| Interactive flash animation of what a day would be like on Mercury. Includes Earth/Mercury statistics, surface temperature, and orbital views. | Other | | 2.7 |
| An extensive overview of the Constellation project including "News," "Link," "Discarded Concepts," and "Approved Concepts." This site is not maintained by NASA. (Oct. 2007) There are a lot of graphics and technical information on Constellation however, there are some inaccuracies. | DFRC | | 3.3 |
| Site featuring educational tools based on Hubble Telescope images. Includes links "For Everyone" and "For Educators and Developers." Lesson plans and educational programs are featured along with Hubble images. | Science Mission | | 4.5 |
| "Astro-Venture is an educational, interactive, multimedia Web environment highlighting NASA careers and astrobiology research in the areas of Astronomy, Geology, Biology and Atmospheric Science. Students in grades five through eight are transported to the future where they role play NASA occupations and use scientific inquiry, as they search for and build a planet with the necessary characteristics for human habitation. Supporting activities include chats with real NASA scientists, online collaborations, classroom lessons, student publishing area and occupations fact sheets and trading cards." | ARC | | 4.5 |
| This university based websites has lots of resources. There are good descriptions of meteorites, steps to identifying meteorites and 'meteor-wrongs'. | None specified | | 5.0 |
| ASU Mars Education Program provides workshops, field trips, and other opportunities for teachers and students to join with scientists in the excitment of Mars exploration.
In addition, the program offers professional-development conferences to train teachers how they can use space exploration to fire up their students' imaginations, while at the same time integrating STEM themes (science, technology, engineering, and math) and inquiry-based learning into the curriculum. | Other | | 4.8 |
| Arizona State University's Mars Education Program home page. Includes links "Mars Student Imaging Project," "Teacher Events," "Mailing List" "Resources (downloads)" "Contact Us," and "Links." | Other | | 3.8 |
| Site produced by Cornell University. Tools to Teach Mars for Educators! Site includes links "ASIP (Athena Student Interns Programs)," "Lesson Plans (i.e. "The Incredible Edible Solar System; Earth, Moon, and Mars Balloons; Aerology: The Study of Mars)," and "More Resources." Additional links provide children with Mars activities they can do at home (i.e. simulating the Martian landscape, experiments with planetary motion, and simulating dust storms). Site also includes activities involving a simulate "MarsDial (Martian sundial)." | Cornell University | | 4.2 |
| Lengthy online tutorial about space flight including quizzes, calculations, and animations. (2009) | JPL | | 3.8 |
| "This Web site provides a presentation and explanation of some of the best images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope." | Hubble | | 5.0 |
| Professional Development Project. "By registering for the Beyond the Solar System Professional Development Project, you are eligible to receive a free copy of our DVD, Beyond the Solar System: Expanding the Universe in the Classroom. You can also join our online learning community (currently under construction) and will receive occasional notices of new astronomy and space science education resources and professional development opportunities." (Unsure if site is current) | Professional Development | | |
| This site allows you build a scale model of the solar system using any selected scale the user provides. It extends that scale to other measurements in our universe such as light speed, distances to other stars, and galaxies. | The Exploratorium in San Francisco | | 3.7 |
| Cartoon Captain Comet. Links to "Stardust Stories," "Stardust Theater," "Fly with Stardust to a Comet," "Puzzles," "Travel with Stardust," and "Color Me Stardust" (Nov. 2003) | JPL | | 1.0 |
| Cassini Equinox mission multimedia site to download image, audio, and video files relating to Saturn and Saturn's moons. | JPL | | 4.6 |
| "Museum and More." Also has links to "Create Your Own Presentation," "Museum Alliance and Museum Events," " In All Its Glory" Site includes reference materials and lesson plans for educators as well as games/activities for students. (March, 2007) | JPL | | |
| The Cosmic Hot Interstellar Plasma Spectrometer. Ideas for Educators: K-12 Classroom Lessons includes "Modeling the Universe," (workshop, not currently available with corresponding PDF guides and activities) "CHIPS Science Investigations: Exploring the Interstellar Medium," (educator and student guide with activities and concepts) "Chips Lessons for Students," (web-based) "Galactic Coordinate Activity," "The Boundary of Our Local Bubble," and "Our Local Bubble Cutout." Lesson plans and reference materials are included. | Other | | |
| Tutorial involving the distances between objects in the visible reaches of the Universe. | GSFC | | |
| Educational resources including activities, news, and links about cosmic rays, the sun, and space weather. | GSFC | | 4.3 |
| Home page of DAWN, NASA's mission to the edge of the Solar System to investigate its beginnings.
