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    Where did the Moon come from? - NASA

    The Condensation Theory: This theory proposes that the Moon and the Earth condensed individually from the nebula that formed the solar system, with the Moon formed in orbit around …

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    Why are they crashing the Galileo satellite? - NASA

    In addition to the information collected about the atmosphere of Jupiter, it detected evidence of underground salt water oceans on Jupiter's moons Europa, Ganymede and Callisto, and …

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    Why is the crescent moon sometimes lit on the bottom? - NASA

    StarChild Question of the Month for March 2002 Question: Why is the crescent Moon sometimes lit on the bottom? Answer: A careful observer will certainly notice that over the period of …

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    StarChild: Did you know... (Eris)

    Eris was named after the goddess of strife. Its moon, Dysnomia, was named after the daughter of Eris.

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    Alan Shepard - starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov

    He spent only 5 minutes in space that day. He was called a hero when he returned to Earth. Shepard did not go into space again until 1971. That year, he flew aboard Apollo 14 and …

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    The Apollo 15 Lunar Rover on the Moon - NASA

    The Apollo 15 mission was the first to carry a lunar rover, which allowed the astronauts to travel much further from their landing site and sample a much wider variety of lunar materials. Here, …

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    StarChild: Saturn's Natural Satellites - NASA

    Saturn's Natural Satellites For many years, Saturn was believed to have 18 natural satellites. Since the year 2000, however, many more satellites have been observed and confirmed. As of …

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    StarChild: Did you know... (Alan Shepard)< - NASA

    Did you know...? Alan Shepard carried a golf club on board Apollo 14. While on the Moon's surface, he played golf.

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    StarChild: Did you know... (The Moon)

    Due to the fact that the Moon's period of rotation and revolution are the same, we always see the same side of the Moon from Earth.

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    Archive of Questions

    What shape is the universe? [July 2001] If there is no oxygen in space, how does the Sun "burn"? [August 2001] Did Galileo invent the telescope? [September 2001] Where did the Moon come …