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"One of the greatest exploration feats of all time - the Cassini mission to Saturn, followed by the release of the Huygens probe into Saturn's largest moon, Titan"

"So, the Earth pulls on the moon because of gravity? Why doesn't the moon get pulled into the Earth and crash? What a great question."

"Here's how to build a straw rocket from paper, sticky notes, and tape using just a pencil and scissors. The sticky notes allow students to easily change the tail fins to see what works best. Fifth grade students constructed straw rockets like this during engineering week talks at elementary schools. "

"See three-dimensional planet models along the way as you shuttle from Pluto at the furthest reaches of the Solar System to the Sun, which is represented by the 37-metre Anglo-Australian Telescope dome at Siding Spring Observatory.  The planets are displayed on huge billboards with the size of the planets and the distance between each billboard scaled relative to the dome - the Sun - along the five main roads that lead to Coonabarabran in regional NSW."

"The search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) has been going on for over half a century. It has mostly drawn a blank. But once in a while there is a flurry of excitement. Here are some of the highlights."