Native American Astronomy Examin how the Medicine Wheel works. Stone Medicine Wheels began 2,200 years ago on the northern plains of Alberta and Saskatchewan. Study Native American legends and folklore behind the stars.
The solar system, planets, sun, stars, asteroids, and galaxies are all available in this site.
The Aurora Page
http://www.geo.mtu.edu/weather/aurora/
What is the "aurora"? What causes it to happen? Information, links and images about the "Northern Lights".
Basics of Space Flight
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/basics/
This module is the first in a sequence of training modules that pertain to space flight operations activities.
Bradford Robotic Telescope Observatory Site
http://www.eia.brad.ac.uk/btl/
Anyone on the Internet can access this telescope and ask it to look at anything in the northern night sky! The Web doesn't get more hands-on than this!
Center for Mars Exploration
http://cmex-www.arc.nasa.gov/
This site presents historical references to Mars, previous Mars mission information, tools to analyze Mars, current Mars news, and much more.
The Constellations and their Stars
http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/
Need information on stars, constellations, the Milky Way? Check out this site! The first thing you need to know is that constellations are not real!
Earth and Moon Viewer
http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html
"Presents an earth map--you can see where it's day and night right now! You can view either a map of the Earth showing the day and night regions at this moment, or view the Earth from the Sun, the Moon, the night side of the Earth, above any location on the planet specified by latitude, longitude and altitude, from a satellite in Earth orbit, or above various cities around the globe."
The microscope has become one of the most recognizable symbols of science. This site covers the early history of the microscope, starting with use of a simple lens in ancient times, to the first compound microscope circa 1590, up to the microscopes of the 19th century.
Hubble Space Telescope's Greatest
http://oposite.stsci.edu/pubinfo/BestOfHST95.html
Hubble Space Telescope evokes a new sense of awe and wonder about the infinite richness of our universe in dramatic, unprecedented pictures of celestial objects. Like a traveler sharing their best snapshots, this site presents a selection of Hubble's most spectacular images.
The Jason Project
http://www.jason.org/
A scientist and explorer opens the door to discovery to children. After receiving thousands of letters from children who were excited by his discovery, Dr. Ballard and a team of associates dedicated themselves to developing ways that would enable teachers and students all over the world to take part in global explorations using advanced interactive telecommunications.
The Messier Catalog
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/messier/Messier.html
Images of the brightest and most beautiful diffuse objects in the sky, including nebulae, galaxies and star clusters.
National Air and Space Museum
http://www.nasm.si.edu/
Here, in virtual space, are the objects that made the dream of flight a reality. Each is a reminder of a noteworthy achievement, and evokes the spirit of its own particular time.
The Nine Planets is an overview of the history, mythology, and current scientific knowledge of each of the planets and their moons in our solar system. Each page has text and images, some have sounds and movies, most provide references to additional related information. A multimedia tour of the Solar System by Bill Arnett.
PlanetFinder
http://www.calweb.com/~mcharvey/planet_all.html
This month the individual charts show the planets position at transit, the highest point in the sky. Also included on the chart is a data window showing additional information about the planet, such as rise time, transit time, set time, coordinates and magnitude. The position of the planets updated daily.
SETI Institute
http://www.seti-inst.edu/
This site serves as a home for scientific research in the general field of Life in the Universe with an emphasis on the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI).
StarChild
http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/
Explore the universe at this colorful site maintained by NASA.
Travel among the stars, using the Hubble Space Telescope images and the work of National Geographic.
Views of the Solar System
http://www.hawastsoc.org/solar/homepage.htm
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.
Windows to the Universe
http://www.windows.umich.edu/
A fun site about earth and space science. Includes a very lovely section on mythology
