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Science on a Sphere
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Science on a Sphere is a globe-shaped visualization system developed by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and shown at the Smithsonian, projecting planetary data such as weather, oceans and climate onto a suspended sphere. Visitors and educators use it to explore Earth science, and it continues to draw attention as a striking way to display global data.
- 2Sputnik 1 Photos Revisit the Satellite That Started the Space Age●A Photographic Look at Sputnik 1, the Satellite That Launched the Space Age 69 Years Ago https://nautil.us/a-photographi
Nautilus has published a photographic retrospective of Sputnik 1, the Soviet satellite launched on October 4, 1957, roughly 69 years ago. The piece revisits the polished metal sphere whose beeping radio signals shocked the world and triggered the space race. The feature combines archival imagery with reflections on how a small satellite reshaped science, politics and technology.