Mission team profiles, mission events countdown/tracking, videos education activities and modules. Includes direct link to "Dawn Classrooms" site. | JPL | | 4.8 |
| A series of 30-minute educational programs focusing on NASA research. Includes an inside look at NASA and shows connections between NASA research and everyday life. Program topics cover new technologies, advanced aerodynamics, past achievements, and medical breakthroughs. Shows air on many PBS, cable, and ITV stations across the U.S. Shows can also be ordered through the CORE catalog or viewed online. | LaRC | | 3.8 |
| Links to dinosaur websites. Ordering information for Educational Toys With Books, Curriculum Guides, Videos, Slide Sets, Posters, and Educational Computer Games and CD-ROM. Also includes information on museums with dinosaurs and dinosaur parks. | JPL | | 2.8 |
| "The Discovery Program's prime objective is to enhance our understanding of the Solar System by exploring the planets, their moons and small bodies such as comets and asteroids. Another important objective is to enhance public awareness of and appreciation for space exploration by incorporating educational and public outreach activities into planetary science investigations." Contains information on ten Discovery Missions (i.e "Near," "Lunar Prospector," and "Genesis") New education module is titled "Unlocking the Mysteries: Science on the Edge of our Solar System." | HQ | | 5.0 |
| Education link. Entire website contains news, announcements, discoveries, other resources, and other publications. | Other | | 2.5 |
| Earth Science Component for Academic Professional Enhancement.
"This course addresses the professional development needs of upper elementary, middle and high school science teachers in Wisconsin and neighboring states by offering an online Earth system science course in conjunction with the GETWISE project. ESCAPE investigates deforestation, volcanoes, hurricanes and ice shelf disintegration. GETWISE currently features two lecture series, one in Earth system science and another focusing on the solar system.
Two graduate credits are available through the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences upon successful completion of the ESCAPE course. | Professional Development | | 4.0 |
| Downloadable simulations. "WriteSim," "SpaceSim," "MarsFlight" | GRC | | 4.5 |
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| Educational Europa tutorial. Contains images, diagrams, and activities. | JPL | | 3.0 |
| "Event-Based Science is a middle school science curriculum based on actual events and real-world problems." ~20 activity modules. Topics include Earth (i.e. "Asteroid!" "Earthquake!" "Flood"), Life (i.e. "Gold Medal!" "Outbreak!" "Blight"), and Physical (i.e. "Thrill Ride!" "First Flight!" "Fraud!") Sciences. Modules and kits can be ordered online through Prentice Hall. Event-Based Science training opportunities offered. | Other | | |
| Legacy webpage of the Galileo Mission to Jupiter and its moons. Contains links "Overview," "Mission," "Images," "Exploration," "News," and "Education." | Other | | 4.0 |
| Educational materials centering on the Genesis Sample Return Mission (space craft captured elements from the sun, i.e. particles found in solar wind, and brought samples back to Earth). Links include "Science Modules (Cosmic Chemistry)," "Interactive Simulation (Modeling the Periodic Table)," "From a Different Angle (Language Arts, Social Studies, School-to-Career, and Interdisciplinary - Language arts and Science Activities)," and "Creator's Kitchen (i.e. Teacher Resources, Technology Applications, FAQs, Food for Thought) ." | JPL | | 3.3 |
