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| Astronauts--Find out what it takes to be an astronaut . Find images, biographies, and interesting information describing the intriguing explorations of space travelers. Zoom Explorers: Astronauts John Glenn: Trailblazing Astronaut --On October 29, 2003, John Glenn became the world’s oldest astronaut at age seventy-seven. here you will find many links to John Glenn's life and achievements as well as to other space related topics. Sally Kristen Ride - First American Woman In Space--Biography of Sally Ride. see also Famous Scientists | ||
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| Astronomy Homework Help--A great set of links to everything Astronomy related. | ||
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| Atlas Of The Universe--Features multiple maps of the universe, each increasing the distance from our Sun by a power of ten. If zooming out beyond the Milky Way doesn't make you feel insignificant, try looking one billion light years away from the Sun, where not only our galaxy but the supercluster of galaxies to which we belong is nothing but a mere speck of light." | ||
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| Comets And Meteors--Images and information about comets and monthly schedules of meteor showers and satellites. Zoom Astronomy: Comets Zoom Astronomy: Meteors | ||
| The Constellations And Their Stars--What are constellations anyway? This site offers a definition, plus statistics, history, and mythology for all 88 constellations and the named stars in them. You'll also find information on Messier objects, Milky Way photos, and interactive star charts. | ||
| The Cosmic Mystery Tour--This is a really entertaining multimedia guide to the cosmos, starting with the Big Bang and containing Quicktime and MPG movies, sound files, and fascinating text. | ||
| The Cosmos--Examine the greatest mysteries of deep space. Take a Tour of the Solar System, discover the constellations, and explore the wonders of the universe. | ||
| CyberSpace--The cosmos is the subject of this ambitious site, and the creators present a lot of information well. You can read about space exploration, our solar system, what lies beyond, and astronomical news, or you can ask a question of a professional astronomer or even take a 3D walk through the solar system. | ||
| Doomsday Asteroid--NOVA Online provides information about asteroids, comets, and other astronomical bodies. Zoom Astronomy: The Asteroids | ||
| Earth--Where is it? How big is it? Does it have moons? How did it get its name? What's it made of? What's it like on the surface? Find out here! Earth Earth Zoom Astronomy: The Earth | ||
| Earth--Learn its temperature, mass, size, what its made up of, and its distance from other planets. | ||
| Earth Today--Colorful and clear graphics display the planets and the earth and its atmosphere. See how El Nino and La Nina effect the earth, where the earth's tectonic plates are located, and what the earth's vegetation cycle is. | ||
| Upcoming Eclipses Of The Moon And Sun--Future eclipses. Solar Eclipses Solar Eclipse Lunar Eclipses For Beginners | ||
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Encyclopedia Astronautica--This comprehensive Web resource details the history of space exploration with an emphasis on human missions to space. Brief astronaut biographies are given with exhaustive links to various spacecraft, boosters, rocket engines, fuels, space programs, and launch sites. A unique feature of this site is detailed descriptions of proposed space programs by both the U.S. and Russia which were never implemented. Other features include women in space and hundreds of photographs and drawings. |
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| The Exploration Of Space--This Thinkquest site presents famous people, milestone moments in space, games and tools of space transportation. | ||
| Exploring The Planets--Compare the planets and find out what planets have wind and storms. If you want a fun, easy way to get information about the planets and other things that deal with space, then you must visit this site. | ||
| Eye On The Future: The Hubble Space Telescope--The Hubble space telescope and its purpose and role in science. Space Telescope--"A companion to a touring exhibit on the Space Telescope, this artfully designed web site gives an excellent overview of Hubble's mission. Not only does it showcase spectacular images like the Eagle Nebula but it also gives plenty of attention to Hubble's more scientifically significant observations. Be sure to check out the spooky but fascinating deep field images of distant galaxies. A slick interface gives the sensation of controlling the telescope itself." Hubble Site--Presents all types of information, data, and photos about the Hubble Telescope. | ||
| Gemini 4 Spacewalk Mission--The Gemini 4 mission lasted four days, one hour, fifty-six minutes, and twelve seconds. At this site you will find links to biographies of the crew and several pages of links to information on the Gemini mission and related topics. | ||
| Jet Propulsion Laboratory--A great site with lots of information and includes images and multi media. Information on missions, events, earth, solar system , stars & galaxies and technology. | ||
| Jupiter--Where is it? How big is it? Does it have moons? How did it get its name? What's it made of? What's it like on the surface? Find out here! Project Galileo: Bringing Jupiter To Earth--Check out this extensive collection of just-released images and data from Jupiter, read a brief introduction to the mission, and join the excitement as you take an adventure through Galileo's exploration of our solar system's largest planet. | ||
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| LiveSky.com--An extensive, well-arranged directory of atronomy-related Web information | ||
| Mars--Learn about the planet and the missions to Mars. | ||
| Mars--Where is it? How big is it? Does it have moons? How did it get its name? What's it made of? What's it like on the surface? Find out here! Mars Mars Zoom Astronomy: Mars | ||
| Mars--Quick facts about the planet and clickable images. Exploring Mars | ||
| Mars Exploration Rover Mission--Nasa's website all about the current mars mission. | ||
| Mercury--Where is it? How big is it? Does it have moons? How did it get its name? What's it made of? What's it like on the surface? Find out here! | ||
| Mercury--Quick facts about the planet and clickable images. Mercury Mercury Zoom Astronomy: Mercury | ||
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Moon--A wealth of
links follow the brief information given on the Moon.
