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OUR SOLAR SYSTEM MIGHT BE  UNIQUE IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE! Scientists now believe that there are as many planets (if not more) in our Milky Way Galaxy as stars– hundreds of billions! So far, we have confirmed the existence of … Continue reading →

By Lauren Preble Guest experience gallery interpreter Spring is upon us, and I am sure you have witnessed quite a few more honey bees (Apis mellifera; native to Europe) fluttering around in the breezy Phoenix afternoons. But have you ever … Continue reading →

On the afternoon of May 7th, the lobby of Arizona Science Center was alive with the excited buzz of nearly 200 elementary school students and their teachers. Look to one side of the lobby and you would see a group … Continue reading →

DON’T FORGET YOUR TOOTHBRUSH… Would you go to space? In the not-so-distant future, taking a weekend jaunt to the Mariner Valley on Mars may be as realistic as taking a flight to Europe! “Space tourism” is now a booming industry that companies, like Virgin … Continue reading →

Do you think the Mars Rovers get a spring break too? They sure do! Mars passed behind the Sun last week (from Earth’s perspective), and NASA will not be able to communicate with any of the rovers, like Curiosity and … Continue reading →

Everybody misses Pluto the “Planet!” Chances are if you were born before 2006, you remember Pluto being the ninth planet! Pluto was discovered in 1930 at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona by ClydeWilliam Tombaugh. At the time, it looked and … Continue reading →