| Partnership between the Lewis Center for Educational Research and NASA/JPL. Allows students and teachers to control a 34 meter radio telescope. Current campaigns include "Jupiter Quest," "Uranus Campaign," "Quasar Variability Study (QVS)," "Spitzer Campaign," "Juno," "LCROSS" for more details see < http://www.lewiscenter.org/gavrt/about.php>. | LCER | | 3.8 |
| PDF files of applications to GSFC education programs that take place in during the summer at Greenbelt, MD. | Professional Development | | 1.6 |
| NASA's High Energy Astrophysics Science Research Center. Contains links to educational materials involving high energy astrophysics. Includes links "Astronomy for Kids," "Astronomy for Students," "Teacher Resources," and "Resources for Scientists." Other site topics include "Latest News," "Main Educational Sites," "Mission Learning Centers," and "Other Astronomy Resources." (Nov. 2006) | GSFC | | |
| Detailed pictures from the Hubble Space Telescope of our Solar System. Recommended by Wil Robertson. | Other | | 4.5 |
| "The goal of the IMAGE mission's education and public outreach program (POETRY) is to explain how solar storms affect the Earth, and to correct misconceptions about Earth's magnetic field, its radiation belts, and why we have aurora." | GSFC | | |
| "The Imagine Mars Project is a national arts, sciences, and technology education initiative that leads students to work together with scientists, engineers, artists, and civic leaders to design and share a futuristic Mars community for 100 people." Educators can design their own projects or use lesson plans and project ideas provided on the web site. Site includes "Leader Resources (Participation Guide, Explore how other teachers and project leaders have led their students to build communities on Mars, Design and complete your project, and Upload your completed project to the Imagine Mars Project Gallery)," "Discover Mars," "Project Gallery," and "News." The Imagine Mars Project is exhibited at conferences nation wide. Parts of the site such as "Educator On-line Chats" and "How-To Section" are under construction. | JPL | | 4.2 |
| List of lessons, modules, and models compiled by the Goddard Institute for Space Studies. (i.e. "What Determines a Planet's Climate?" "The Carbon Question," "Introduction to Clouds") Modules include both student and teacher pdf files. Models and simulations include spreadsheet models , calculators, and textbook files. | GSFC | | |
| Includes links "News," "Missions," "Multimedia," "Kids,"
"Education," "Public Events," "Work at JPL," and "About JPL." | JPL | | 4.2 |
| Home page of the Kepler Mission in search for habitable planets. Links include "Overview," " News and Schedule," "FAQ," "In Depth Science," "Related Science," "Mission Design," "Education/Outreach," "Johannes Kepler," "Multimedia," and "In the News." | HQ | | 4.2 |
| Page for children on the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn and Titian. Cartoon robot leads kids through, "Activities," "Amazing Stories," "Fun Facts," and "Youth Groups." (May, 2005) | JPL | | |
| Interactive website for kids of all ages. Includes information, activities, and games on the planets, moons, asteroids, and comets of our solar system. Recommended by Tibi Marin. | Other | | |
| Lessons act out motions of earth, sun, and planets. Produced by the Space Science Institute. Recommended by Peggy Maher. | Other | | |
| Links on the Solar System including activities, information, and other resources. Activities include "Hopping Across the Solar System," "Solar System on a String," "Planet Sizes," "Planet Distances," "Solar System on a Map," "Time Lineup: Evolution of our Solar System," and "Exploring Mars: Classroom Activities." | LPI | | |
| Interactive Mars multimedia site. Includes Mars Rover activities, image gallery, theater, challenges, and trivia. Recommended by Peggy Maher. | HQ | | 5.0 |
