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An Astronaut’s View

December 9, 2017

Terry Virts is a former astronaut. He has had an unusual view of the world. He piloted the space shuttle Endeavour. And he spent 200 days on the International Space Station (ISS). While on the ISS, he snapped 319,275 photographs.…

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Gravity Assist

December 9, 2017

When Jack Davis, 9, looks up at the night sky, he doesn’t see just stars. He sees his future. The fourth grader lives in New Jersey. He has a deep interest in outer space. Jack has fueled that interest by…

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10 Questions for Jessica Watkins

December 8, 2017

In June, 12 people were chosen from more than 18,000 applicants for NASA’s 2017 astronaut-candidate class. Jessica Watkins, 29, is the youngest of the group. She talked to TFK’s Dante A. Ciampaglia. 1. What made you want to become…

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Thanks, Einstein!

November 6, 2017

A handwritten note from Albert Einstein sold for more than $1.5 million at auction. Einstein was a famous scientist. He gave the note to a worker at a hotel in Japan in 1922. Einstein was not carrying money when the…

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Super Business Girl

November 3, 2017

ASIA NEWSON starts each weekday at 5:00 a.m. First, the 14-year-old helps her sister get ready for school. Then she eats breakfast and hops on a school bus in Detroit, Michigan, her hometown. After school, Asia stays for dance or…

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Boy Scouts to Welcome Girls

October 23, 2017

The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) announced on October 11 that it will admit girls. The new policy will begin next year. Girls will be able to join the Cub Scout program. It is open to kids in grades 1 to…

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Slime Business

April 21, 2017

Nadia Abadzis has been making slime for a few months. "My favorite was a velvety purple color," she says. "It looked really pretty." The sixth grader from Union City, New Jersey, has created glossy slime, clear slime, and fluffy slime.…

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The Syrians Next Door

December 16, 2016

The Tameem family is building a new life in Des Moines, Iowa. They are from Syria. As the plane lands in Des Moines, Iowa, Ghazweh Aljabooli reaches for her daughter Hala, 6. Ghazweh, her husband—Adbul Fattah Tameem—and their five children…

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Fact Check

November 4, 2016

Information is available 24/7. How do you know whom to believe? News literacy programs help kids sort fact from fiction. Khadija Qanoongo, 12, says she used to believe everything she read online. Then she took a news literacy class. She…

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Fact Check

November 4, 2016

Khadija Qanoongo, 12, says she used to believe everything she read online. Then she took a news literacy class. She learned how to determine if a website is reliable. She found out that many are not. "Now I'm very careful…

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