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COMING SOON! Hundreds of math problems related to all of the major astronomical objects from asteroids and planets to galaxies and black holes

COMING SOON! Hundreds of math problems related to all of the major astronomical objects from asteroids and planets to galaxies and black holes

COMING SOON! If you are a teacher or just someone who enjoys mathematics challenges, these problems cover space science topics but are sorted more-or-less by the kinds of mathematics you will encounter from simple counting and fractions problems through calculus. 

COMING SOON! If you are a teacher or just someone who enjoys mathematics challenges, these problems cover space science topics but are sorted more-or-less by the kinds of mathematics you will encounter from simple counting and fractions problems through calculus. 

COMING SOON! If you are looking for math problems specific to a particular mission's investigations, here you will find problems organized by NASA mission name. 

COMING SOON! If you are looking for math problems specific to a particular mission's investigations, here you will find problems organized by NASA mission name. 

COMING SOON! If you are looking for math problems related to engineering topics, here you will find problems organized by topic areas.

COMING SOON! If you are looking for math problems related to engineering topics, here you will find problems organized by topic areas.
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Heliophysics Resource Database

Have you ever wondered how math is used by NASA scientists to make their discoveries? This resource plans to offer over 1000 math problems that reveal the many ways math and science work together to help us understand the universe. Use the guiding questions above to explore resources at each level or go directly to our database to search for resources by level, NGSS performance expectation, topic, and mission.

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A blue image of the the Sun's atmosphere. In the middle is a dark blue circle, surrounding it are faint white streams of light. A large burst of light shoots out from the center in a circle into all directions.
The NASA/ESA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) captured this video of a coronal mass ejection on March 13, 2023.
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