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Dirty Snowballs: How a Comet's Size Affects How Fast It Melts
Objective: To model comets using ice forms and determine how weight affects the rate of melting.
Asteroid Mining: Gold Rush in Space?
Could asteroid mining be the space equivalent of gold mining? Possibly! But how will scientists and entrepreneurs decide which asteroids to target? The new "Asteroid Mining: Gold Rush in Space?" astronomy project guides students in using NASA data to help them make decisions as they create a business plan for a hypothetical asteroid mining company.
Dirty Snowballs: How a Comet's Size Affects How Fast It Melts
Objective: To model comets using ice forms and determine how weight affects the rate of melting.
Asteroid Mining: Gold Rush in Space?
Could asteroid mining be the space equivalent of gold mining? Possibly! But how will scientists and entrepreneurs decide which asteroids to target? The new "Asteroid Mining: Gold Rush in Space?" astronomy project guides students in using NASA data to help them make decisions as they create a business plan for a hypothetical asteroid mining company.