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History of Technology Timeline

In Frankfurt, Germany, a driver uses a car GPS infotainment display system to guide them on a German autobahn. lanes; traffic; navigation; travel; map

How Does GPS Work?

Apollo 11 Lunar Module with its four landing-gear footpads deployed. This photograph was taken from the Command Module as the two spacecraft moved apart above the Moon.

5 Unforgettable Moments in the History of Spaceflight and Space Exploration

The Space Shuttle Columbia soars from Launch Pad 39A on July 1 1997 to begin the 16-day STS-94 Microgravity Science Laboratory-1 (MSL-1) mission.

12 Questions About the History of Space Exploration Answered

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Close up of praying mantis walking on stone ground against a blurred background in Japan

6 Animals That Eat Their Mates

World Data Locator Map: Australia

Is Australia an Island?

Candles Burning On Table In Church

What Is the Most Widely Practiced Religion in the World?

Russian grand duchess Anastasia; undated photograph. (Anastasiya Nikolayevna, Tsar Nicholas II)

Did Duchess Anastasia Survive Her Family’s Execution?

Statue of Nostradamus

Nostradamus and His Prophecies

New Zealand. Political/Physical map. Includes locator.

Where Is “Old Zealand”?

Figure 13: A Maxim machine gun, belt-fed and water-cooled, operated by German infantrymen, World War I.

7 Deadliest Weapons in History

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International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory James Webb Space Telescope Kepler THEMIS Aryabhata Chandra X-ray Observatory Spitzer Space Telescope Vanguard Telstar Planck

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The orbits of the planets and other elements of the solar system, including asteroids, Kuiper belt, Oort cloud, comet

Space Odyssey