Astronomy
and Space Exploration
Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are far more galaxies than people.
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-Carl Sagan
Astronomy
and Space Exploration Resources
Windows to the Universe
(perhaps the best single site for all your Astronomy needs)
The Nine Planets
(excellent info. pictures and links)
Astronomy.com
Black Holes and Neutron Stars
NASA Eclipse Home Page
Phases of the Moon Animation # 1(very good)
(look at both of these)
Phases of the Moon Animation # 2 (very good+ eclipses+ sky calendar+ links)
Resource Guide to the Moon (lots of great information about many aspects of the Moon)
Cosmic Voyage (new 2005)
Hubble: A View to the Edge of Space
Satellite Observation Home page (good site to learn how and where to look for satellites)
I
magine
the Universe
Kennedy Space Center
KidsAstronomy
Liftoff to Space Exploration
Living in Space
NASA Photo Gallery (excellent pictures and info)
Mars Pathfinder
Messier Catalog
Mission and Spacecraft Library
Mystery of Deep Space
NASA Human Space Flight
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Science Fix (this is a site which has a few brief and reproduceable science demos) very interesting
NASA Solar System Simulator
NASA Space Calendar
Comets (Why Files)
The Sky
(Contains Excellent Timeline of Humankinds Exploration of Space)
SkyView Virtual Observatory
Your Weight on Other Worlds
Your Age on Other Planets
Spacekids
-- (Excellent information on many topics and links to many others)
Stephen Hawking's Universe
Views of the Solar System
The Reasons for the Seasons (excellent diagrams and explanations as seen from PA near our area)
Your Sky
-- interactive planetarium
Zoom Astronomy
Nova Archive Space (Excellent Resource Covering Many Space Related Topics)
Falling into Space (Facts about Zero G, and Astronauts)
Star Light Star Bright
Cosmic Beginning (excellent video about 15 min)
Visual Physics (lots of animations, some better than others, worth taking a look)
Virtual Journey into the Universe (very good)
DMI, Excellent pictures and Info. especially for Galaxies and Nebulae
Picture Gallery (very good pictures)
Orbit Simulator (very good and interactive)
NASA Brain Bites (great video answers to lots of questions)
Beautiful PowerPoint
of Earth
(Expect long loading time) Author Unknown
Exploring Space
Reasons for the Seasons (very good animation)
Animation of the Reason for the Seasons (click the back arrow at bottom of each page to see more excellent short animations and information)
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What Causes Earth's Seasons (Be aware, this is a You Tube Video)
Another animation for Reasons for the Seasons
Hubble Site Cosmic Collisions (Galaxies collide-including the Milkyway)
Cosmic Collision (of Galaxies including the Milkyway) this is a YouTube video, lots of excellent info
Comets-Facts-Myths-Legends-animations (and make a comet interactively) Very Good for teachers
BBC-Solar Eclipse Animation (and much much more) This site is an excellent astronomy site
Why Spring is Coming Earlier
You Tube Video Amazing Solar System (About the Moon and Mars only, it's 9 min. long Very Good)
Kid Info-Astronomy and Space Exploration Links of all kinds (Great one stop shopping for sites)
NASA Planet Quest (good stuff-I suggest click on games and take the fact or fiction quiz)
The Birth of the Universe - Big Bang and Beyond (You Tube video - excellent info albeit brief)
