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Explore Wonders | Subcategory: earth-and-space | Wonderopolis

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Who Was Kalpana Chawla?

Do you have high hopes to fly in outer space? WONDER with us today about a woman who lived that dream!

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Who Was Kalpana Chawla?
How Do You Clean Up an Oil Spill?

OIL bet you will love today’s Wonder!

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How Do You Clean Up an Oil Spill?
Where Did Earth’s Water Come From?

WATER you doing? It’s time for a new Wonder!

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Where Did Earth’s Water Come From?
Is Acid Rain Dangerous?

It’s raining, it’s pouring! Let’s WONDER together today about a different kind of rain—acid rain—and how it affects everything!

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Is Acid Rain Dangerous?
Why Is Ocean Water Salty?

Today’s Wonder might be the saltiest you’ve ever SEA-n!

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Why Is Ocean Water Salty?
What Was the Permian Extinction?

Today in Wonderopolis, it’s time to answer an age-old question.

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What Was the Permian Extinction?
What Is a Waterspout?

Even the Itsy Bitsy Spider wouldn’t want to climb today’s Wonder!

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What Is a Waterspout?
Is Antarctica Melting?

This Wonder of the Day calls it as ICY it!

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Is Antarctica Melting?
Is Space Infinite?

This Wonder of the Day may not go on forever, but outer space just might!

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Is Space Infinite?
Can We Reverse Carbon Emissions?

The contents of this Wonder of the Day AIR pretty important!

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Can We Reverse Carbon Emissions?
How Hot Is the Center of the Earth?

Let’s get to the CENTER of this Wonder of the Day!

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How Hot Is the Center of the Earth?
What Caused the Tunguska Event?

If you ask us, today’s Wonder of the Day really ROCKs!

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What Caused the Tunguska Event?
How Far Away Is Proxima Centauri?

Today’s Wonder of the Day is aPROXIMAtely fantastic!

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How Far Away Is Proxima Centauri?
Are Trovants Alive?

This Wonder of the Day really ROCKS, but don’t take our word for it!

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Are Trovants Alive?
What Is the Perseverance Rover?

The lesson of today’s Wonder of the Day is all about PERSEVERANCE!

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What Is the Perseverance Rover?
What Happens When Planets Are Retrograde?

We’ve been going around and around this Wonder of the Day!

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What Happens When Planets Are Retrograde?
What Is a Rogue Planet?

Need some SPACE? This Wonder of the Day should do the trick!

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What Is a Rogue Planet?
Does It Really Rain Diamonds on Neptune?

Don’t worry about RAINing in your excitement—this Wonder of the Day shines like a DIAMOND!

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Does It Really Rain Diamonds on Neptune?
Why Is It Colder on Clear Nights Than on Cloudy Nights?

For crying out CLOUD, don’t miss today’s Wonder of the Day!

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Why Is It Colder on Clear Nights Than on Cloudy Nights?
Can We Create a Sun?

Today’s Wonder of the Day puts us in a SUNny mood!

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Can We Create a Sun?

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