExplorerMars is the most studied planet beyond Earth and our best candidate for future human exploration. From the largest volcano in the solar system to sign...