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The Paradox Formation, a bed of salt beneath much of Utah, is
partly responsible for the state\'s unique geologic formations.
In 1912, V.M. Slipher discovered that The Sombrero Galaxy was rushing away from us at 700 miles per second.
Messier Object no. 27, The Dumbbell Nebula, is among the brightest bodies in the night sky.
Globular Cluster NGC 6397
Landscape Arch; Arches National Park, Utah
The Large Magellanic Cloud is an irregular galaxy in the constellation Dorado.
The Moon\'s dark spots, or Maria, are basins filled
3 to 8 km deep with basalt, which causes
immense gravitational variations.
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Hurricane Isabel, as viewed from the International Space Station.
Hurricane Marilyn devastated the U.S. Virgin Islands in 1995.
In the early 18th century, some scientists said small-scale static sparks shared some similarities with lightning.
Buzz Aldrin was the Lunar Module Pilot for Apollo 11,
and after Neil Armstrong, was the second
human to set foot on the moon.
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In the Winter of 2003, White Bear Lake students were given the unique
opportunity to parttake in Starshine, a program created by NASA to
include the students of the world in the construction of a satellite with
close to eight-hundred mirrors attached to it, designed specifically to
reflect the Sun\'s light back to Earth for analysis.
The Orion Nebula is the brightest diffuse nebula in the sky.
In 1984, Bruce McCandless was the first astronaut to make an untethered space walk.
Snapped in 1968 by Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders, Earthrise
is the first photograph of Earth taken from deep space.
The world\'s largest collection of optical telescopes is located high above the Sonoran Desert.
Kitt Peak, on the Tohono O\'odham Reservation, near Tucson, Arizona.
Kitt Peak National Observatory, Sunset
Cumulus Congestus over Saint Paul, Minnesota
USGS Bench Mark,
Mt. Britton, Puerto Rico
An Erupting Solar Prominence
Janus: The Potato Shaped Moon of Saturn
An Alaskan eruption, as seen from aboard the International Space Station.
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The robotic Cassini spacecraft captured this image of Saturn eclipsing the Sun.
The oldest known photograph of a tornado.
August 28, 1884 near Howard, South Dakota.
Photographer unknown.
The International Space Station
Ultraviolet image taken by the Trace spacecraft of magnetic
field loops emanating from a large sunspot group.
Amethyst (SiO2), is the purple variety
of the mineral quartz and owes its
color to the presence of iron
atoms in the crystal matrix.
Fluorite (CaF2) is a halide mineral
that exhibits a variety of crystalline
structures, often found in a
twinned configuration.
Realgar (As4S4) is an arsenic sulfide mineral formerly used for pigments,
firework coloring agent, poisons, and collector samples
Aerial view of Meteor Crater near Flagstaff, Arizona
A sign of intelligent life on Mars?
Reverse fault near Clark County, Montana
Antikythera Mechanism, main gear
Dread Reckoning:
As discoveries multiply, popular understanding of science must deepen
St. Paul Pioneer Press · 12/22/2006 
In 1885, Wilson "Snowflake" Bentley became the
first person to photograph a single snow crystal.
CG4: A Ruptured Cometary Globule
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NGC 6960: The Witch\'s Broom Nebula
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The Gregorian reflector system at the Arecibo radio telescope, Puerto Rico.
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Lunar Eclipse over Saint Paul on March 3, 2007
"Now Zoidberg\'s the popular one!"
Lunar Eclipse from Mount Philo; Charlotte, Vermont on August 28, 2007
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White Bear Lake senior Bryant Richardson presents his research at the American Astronomical Society Conference in Long Beach, CA.
Students and teachers with Neal deGrasse Tyson at the American Astronomical Society Conference in Long Beach, CA.
White Bear Lake students monitor infrared variability of Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 4051.
A Tornado in Hill City, Kansas.
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A rainbow emerges over downtown Minneapolis after a tornado ripped through the area on May 23, 2011.
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On May 20-21, 1932, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to make a solo long-distance flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
Charles Lindbergh made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean on May 20-21, 1927.
He grew up on a farm near Little Falls, Minnesota.
Wing tip vortices on a McDonnell Douglas DC-10.
The Piper Warrior is one of the most common airplanes used by flight schools to train students seeking their Private Pilot Certificate.
Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and the Gulf Coast in August 2005.
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