Live
from Earth and Mars
http://www-k12.atmos.washington.edu/k12/modules/
At this site you can go on a virtual Mars mission with a pathfinder rover or view
an air quality study of pollutants on Earth.
MIRA
- Why do Stars Twinkle?
http://www.mira.org/fts0/stars/text/txt001c.htm
Monterey Institute for Research in Astronomy explains the cause of this mirage
as refraction.
Multimedia
Tour of the Sun
http://www.astro.uva.nl/demo/od95/
At this site you can take a tour to the Sun and learn about its development, structure,
and influence.
Mysteries
of Deep Space
http://www.pbs.org/deepspace/
At this site you can view an interactive time-line, classroom activities, ask
the experts, trivia, and Hubble telescope news.
NASA
Online Resources
http://image.gsfc.nasa.gov/poetry/
Collection of sources at NASA and affiliated organizations including online games,
galleries, teaching material, and experiments.
NASA
Spacelink
http://spacelink.nasa.gov/.index.html
Current NASA programs and educational materials. Articles on everything from living
in space to the big bang theory.
NASA
http://www.nasa.gov/
The official site of NASA which is deeply committed to spreading
the unique knowledge that flows from its aeronautics and space research.
Photo
Gallery of Mars
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/photo_gallery/photogallery-mars.html
This site has a photo gallery of Mars taken by orbiting and landed spacecraft.
Planetary
Fact Sheets
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/planetfact.html
National Space Science Data Center provides a useful collection of data on the
planets, their orbitals, and atmospheres.
Shuttle
Team Online
http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/shuttle/
Communicate with the space shuttle team and learn about their jobs. With a photo
gallery, background info and educational resources.
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