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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?
Where Is the Milky Way?

Today’s out-of-this-world Wonder of the Day may make you hungry for a candy bar!

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Where Is the Milky Way?
Can You Only See the Moon at Night?

Today’s Wonder of the Day usually only comes out at night.

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Can You Only See the Moon at Night?
What Is a Black Hole?

Hope you brought a flashlight! Today Wonderopolis is heading into outer space to explore the deep, dark depths of the mysterious black hole.

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What Is a Black Hole?
What Is a Lenticular Cloud?

Today’s wispy Wonder of the Day is way up high in the sky!

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What Is a Lenticular Cloud?
What’s So Great About Going Green?

We hope today’s Wonder of the Day makes you green with envy!

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What’s So Great About Going Green?
What Can Satellites Do?

Today’s Wonder of the Day isn’t a bird or a plane or Superman, but it IS way up high in the sky!

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What Can Satellites Do?
How Much Rain Can a Cloud Hold?

Today’s Wonderopolis weather forecast looks cloudy. Better bring an umbrella!

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How Much Rain Can a Cloud Hold?
Why Do Some Years Leap Ahead?

Today’s Wonder of the Day only comes around once every four years. Don’t miss it!

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Why Do Some Years Leap Ahead?
Where Is the Coldest Place on Earth?

It doesn’t get any colder than where Wonderopolis is going today!

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Where Is the Coldest Place on Earth?
What Is Fool’s Gold?

Don’t let today’s Wonder of the Day fool you! It’s as good as gold.

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What Is Fool’s Gold?
Do You Believe in UFOs?

Today’s Wonder of the Day is out of this world! Well, maybe not…

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Do You Believe in UFOs?
Is the Sky Falling?

Heads up! Today’s Wonder of the Day could be coming right for you!

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Is the Sky Falling?
What Is a Hurricane?

There’s a storm a-comin’ today in Wonderopolis. Hang onto your hat!

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What Is a Hurricane?

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