| JPL's Mars Education Program's Curriculum PAge. Includes links "Curriculum Modules," "Activities," "More Classroom Ideas," and "Mars Ed Home." | JPL | | |
| NASA's Mars for Educators page. Includes links "Mars Educator Workshops," "Mars Classroom Resources," and "Mars Education Programs." | JPL | | 4.7 |
| Site includes links, education resources and information on past, present, and future Mars missions. | JPL | | 4.8 |
| Vote for the coolest THEMIS images of Mars! Individuals, students in a class, and teachers can sign up to help scientists identify and map geologic features on Mars. Project produced by Arizona State Universtiy and JPL. | Other | | |
| Online interactive site on Mars exploration. Includes links "Explore Mars," "Mars Mysteries," "Rover Images," "Global 3D Mars," "Drive a Rover," and "Links and Resources." | Other | | 3.3 |
| Opportunity for students (5- college sophomore) to participate in Mars research by working with scientists, mission planners, and educators on the THEMIS (Thermal Emission Imaging System) team at ASU's Mars Space Flight Facility. Students can participate on-site, through distance-learning, or through archived-data. Educators must submit an application in order for their students to participate. Teacher's and Student's guides as well as additional activities are available online. Teams that submit accepted proposals will use the THEMIS camera to image a site of their choice. Paige Valderrama Graff - Assistant Director (Dr. Carlsen and Betsy met her at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 2008) | ASU - Arizona State University | | 5.0 |
| Project designed by NASA and Arizona State University. Students participate in a simulated mission to Mars. Their goal is to design a spacecraft and space mission taking into account factors such as cost, rocket type, power, and mass. Students will explore the possibility of life on Mars, the climate of Mars, the geology of Mars, and human exploration of Mars. After completing the project, students will have the opportunity to create a report of their findings and submit them to the Marsbound/asu website to become Certified Student Mission Planners. Activity includes pdf student's guide, teacher's guide, Marsbound cards (informative cards of rocket components), and mission design mat (place to put chosen cards). (2003) | Arizona State Univ | | 4.5 |
| MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging (A NASA Discovery mission to conduct the first orbital study of the innermost planet). Site includes three educational themes: "Comparative Planetology," "The Solar System through History," and "Framing Pathways to Answers: The Scientific Process in Action." Site includes links "The Elusive Planet," "The Mission," "For Students," "For Teachers," and "For the Community." Each educational theme contains individual lesson on aspects of space sciences broken down by topic and grade level. | Other | | |
| Educator guides for activities produced for the launch of the Messenger Mission. Includes downloadable pdfs "Solar System Puzzle," "Our Solar System," "Voyage: A Scale Model Solar System," "Landform Mapping: The Terrestrial Planets," "Solar System Exploration Timelines," "Solar System Lithographs," "MESSENGER Information Sheet," "MESSENGER Model," "MESSENGER Display or Bulletin Board," "Mercury in the Night Sky," "Cooler in the Shadows," "Design Challenge," "Snow Goggles," "Make a Mission," and "Star Power!" | Other | | |
| Site contains interactive features on everything solarsystem. Includes links "News," "Planets," "Small Bodies,"
"Kids," "Education," "Arcade," "Shop," "Archives," "Art Gallery," "Forum," and "Glossary." Recommended by Tibi Marin. | Other | | |
| "For Teachers" site. Contains links to educational resources (i.e. books, encyclopedias, t.v. programs) on astrobiology.