The Moon
Zoom Astronomy: The Moon Exploring the Moon--Extensive resource of information on past and future missions to the Moon. Lunar Atlases And Moon Maps Phases Of The Moon--Simple explanation of the Moon's phases along with a time-lapse movie of the appearance of the Moon over one lunation. |
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| NASA Kids--Learn space sciences at this site from NASA. With games, projects, news, this site seeks "to inform, inspire, and involve". | ||
| Neptune--Where is it? How big is it? Does it have moons? How did it get its name? What's it made of? What's it like on the surface? Find out here! | ||
| Neptune--Quick facts about the planet and clickable images. Neptune Neptune Zoom Astronomy: Neptune | ||
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The Nine Planets--An overview of the history, mythology, and
current scientific knowledge of each of the planets and moons in our solar
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| Nine Planets - For Kids--The Nine Planets is a very comprehensive information site featuring the nine planets of our solar system. | ||
| Orbital Change--How the earth's orbit influenced the Ice Age and more. | ||
| Planetary Guide For This Month--The sky has lots of exciting things to see each month! See what each planet is up to during the month. | ||
| Pluto--Where is it? How big is it? Does it have moons? How did it get its name? What's it made of? What's it like on the surface? Find out here! Pluto Pluto Pluto Zoom Astronomy: Pluto | ||
| Saturn--Where is it? How big is it? Does it have moons? How did it get its name? What's it made of? What's it like on the surface? Find out here! Cassini Mission: Kid's Corner--Saturn is a mystery. It is so far away that we cannot learn very much about it from the Earth. To discover more about this beautiful planet with rings, and to learn more about the other planets in the Solar System, select a destination and venture to that planet. | ||
| Saturn--Quick facts about the planet and clickable images. Saturn Zoom Astronomy: Saturn Saturn | ||
| Sky Gallery--The best way to appreciate the sky is to see if for yourself. In the Sky Gallery you'll find some of the greatest pictures from space. If you prefer, you can even listen to some soothing music as you browse. | ||
| Sky Links--Here you'll find hundreds of links to other quality space-related Web sites. This growing list is conveniently organized by subject and category. | ||
| The Solar System--200 pictures and picture-quizzes about the planets in the solar system. | ||
| Solar System Exploration--An excellent site for information on the planets. Also available are links to missions, history and people. | ||
| Space-- Outstanding site for astronomy information with great colorful pictures. | ||
| Space Exploration--Find information about the people and missions that have brought the universe closer. Meet the astronomers, and see the missions and mission insignia. You'll also find a tribute to Challenger here. | ||
| Star Journey--Travel among the stars, courtesy of National Geographic. Zoom Astronomy: Stars | ||
| StarChild --This is a great spot to learn about astronomy . One part, the High-Energy Astrophysics Learning Center, is pretty advanced in its study of X-ray and gamma-ray technology, but it's well done and allows you to ask questions of professional high-energy astronomers. A nice feature is the linking of possibly unfamiliar words to a glossary entry. | ||
| StarDate Online--One of the good things at this site is the section for Backyard Stargazing. Tips where you get advice on what’s up there each night of the next week. There is also a Sky Almanac, Telescope Guide, and the year’s guide to eclipses and meteor showers. | ||
| Star Map--View detailed, interactive star maps. (Click on any section of the sky to see enlarged maps. To see Hubble Telescope images, click on shaded squares.) | ||
| The Sun: A Multimedia Tour --This virtual tour of the sun is an informative and interesting place to find out about our nearest star. Effective graphics, MPEG movies, and interesting commentary make this a great spot to learn about solar flares, how light is produced, the sun's influence on earth, much more. Here is another excellent site about the Sun with great movies, photographs and additional resources. (If an add comes up click on the "Skip" in the top right hand corner) Complete Sun And Moon Data For One Day---Moon, and the beginning and end of civil twilight, along with information on the Moon's phase..." The Sun The Sun Zoom Astronomy: The Sun | ||
| Tragedy Of The Space Shuttle Challenger--The Challenger was in flight for about seventy-three seconds before it exploded. Here you will find links to Information on the Challenger, its crew, articles about the Challenger disaster, visit the Space Shuttle Challenger Memorial, and other space related topics. Yahoo! Directory: 51-L: The Space Shuttle Challenger Accident | ||
| Triumph Over Disaster Aboard Apollo 13--Almost fifty-six hours into the flight, an explosion occurred in Apollo 13’s service module. Here you will find links to information on the Apollo 13 flight, "Apollo" missions and program, the crew aboard Apollo 13, and other space related topics. | ||
| Uranus--Where is it? How big is it? Does it have moons? How did it get its name? What's it made of? What's it like on the surface? Find out here! | ||
| Uranus--Quick facts about the planet and clickable images. Uranus Zoom Astronomy: Uranus Uranus | ||
| Venus--Where is it? How big is it? Does it have moons? How did it gets its name? These are just a few of the questions you will find answers to at this site. | ||
| Venus--Quick facts about the planet and clickable images. Venus Venus Zoom Astronomy: Venus | ||
| A Virtual Journey Into The Universe--Totally awesome! This Thinkquest site explores the planets, the universe, satellites, famous people and space stations. Requires Java and Shockwave plug-in. | ||
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| Welcome To The Planets--This is a collection of many of the best images from NASA's planetary exploration program. | ||
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| Your Weight On Other Worlds--Did you know that if your weight is 100 pounds here on Earth you would only weigh 37.7 pounds on Mars? Find out why and what you would weigh on other planets. Also includes information on all the planets. | ||
| Zoom Astronomy--Just about everything your would want to know is here! | ||
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