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August 28, 2007 CHARM Telecon
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August 28, 2007
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The Ranger and Surveyor projects of the 1960s were the first U.S. efforts to explore the Moon.
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Version B of the solar system installment of our solar system poster series.
Our Solar System Poster - Version B
Version A of the solar system installment of our solar system poster series.
Our Solar System Poster - Version A
This NASA poster set showcases the beauty of our solar system and beyond.
Solar System and Beyond Poster Set
MarCO-B took these images as it approached Mars in November 2017.
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Engineer Joel Steinkraus uses sunlight to test the solar arrays on one of the MarCO spacecraft at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
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A commemorative plaque left on the Moon by the crew of Apollo 15.
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The first ever "portrait" of our solar system as seen from the outside.
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Earth, described by scientist Carl Sagan as a "Pale Blue Dot," as seen by Voyager 1 from a distance of more than 4 billion miles (6.4 billion kilometers).
Voyager 1's Pale Blue Dot
What can you see in the February sky? Stars and planets with distinct red and blue colors, like Mars and Sirius.
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Venus, the Moon and Jupiter.
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Venus and the Moon rise above a mountain.
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A November 2016 "supermoon" sets over the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, DC.
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Hubble Sees Phobos Orbiting Mars
Hidden details of our home galaxy — the Milky Way — are revealed in different wavelengths.
Milky Way in Multiple Wavelengths
A stunning false-color view of Saturn's moon Hyperion.
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