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| Planet homepage for NASA's science directorate. Includes links "For Researchers," "For Educators," 'For Kids," and "Citizen Scientists." | Science Mission | | |
| World Wind lets you zoom from satellite altitude into any place on Earth. Leveraging Landsat satellite imagery and Shuttle Radar Topography Mission data. World Wind lets you experience Earth, moon, Jupiter and Galilean moons, Mars, and Venus terrain in visually rich 3D, just as if you were really there. Software download for PC platform only. | ARC | | 4.8 |
| Contains links to the latest Rover/Lander updates and latest Orbiter updates. Has "Features," "Multimedia," and "Recent Images" links. | JPL | | 4.5 |
| National Geographic's Solar System page. Includes a virtual solar system, latest space stories, related science links and links "The Sun," "Moons," "Asteroids and Comets," "Planets." | Other | | 5.0 |
| Home page of NASA's New Horizions mission to the Pluto-Kuiper Belt. Includes "Education" link. Recommended by Peggy Maher. | Other | | |
| New Horizons Education home page. Includes links "Educators," "Students," "Partners," "Resources and Links," "Where is New Horizons?" as well as background information about the New Horizons mission to Pluto and its moon, Charon. Website produced by JUH/APL. | Other | | |
| Each guide contains approximately 100 standards-aligned web-accessible resources, customized lesson plans using selected web resources, teacher media vignettes describing and showcasing the lessons, and samples of student work. | Other | | |
| Links to additional classroom resources (e.g. Lessons learned, Curriculum Support, How do I get involved?) Partnership between ORIGINS and NASA.(March, 2000) | JPL | | |
| Archived website of the Pioneer mission. | HQ | | |
| Flash animation comparing the relative masses of the planets. Produced by Montana University. Recommended by Peggy Maher. | Other | | |
| Interactive flash animation comparing the relative sizes of the planets. Recommended by Peggy Maher. | HQ | | |
| Kit sent to schools, students, and amateur scientists to observe and analyze natural radio emissions of Jupiter, the Sun, and the Milky Way. Recipients build and use their own Decametric Radio Telescope and follow live observations online. Additional resources for educators are available.
| GSFC | | 3.8 |
| Extensive site maintained by the Center for Science Education @ Space Sciences Laboratory (CSE@SSL), UC Berkeley. Includes activities and Presentations on the International Heliophysical Year, Stardust @ Home, current and upcoming NASA missions, educational resources (lessons for grades K-12), NASA resources, standards, and current and upcoming professional development workshops (held at conferences or at the UC Berkeley campus.) | Professional Development | | |
| Listing of solar system websites including games, activities.and facts. Recommended by Tibi Marin. | Other | | |
| Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy managed for NASA by the Universities Space Research Association (USRA). Site includes educational and public outreach resources for science educators. Links include "SOFIA Educators eNewsletter," "Outreach Calendar," "Education and Outreach Programs," "Educational Materials," "Science with SOFIA," "Sponsored On-Line Course for Teachers," "Space Science and Astronomy Links," "A History of Airborne Astronomy," and "Contact Us." Site appears to not to have been updated since early 2006, all calendar events, eNewsletter, and on-line course for teachers are not current. | USRA | | 4.8 |
| Web page with links to sun related key words (i.e. "plasma," "core," "radiation zone". Colorful, informative JPEG files about the SOHO mission and the sun available for download. "Students and Teachers" link includes activities, lesson plans, and glossary. Questions about SOHO and the sun can be posted to "Ask Dr. SOHO." (Sept. 2007) | HQ | | |
| Home page of the Solar Dynamics Observatory at Goddard Space Flight Center. "SDO is designed to help us understand the Sun's influence on Earth and Near-Earth space by studying the solar atmosphere on small scales of space and time and in many wavelengths simultaneously." Links include "Mission," "Project," "Resources," "Outreach," and "Multimedia." | GSFC | | |
| Non - NASA site containing information on the Solarsystem. Includes planetary summaries, animations, and pictures. Recommended by Wil Robertson. | Other | | |
