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Apollo 15 in 3D

Unique stereo views help us remember the glory of humanity's first three-day stay on the Moon.

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Say Aloha to Hawaii with TravelQuest!

Our journey crisscrosses the Big Island of Hawaii, exploring the basalt-lava rock pools of Hilo, pristine beaches, waterfalls, lush rainforests, and Volcanoes National Park. Ascend to great heights with a visit to Mauna Kea Observatories, where our small group of intrepid sky watchers will discover what secrets the Hawaiian skies reveal!

John Glenn's fan mail shows sexism thwarted the ambitions of many girls who dreamed of the stars

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Space tourism: Rockets emit 100 times more CO₂ per passenger than flights

Here's what a space tourism industry led by Bezos, Branson and Musk might mean for the planet.

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Venusian trio: ESA teams up with NASA to send another spacecraft to Venus

EnVision will orbit Venus with the goal of getting a holistic view of our sister planet.

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Why Gil Scott-Heron's 'Whitey on the Moon' still feels relevant today

In 1970, Gil Scott-Heron penned a spoken word song called 'Whitey on the Moon' that criticized the 1969 Moon landing. A hip-hop scholar explains why the song still reverberates today.

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Ask Astro: Why do galaxies have spiral arms? Do smaller objects have them too?

What causes the formation of spiral arms in galaxies? Do spiral arms form in other flattened groups of orbiting objects, like planetary rings and protostellar disks?

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