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Chapter 25: Search for Solutions
"The Space Academy"

Introduction
     In this chapter, you learned how Americans in the 1980s took great pride in their space explorations—in particular, the launch of the space shuttle. Go to the Internet for a closer look at the nation's space program.

Destination Title: The NASA Web site
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Directions
Start at the NASA's "The Space Place" Web site.
  • Scroll down and click on NASA for Kids.
  • Click on Space Travel.
  • Click on The Space Place.
  • Click on Space Science in Action.
  • Click all the icons on the page and read the text that follows. Then answer the questions below.
1. What important jobs are made easier now that we have detailed images of the earth from outer space? Why are these jobs considered important?


2. What is a barycenter? Why is it significant if a star wobbles?


3. Solve an extraterrestrial riddle. How is playing a game of darts like looking for planets around other stars?


4. How can mirrors help find other planets?



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