| Home page of the Solar System Ambassadors. "The Solar System Ambassadors Program is a public outreach program designed to work with motivated volunteers across the nation. These volunteers communicate the excitement of JPL's space exploration missions and information about recent discoveries to people in their local communities." | JPL | | 3.2 |
| Solar System Exploration Education home page. Includes links "Events," "For Museums and Planetariums," "For Students," "For Educators," and "For Students." | JPL | | |
| Website to download (PC and Mac) interactive program that compares and contrasts the planets, moons and other bodies in our solar system. Older version of "What's the Difference"
It is a highly accessible and a simple to use "compare and contrast" tool for students. It is easily customizable to go well beyond the included module that covers the Solar System. "Solar System Explorer" covers every planet in depth with important facts such as atmosphere, composition, diameter, distance to sun, gravity strength, and simulated views of the surface. | ARC | | |
| NASA's searchable database for Solar System missions. Includes links "In Flight," " Future," "Mission News," and "History." Recommended by Peggy Maher. | HQ | | |
| See spacecraft and planets at the time of your choosing. Enter object, view point, date, time, field of view, and more to run simulations. | JPL | | 3.2 |
| "Solarscapes presents middle school students with a short, focused study of the physical nature of the Sun. This standards-based curriculum, which was designed to enhance the Institute’s traveling exhibition, Electric Space, is available to download. " Activites include "Features of the Sun," "Sunspot Number Variations," "Determining the Rate and Period of Rotation," and "The Sun's Period of Rotation." All resources are available for download. | Other | | |
| SOlar Radiation and Climate Experiment. Partnership between The University of Colorado's Laboratory for Atmosphere and Space Physics (LASP) and NASA's EOS Program. Includes links: "SORCE Classroom Experiments (Sunspot Activity, Build SOURCE model, Build Pegasus model)," "Student Q&A," "LASP Education and Public Outreach," "LASP Tours." | LASP | | |
| Instantly access, analyze, and record the latest imagery and data from NASA satellites and observatories. Monitor the progress of solar storms and sun spots. Share your space weather journal data by creating your own news reports and broadcasts. | GSFC | | 5.0 |
| Includes links "Amazing Plasmas," "Living with a Star," "Protective Shield," "Storm Alert!" and "Reasearch." Includes images, animations, and interactive online activities. | HQ | | |
| Listen to converted radio waves from Jupiter, Saturn, and their moons. Recommended by Peggy Maher. | JPL | | |
| "STARDUST- NASA's comet sample return mission." Links to "Ambassadors" and "Museum and Planetarium Resources" (Nov. 2003)
GOOD links to STARDUST Teacher Guide | JPL | | 3.5 |
| "Welcome to Stargazers, Solar Terrestrial Probes and Living With a Star Programs Education and Public Outreach website. Join us for a heliophysics (study of the Sun) experience marked by excitement, research opportunities, hands-on workshops and outreach programs.
Student Observation Network DVD" (Feb. 2007)
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| "STEREO consists of two space-based observatories - one ahead of Earth in its orbit, the other trailing behind. With this new pair of viewpoints, scientists will be able to see the structure and evolution of solar storms as they blast from the Sun and move out through space." Site includes mission information, latest news, science related to the mission, resources, and featured gallery items. Recommended by Peggy Maher. | GSFC | | 4.5 |
| Interactive multimedia feature of the STS-125 Hubble Servicing Mission. Includes links " The Team," "The Mission," "The Telescope," "The View," and "Mission Video." | HQ | | 4.2 |
| Includes a portfolio of the Sun-Earth Connection and Education Forum as well as "Get Connected" and recommended links. | GSFC | | |
| Site that explores our sun with ground based observatories and satellites that monitor the sun to understand the processes that govern the sun's influence on our solar system. Includes access to real time data from NASA's solar observatories | GSFC | | 5.0 |
| Explores the planets, moons, asteroids, comets, sun, and other small bodies in our solar system using classroom activities, images, and videos. | William A. Arnet | | 2.8 |
