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Tag: planets

LEGO Nonfiction Books, Image: Scholastic

New LEGO Nonfiction Book Series: Review and Giveaway

August 11, 2016December 14, 2017Sophie Brown

This summer, LEGO® has moved into the world of non-fiction, educational books with two new series – Leveled Readers and Favorite Topics.

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Moving on Up: From Nursery to Big Boy Room

December 5, 2015Will James4

We recently decided that it was time to upgrade our son from his nursery to a “big boy room.” When asked what he wanted the theme to be, he emphatically stated, “Robots and Rocketships.”

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Sunday Evening With Captain Owen Episode 018: ”The Planets”

October 12, 2015Will James

Today we talk about the planets in our solar system (and include Pluto), send our friend Gabby well-wishes, and then play with blocks and our imaginations, and finally we briefly talk about one of our favorite Disney films, Robin Hood.

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‘Earth+Space’: The Coffee Table Book That’s Out of This World

October 2, 2015Jenny Bristol

Other than the attractive but questionable title (which sometimes wreaks havoc on precise search engine searches), I love this book. I mean, you’ve got space. You’ve got photography. And I’m pretty sure there are very few people out there who do astrophotography better than NASA.

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The Planet Tatooine, Realized!

March 31, 2015Patricia Vollmer

Imagine an Earth-like planet orbiting what’s known as “binary stars,” similar to what Luke Skywalker saw every day from Tatooine.

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Could There Be Two More Planets in Our Solar System?

January 16, 2015Ken Denmead3

Scientists have crunched the numbers, and their conclusions could change our view of the solar system, again.

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Space Opportunities and News

July 6, 2014Karen Burnham

Student unmanned aircraft competitions, opportunities to launch payloads on NASA rockets, a space anniversary, and more.

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Geeky States of America: Maine’s Scale Model of Planet Earth

January 23, 2014Sarah Pinault

Explore the Earth in Maine, from a view that can’t be beat: DeLorme’s large scale replica of our planet.

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What if we had Saturn instead of the Moon?

What if We Had a Planet Instead of a Moon?

April 16, 2013Kevin Makice

The Moon is a spectacular, if not all too familiar landmark of our night sky. For artist and author Ron Miller, it’s also inspiration for some compelling science art.

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Space Facts Infographic: All the Planets to Scale

August 23, 2012Ken Denmead

Well, that puts things in the proper perspective. And please, no kvetching about Pluto.

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GeekDad Puzzle of the Week Solution: Planetary Paths

July 3, 2012Judd Schorr

This past week’s puzzle was an interesting study in math and human nature. While we did not have nearly as many solutions offered as we do most weeks, *all* of the solutions offered were correct! Here is the …

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GeekDad Puzzle of the Week: Planetary Paths

June 25, 2012Judd Schorr

Just past UDFj-39546284, one of the most distant galaxies discovered to date by the Hubble telescope, is a small, flat/disc universe with six planets that ring an asteroid field. Over time, robot traders mining this section of space have hewn …

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768 Planets and Counting

June 21, 2012Ken Denmead

As is his wont, Randall Munroe has once again produced an amazing visual representation of some bit of science or nature that puts things into awesome perspective.

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My Kid’s Going to Mars!

October 29, 2010Admin

The next time you want to brag about your geek kid to a friend or neighbor, try this one, “Oh yeah? Well, my kid’s name will be on Mars next year!” And you won’t be stretching the truth. While digging …

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