Solar System Astronomy and Space Science
Solar System Astronomy and Space Science
This category lists pages and sites which provide information about the Solar System. It includes pages about the Sun, the nine planets, their moons and other bodies from the Solar System.
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F9 Kids - Teaches kids some basic facts about the nine planets, along with stories, games, and a 'meet the kids' section.
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Window to the Universe - Learn about asteroids, comets, planets, and the sun. Also contains facts, news, and pictures.
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Exploring Planets in the Classroom - More than 25 hands-on science activities about geology, earth, planetary, and space sciences.
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Solar System Worksheets - Printable worksheets, logic problems, word searches, and puzzles.
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The Planets for Kids - A student-based website focusing on general information about the planets, moon, and sun.
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Alex's Galaxy - Contains a photograph gallery of the major celestial bodies in the solar system.
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The Planets - A collection of many of the best images from NASA's planetary exploration.
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science@nasa: Fun and Games: The Solar System - Activities include figuring out how much you would weigh on another planet and comparing the sizes of the planets.
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Astronomy.com-Astro for Kids - Tells about each of the planets in our solar system and the sun.
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Space Day 2004 - Space Trek Challenge - The Foster Homeschool Families' submission for the SpaceDay.org 2004 Space Trek. Includes journals, stories, and background information.
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The Nine Planets - Offers general information on each planet complete with orbits, diameter, composition and mass. Also features a history of each, illustrations, further reading and a FAQ section on general astronomy.
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The Solar System - Brief presentation of the sun and the nine planets.
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Solar System Exploration - Describes NASA's program to explore the solar system.
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Solar System Trading Cards - Collect Solar System trading cards as you answer trivia questions correctly.
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Solar System Live - Includes information and images related to the solar system and its inner planets.
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Solar System Simulator - Offers the possibility to see what the Sun and every planet and their major moons look like from any other place in the Solar System at nearly any date at any time. The pictures are very accurate and in color.
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Passport to the Solar System - Provides an overview of the sun and each of the nine planets. Also includes biographies of researchers.
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Thinkquest: Planets, Moons and Stars - Provides basic information about the solar system.
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Live from the Hubble Space Telescope - Provides an insiders' view of what it's like to work with Earth's most powerful space telescope.
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Interactive Solar System Tutorial - Learn about the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto with this interactive animated facts game.
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Earthrise : A Tour of Our Solar System - Designed by kids, for kids, this is a great introduction to the 9 planets. Features video, sounds, and a guided tour.
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Eternal Light Beacon - Space Day 2005 - This website is a science project created for the Space Day 2005 competition. We are a team of 7 homeschoolers in 6th through 8th grade from Chieftain Christian Academy.
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Views of the Solar System - An in-depth resource to the Solar System. Including articles about each part of the Solar System and its planets.
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A Guide To The Planets - Beginners guide with basic facts about the nine planets.
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Orrery: The Solar System in Action - Provides illustrated descriptions of each planet, as well as comets, asteroids and other bodies.
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Exploring the Planets - A collection of pictures, graphics and articles about the solar system and individual planets. From the National Air and Space Museum.
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With Peter and Paul Around the Galaxy - Peter and Paul fly with you through space and explain to you everything about our solar system. Click on each planet and you will learn everything about it.
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Planetary Fact Sheets - Factual information on the planets in the solar system, from Mercury to Pluto and beyond.
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Our Solar System - An overview of the sun, the nine planets, asteroids, comets, and other links.
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Earth and Moon Viewer - View the earth and moon from many vantage points and in multiple ways. Provides latitude and longitude positions as well as the altitude and time from which the images were taken.
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How Big is the Solar System - Also known as "The Earth as a Peppercorn." A scale model of the solar system.
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