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Daytime astronomy for elementary and middle school students.

The site is authored by Carolyn Collins Petersen, an accomplished astronomy writer and part-time Hubble researcher. Carolyn takes viewers to "The Planetarium Show That Never Ends," where various heavenly bodies are displayed and described in non-scientific but informative and inspiring ways.

Provides a listing of the constellations, maps, and the myths associated with them.

Includes information ranging from the training of astronauts to space station construction to the search for life on mars. Also offers an album of NASA photos and links to other sites about the earth and heavens.

Featured articles about the moon, sun, and planets, along with meteors, asteroids, and comets.

Offers an online coloring book, ask a scientist, FAQs, background on El Nino, and other links.

Topics include the earth, moon, planets, gravity, stars, and the beginnings of the universe.

Educates and inspires kids to pursue advanced studies in science and engineering. Mission is to prepare the next generation to explore and develop space.

Photos from interior Alaska of the Midnight Sun and tundra flowers, with links to more scientific information on the summer solstice.

A course on astronomy designed for middle to high school students, but adaptable to most ages and interest levels.

Offers self-taught printable versions of space lessons from kindergarten to high school.

Astro-Venture is an educational, interactive, multimedia Web environment where students in grades 5-8 role-play NASA occupations, as they search for and build a planet with the necessary characteristics for human habitation.

Space-related education, games, merchandise, NASA content and photos geared toward kids, parents, educators and space enthusiasts worldwide.

Provides images taken by the telescope, an Observatory Cam, along with a calendar of current events, and weather information.

Articles about crop circles, the possibility that life exists on other planets, information about planets, moons, stars, black holes, comets, and other space phenomena. We also have a topsites list.