| PDFs. Stardust Educator's guide. Includes "Introduction," "Think SMALL in a BIG way," " Comet origins and travels,""Rendezvous with Wild 2 Comet," "Spacecraft design and testing," "Technology for studying comets," "Fact sheets," "Vocabulary and Resources" (Nov. 2003) | HQ | | |
| Home page of the Ulysses Mission. Includes links "Mission," "Science," "Spacecraft," "News," "Images," "Kids," and "Education." | JPL | | 2.2 |
| Extensive site of learning resources for educators, scientists, and students produced for NASA by the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Site includes "Featured Resources (i.e. Beyond the Solar System: Expanding the Universe in the Classroom, The Incredible Two-Inch Universe (pdf), Frequently Asked Cosmic Questions)," "Lesson Plans and Activities (i.e. Cosmic Survey (pdf), How Fast do Galaxies Move?, The Virtual Spectroscope)," "Resources for Museums and Planetaria (i.e. Cosmic Questions Traveling Exhibition, Inside Einstein's Universe)," "Education Standards (i.e. Science Eduction Standards Related to the Structure and Evolution of the Universe, Science for All Americans, McREL Standards Compendium)," "Education Research (i.e. Astronomy Education Review, Cosmic Questions Front-End Evaluation (pdf), Cosmic Questions Summative Evaluation Executive Summary (pdf)," and "Additional Learning Resources." (2004). | Other | | |
| Information on the Voyage National Program and how you can build a scale model of the Solar System in your own community based on the Voyage Exhibition in Washington,DC. Includes links " Become a Voyage Communtiy," "Exhibition," "Education," "Existing Communities," "Media," "Gallery," Rallying Support in Your Community," and "Voyage and Pluto." | Other | | |
| Home page of the Voyager Mission. Includes links "Mission," "Science," "Spacecraft," "News," "Images," "Multimedia," "Kids," and "Education." | JPL | | 3.0 |
| Dr. Edward Stone, the David Morrisroe Professor of Physics at Caltech, spoke about the two Voyagers, launched twenty-five years ago, as they continue their journeys as the first interstellar probes, searching for the outer boundary of the heliospheric bubble surrounding the Sun that marks the beginning of interstellar space. Streaming video. 50 min. | Other | | |
| Video explaing the Voyager Mission and discoveries. Runing time, 15:03. | JPL | | |
| Space Place. Children's site with "Games" (e.g. Your Weight on Mars, Virtual Mars, Take a Mars Adventure) "Learn More" (Mars for Students, Mars: Extreme Planet, Pop Culture Mars), "Activities" (e.g. Pathfinder model, Mars Global Surv. Model, Mars Odyssey Model) and "Special Events" (Red rover goes to Mars) (Oct. 2005) | JPL | | 1.2 |
| "This is a collection of many of the best images from NASA's planetary exploration program. The collection has been extracted from the interactive program "Welcome to the Planets" which was distributed on the Planetary Data System Educational CD-ROM Version 1.5 in December 1995. It has also been updated with the addition of more recent images" Includes planet profiles, explorers, glossary, etc. (Dec. 2005) | JPL | | 4.3 |
| Website to download (PC and Mac) interactive program that compares and contrasts the planets, moons and other bodies in our solar system.
What's the Difference is a highly accessible and a simple to use "compare and contrast" tool for students. It is easily customizable to go well beyond the included module that covers the Solar System. "Solar System Explorer" covers every planet in depth with important facts such as atmosphere, composition, diameter, distance to sun, gravity strength, and simulated views of the surface. | ARC | | 4.5 |
| Main page of NASA's 2009 Year of Astronomy. Includes links "Home," News," "Calendar and Events," "Resources," and "Mission Discoveries."
"In 2009 we celebrate the 400th anniversary of Galileo's first observations of the universe through a telescope. In honor of this early event, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) and the United Nations have proclaimed 2009 as the International Year of Astronomy to spread awareness of astronomy’s contributions to society and culture, stimulate young people’s interest in science, portray astronomy as a global peaceful endeavor, and nourish a scientific outlook in society.
NASA invites YOU to join us in the celebration of IYA 2009. This website will be your portal to exciting NASA resources, events, and opportunities for involvement as we develop our program of regional and national IYA activities for students, teachers, and the public."
| HQ | | |