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Astronomy
for Kids
The solar system, planets, sun,
stars, asteroids, and galaxies are all available in this site. |
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The
Aurora Page
What is the “aurora?” What causes it to happen? Information,
links, and images about the Northern Lights. |
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Basics
of Space Flight Learners’ Workbook
This module is the first in a sequence of training modules that
pertain to space flight operations activities. |
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The
Constellations and Their Stars
Need information on stars,
constellations, the Milky Way? The first thing you need to know is that
constellations are not real! |
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Earth
and Moon Viewer
Presents an earth map-you can see where it is day, or night, right
now. You can view either a map of the Earth showing the day and night
regions at this moment, or view the Earth from the Sun, the Moon, the
night side of the Earth, above any location on the planet specified by
latitude, longitude and altitude, from a satellite in Earth orbit, or
above various cities around the globe. |
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Galileo:
Journey to Jupiter
This NASA site describes the
journey of space probe Galileo, which explored the planet Jupiter. |
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History
of the Light Microscope
The microscope has become one of
the most recognizable symbols of science. This site covers the early
history of the microscope, starting with use of a simple lens in ancient
times, to the first compound microscope circa 1590, up to the microscopes
of the 19th century. |
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Hubble
Site
Learn about new Hubble discoveries,
view photographs of stars and galaxies, and find out facts about this
remarkable telescope. |
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The
Jason Project
A scientist and explorer opens the
door to discovery to children. After receiving thousands of letters from
children who were excited by his discovery, Dr. Ballard and a team of
associates dedicated themselves to developing ways that would enable
teachers and students all over the world to take part in global
explorations using advanced interactive telecommunications. |
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Liftoff
to Space Exploration
This site sponsored by NASA is full
of information on space sciences and space related topics geared
specifically to teens. |
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Live
From Mars
Opportunity to visit Mars through
the photography of the space mission; includes a virtual tour. |
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The
Messier Catalog
Images of the brightest and most
beautiful diffuse objects in the sky, including nebulae, galaxies, and
star clusters. |
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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" children of all ages and reading levels. |
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NASA
Quest
Look into flight simulators and wind tunnels to see NASA employees doing
aerodynamic design research. You will hear from the engineers,
technicians, mechanics and designers working to make tomorrow's planes
safer, more efficient, quieter, and faster. Join us as we look over their
shoulders as these folks operate flight simulations, prepare models for
wind tunnel tests, run tests, analyze data, compute fluid dynamic models
and more.
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National
Air and Space Museum
Here, in virtual space, are the
objects that made the dream of flight a reality. Each is a reminder of a
noteworthy achievement and evokes the spirit of its own particular time. |
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The
Nine Planets
An overview of the history,
mythology, and current scientific knowledge of each of the planets and
their moons in our solar system. Each page has text and images, some have
sounds and movies, most provide references to additional related
information. A multimedia tour of the solar system by Bill Arnett. |
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Science
@ NASA
A NASA Web site devoted to space
sciences and updates on news about space exploration and related sciences. |
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SETI
Institute
This site serves as a home for
scientific research in the general field of life in the universe, with an
emphasis on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI). |
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Space
Day
Help celebrate the wonderful world of space exploration. Listen to
audio files of the four-hour, interactive Webcast that took place at this
site on Thursday, May 6, 1999. Hear what former Senator John Glenn and
other astronauts, astronomers, scientists, educators, and filmmakers had
to say about what’s so cool about outerspace. Requires plug-ins. |
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The
Space Place
This is a great source for
projects, games and activities, scientific information and amazing facts
all about space. |
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Star
Journey
A beautiful site from National
Geographic featuring star maps and info on the Hubble telescope. |
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StarChild
Explore the universe at this
colorful site maintained by NASA. |
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Stardate.org
This site offers useful information
from stargazing tips to finding resources about our solar system. |
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Views
of the Solar System
Presents a vivid multimedia
adventure unfolding the splendor of the sun, planets, moons, comets,
asteroids, and more. Discover the latest scientific information, or study
the history of space exploration, rocketry, early astronauts, space
missions, and spacecraft through a vast archive of photographs, scientific
facts, text, graphics, and videos. |
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Virtual
Science Center
The Chabot Space and Science Center
in Oakland, California, offers a virtual tour of selected exhibits and
programs, a virtual planetarium, and space photographs taken by their
telescopes. Try your hand at a lunar landing. |
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Windows
to the Universe
A site about earth and space
science. Includes a lovely section on mythology. |
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Women
of NASA
The Women of NASA resource was
developed to encourage more young women to pursue careers in math,
science, and technology. |
