Astronomy WebSites for students and teachers

NASA

This is the place to go for space flight information. Information on the complete history of space exploration, shuttle missions, Apollo missions can be found here.

STARDUST

In 1999, NASA launched a spacecraft that will attempt to bing back sample material from a comet, which will visit our solar system early in the 21st century.

The Space Place

This site is for kids from the Jet Propulion Lab.

VoyagerProject

This site is dedicated to the two spacecraft that was the real beginning of the study of our solar system.

Cassini: Voyage to Saturn

This mission will land a probe on Titan, Saturn's largest moon.

NASA Observatorium

This website is so very well done for kids of all ages.

Mars Global Surveyor The current mission to Mars.

This is the ongoing probe to Mars which includes a live upate showing where the spacecraft is every thirty minutes.

Galileo Home Page (JPL)

The current mission to Jupiter. The Galileo spacecraft has immensely increased our knowledge of the solar system's largest planet. Great pictures, animations and other fascinating information.

The Nine Planets

There is so much information here for all age groups!

Space and Astronomy for Kids

An excellent astronomy and space site designed for kids.

Space TelescopeElectronic Information Service

Home of the Hubble Space Telescope.

JPL -The Jet Propulsion Labs in California

This is where most of the spacecraft are designed and controlled. Information about the current Galileo mission to Jupiter, the Mars Global Surveyor and Pathfinder missions, as well as an excellent site for information about space exploration in general.

Dustbunny "The Planets"

A great tour of our solar system for kids of all ages! Information about all of the planets can be found here.