General
Browse the Solar System - starts with a "clickable" image of a popular poster of all the planets and moons in the Solar System, and provides links to images and information about each of them.
What Makes a Planet? - brief introduction for the layperson about the definition of what is a planet and about the 2006 controversy about whether Pluto is a planet. (Department of Astronomy, Cornell University)
What Is A Bollide? - learn how an asteroid impact may have contributed to a mass extinction, but ultimately lead to the formation of Chesapeake Bay!
Exploration
Phoenix Mars Lander - updates and photos of the project are available on the NASA website.
Maps
Maps from the Astrogeology program - Global and regional maps of planets and moons.
Teaching Resources
AstroKids - instructional guides, activities, and information about all the planets, moons, and known objects in the solar system. Some of the developed lesson plans are:
Non-gov
Astronomycenter.org - features reviewed resources for teaching about asteroids, astrobiology, the big bang theory, black holes, cosmology, dark matter, galaxies, the Milky Way, telescopes & satellites, planet formation, planetary atmospheres, space exploration, stars, the sun, & more.
Astrophysics Science Project: Integrating Research & Education, (ASPIRE) - lessons for exploring cosmic rays, force, gas particles, kinetic energy, lunar phases, machines, momentum, the night sky, refraction, the scientific method, scientific notation, seasons, seismic waves, stars, the angle of the sun, tides, & waves. Find out about careers; read interviews with scientists.
AstroWeb - astrophysics on the web; consortium of 7 institutions for: observation, data, publications, people, organizations, software, research, lists, astronomical imagery, adn miscellaneous
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