Space Exploration — The World Almanac for Kids
- Get facts on space travel from the World Almanac
Astronomy For Kids – Future Space Travel – KidsAstronomy.com
StarChild: A Learning Center for Young Astronomers
- A good resource for almost any subject especially planets, the solar system, and space travel
National Geographic for Kids – Featured Game @ nationalgeographic.com
- Place the space travel game to learn about what you’ll need to go into space
Planet Impact: Home
- If you have a research question about things crashing into each other, this is a good site.
netTrekker: Space Exploration
- Lots of links on space exploration and travel
KidsClick! Satellites
- Read about satellites, like space telescopes
Discovery.com: International Space Station
HubbleSite – Explore Astronomy
- Fun stuff on the Hubble Space Telescope website.
Space Weather: The Heart of Satellite Orbits
- Explains how satellites (like space telescopes) stay up in space.
Ology @ the American Museum of Natural History
- Check out these activities on astronomy
ForgeFX – Eclipses and Moon Phases Simulation in 3D.
- Look at these simulations of eclipses!
netTrekker: Solar System
- Links on the solar system (like planets, moons, and the Sun)
Mars
Solar System Exploration: Kids
- Resources and activities on the solar system
The Planet Pluto
- Facts and information on Pluto
The Space Place :: Home
- Play games and learn about space at the Space Place from NASA
Stonehenge on Discovery Channel
- Learn about Stonehenge another ancient observatory in England.
BBC – Science & Nature – Space – Interactive Map of the Universe
EXPLORING THE PLANETS – Gallery Entrance
- Get information on the planets
The Nine Planets Solar System Tour
- Get information on the planets
Observe an animation showing the origin of the solar system.
- Watch this movie on the formation of our solar system
Galaxies Galore, Games, and More
- Do this activity to learn about how our galaxy was formed
netTrekker: Universe Creation
Links on how the universe was formed
The Map of the Known Universe – Seb Chevrel – Greenwood Space Travel Store, Seattle
- This site moves around as it focuses in on selected parts of the universe. The distances are how far the object is from Earth which is in light years or how far light travels in one year (about 6 million miles). So 27 light years would be 27 x 6 million. Think about the distances!
NOVA | Galileo’s Battle for the Heavens | PBS
- Learn more about Galileo; his life, and his work.
Yahoo Kids! Directory
- Search results for astronomy and telescopes on Yahoo!Kids. Please don’t go to the entertainment links (cartoon shows) until you do some reading about astronomy.
Planet Quest: Multimedia Gallery: Finding new planets
- Good source if you are looking for information on planets outside our solar system, or life outside of Earth
netTrekker: Stars
- Learn about stars and get information here
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