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NOVA Labs

NOVA Labs

NOVA Labs is a new digital platform where "citizen scientists" can actively participate in the scientific process. From predicting solar storms and designing renewable energy systems to tracking cloud movements and learning cybersecurity strategies, NOVA Labs participants can take part in real-world investigations by visualizing, analyzing, and sharing the same data that scientists use.

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How Can I Study the Sun? New
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NOVA Labs: Learn how to use the Helioviewer, a tool at the heart of NOVA's Sun Lab.
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Solar Space Telescopes
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NOVA Labs: New solar telescopes are allowing us to see the Sun like never before.
Solar Wind and Storms New
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NOVA Labs: Bursts of plasma released by the Sun create "space weather" around our planet.
Return to the Ice Age
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Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier—a 13-mile-long expanse—thousands of feet thick.
Cliff Palace
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In Mesa Verde National Park, I’ve come to see a genuine wonder of the ancient world.
Earliest Human Remains
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25 miles from Santa Barbara lie the remote and windswept Channel Islands.
How Panama Changed the World MAP
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Two scientists scan islands off Panama for clues to determine how the country was formed.
Paddling to North America
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More than 13,000 years ago puts these bones during the last ice age.
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