THE THEORY OF SCIENCE
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Astronomy:
3-D Star Maps
Science fiction fans and authors of SF novels have often wondered "where everything is". "Hard" SF writers and interstellar game designers need reasonably accurate 3-D starmaps in order to set the stage. This webpage is a feeble attempt to assist those who lack the knowledge (or inclination) to do the work themselves. You don't have any excuse now, I've done most of the work for you! If nothing else, grab the maps!
Astronomy Picture of the Day's Educational Links
What follows is a list of resources that excel in astronomy education. Each resource is distinctly different - they have been chosen to highlight a wide range of interests.
Jim Lovell
Jim Lovell & the Flight of Apollo 13
Johnson Space Center: Kids Shortcuts
Spacelink, Jason Project, Star Child, Space Educators' Handbook, Astronauts, Pictures, For Kids Only, ect...
Mission And Spacecraft Library
A public source for information about spacecraft. All kinds of spacecraft. Big spacecraft, and small spacecraft. American, Soviet, Japanese, Indian, Chinese, and Luxembourgian (?) spacecraft. Research, communications, astronomy, navigation, and spy satellites.
Mount Wilson Observatory
Much of our understanding of the Universe came from research done at this facility. The Observatory has a heritage of major contributions dating from the beginning of this century, and continues to remain at the forefront of observational astronomy and astrophysics.
Rocket Principles
NASA Teacher's Resource Center
Sun
The Sun is the most prominent feature in our solar system. It is the largest object and contains approximately 98% of the total solar system mass
NASA Educational Program
Nasa resources for educators
NASA Educational Program
Nasa resources for students
The Nine Planets
The Nine Planets is an overview of the history, mythology, and current scientific knowledge of each of the planets and moons in our solar system. Each page has text and images, some have sounds and movies, most provide references to additional related information
Primer on the Space Environment
Our Star, the Sun; We all know that the Sun is overwhelmingly important to life on Earth, but few of us have been given a good description of our star and its variations.
THE THOUSAND-YARD MODEL
This is a classic exercise for visualizing just how BIG our Solar System really is. Both the relative size and spacing of the planets are demonstrated in this outdoor exercise, using a mere peppercorn to represent the size of the Earth. Guy Ottewell has kindly given permission for this electronic presentation of The Thousand-Yard Model; his exercise is presented in its original form.
Views of the Solar System
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, spacecraft through a vast archive of photographs, scientific facts, text, graphics and videos. Views of the Solar System offers enhanced exploration and educational enjoyment of the solar system and beyond.
The Web Nebulae
If you look up at the night sky with your naked eye all you see is a black void with a few points of white light. But with a camera and a telescope an entirely different view unfolds in brilliant color and amazing detail. The pages that follow introduce a few of these spectacular objects. The study of the physics of many of these objects is of considerable scientific importance but their simple beauty can be enjoyed by all.
Welcome to the Planets
This is a collection of many of the best images from NASA's planetary exploration program.
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Children in Cyberspace: A Privacy Resource Guide for Parents
