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Solar System
Virtual
Solar System discover the wonders of our solar system in
spectacular 3-D
The Nine Planets a multimedia tour of the solar
system
Planetary
Fact Sheets You want facts? Here they all are!
Solar System Guide
StarDate Online page with lots of information and links
Welcome to the Planets
a large collection of images from JPL
Moon
Illusion demonstrates the illusion of the moon seeming larger on
the horizon
Extreme Science
Spaceport masses of information on space, with links
Solar
System Links an amazing collection of links to solar system images
& information
The Planets
Astronomy for Kids page, full of information, pics, sky
maps and links
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Galaxies and beyond
NASA's Greatest Hits
- Galaxy dozens of stunning images and information
Space
Links some good links on Nebulae, Supernovas, Black Holes
Stars, Stellar Systems
& Nebulae loads of facts, information and images
Mysteries of Deep Space
examines the unexplained, from black holes to supernovas
Star Journey
journey through the stars with National Geographic
Supernovas
information and images
Understanding
the Universe take a star-studded tour of galaxies
Atlas of the Universe
detailed, and with zoom in/out
Star
Chart from National Geographic
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Comets
Comets
StarDate Online page
Comet Information
Questacon page with info, links and activities
All About
Comets that sums it up, really - a fantastic, information-rich site
Asteroids
and Comets comets, asteroids, meteors with facts and images
Comets
informative page from Nine Planets
Comets and Meteor Showers
news & information, historical research, images
Cosmic
Football all about meteorites from the Natural History Museum
of London
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Space History
Famous Astronomers over 100
astronomers listed by date and alphabetically
Space History
covers space history, rocket history, early astronauts and spacecraft
History of Space
Exploration timeline from 1957 - 1999
Another space
history timeline
Word
Search famous astronauts theme, with crossword-type clues
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Space Travel
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NASA for Kids information about space, rockets,
astronauts with search engine & games
Star Child another NASA page for kids with highlights
of space travel, many links
Interplanetary
Exploration details of past, current and future space missions
The
Explorers images of all of the space craft in various stages of
flight, from JPL
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General Interest
Space.Com all the latest space news
Explore the Universe
a guide to astronomy with facts, dictionary and links
Astronet
info and news on astronomy, space research, space flight & earth
sciences
Understanding
Origins explains theories of origin of earth, universe and
everything
Deep Sky
Glossary definitions of terms related to deep sky astronomy
Amazing Space information,
news, links
Your Weight on Other
Worlds find out what you would weigh on other planets
Strange Stuff
Explained Stephen Hawkung's page, bit complex but fascinating
Celestial Atlas of
1708 with astrological characters
Space Central site compiled by a brilliant 11-year old boy with a strong interest in space
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Experiments
At Home Astronomy
Hands-on astronony experiments for
the whole family
Eyes on the
Sky, Feet on the Ground Practical astronomy activities for kids
Make
Meteoroid Craters
Making
a Simple Astrolabe and Using an
Astrolabe
Anti-Gravity
Mirror appear to perform anti-gravity stunts
Reflections af a Star find the angular diameter
of the sun
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ClipArt
Cool Clips
hundreds of pics of space,astronomy, astronauts, shuttles, planets etc
Space & Astronomy
Images provides access to pictures of stars and galaxies
Astro Clip Art
Animation Library pages of animated gifs with a
planetary theme
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For Teachers
Explore
the Universe Webquest children work in teams to research and
address the issue of US government spending on deep space research & search for life
in outer space
Space Shuttle Colombia
Webquest groups will research, write & edit newspsper articles
based on the Colombia disaster, with astronaut profiles and possible explanation of the
disaster
Intergalactic
Holiday Webquest children work as travel agents to research, then
plan, an "out of this world" summer vacation. Great resources
Space Colony Webquest
due to the imminent destruction of earth by comets, teams must find,
within a budget, a suitable planet to house 600 humans, as a test for further colonisation
Travelling into Tomorrow Webquest by looking at past
space travel, students predict the state of space travel and exploration in the next 25
years
Nova Archives
Science programming online with teachers notes & links
Lesson
Plans 26 short space lessons for upper primary from the NY Times
Space Settlement Design and Space Playground Design lesson plans by
NASA
Sites for Teachers
over 1000 educational sites ranked by popularity
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