Cosmic Frontiers
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Exploring Venus
The surface of Venus is 95% carbon dioxide with an atmospheric pressure equivalent to 900 meters underwater.
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Exploring Venus
Surface temperatures reach 450 degrees - any technology we send to Venus wouldn't stand a chance in the heat.
Cosmic Journeys
Ride along on dramatic balloon flights into colorful geomagnetic storms to help revolutionize space travel.
Cosmic Journeys
Cosmologists were stunned to learn the universe is flying apart in all directions at an ever-increasing rate.
Cosmic Journeys
Did Mars ever develop life? The search for answers reveals the forces that long ago doomed the Red Planet.
Cosmic Journeys
Examine the Universe's first micro-moments to learn why the Universe is vast almost beyond our comprehension.
Cosmic Journeys
There are plans to send spacecraft to the Moon to find resources that may one day allow humans to live there.
Cosmic Journeys
What are scientists learning about the history of the Moon and its relationship to the development of Earth?
Cosmic Journeys
Massive solar storms attack Earth by disrupting radio signals and navigation systems and harming power grids.
Cosmic Journeys
The largest object in our galaxy is a supermassive black hole that dominates its central region.
SuperTornado: Anatomy of a Megadisaster
A look at Joplin, Missouri five years after one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history razed the town.
Lake Geneva: The Giant Tsunami
In 563 AD, Geneva was destroyed by a tsunami, and it could happen again. Scientists are working to assess the danger and prepare for disaster.
Tsunami: Facing the Global Threat
Tsunamis are so sudden and powerful that in a matter of minutes, they can wipe out a coastline.
Megafires: The Global Threat
Learn why megafires are beyond our control, what makes them so insatiable, and the human causes of the crisis.