Space: Page 3

Tables of daily sunrise and sunset times in the Arctic. Learn about the Land of the Midnight Sun, Solstices, and Equinoxes.

A collection of web pages which detail the realm outside of our world: outer space. These pages are designed primarily for teaching or as reference resources, but also contain some areas for entertainment.

An information-rich interactive, educational tour of the Solar System.

Contains a few brain teasers such as what keeps a satellite in orbit to why meteors burn up in the atmosphere and space shuttles and rockets don't.

Daytime astronomy for elementary and middle school students.

Instructional material on the solar system, including what lies outside the solar system. Also features event logs of a lunar eclipse.

In 1993, Space Shuttle Endeavour carried a locker full of toys into space. Find out why and see how they performed in zero-gravity.

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.

Interactive instructional materials for grades 5-8 to provide students and educators with a tool that integrates leading-edge technology with recent findings in physical sciences, space sciences, space medicine, biomedical research and living in space.

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

The animated adventure engages children in a story-based scenario that emphasizes concepts of remote sensing. Children are taught how NASA scientists use satellite imagery to better understand Earth's environmental changes.

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

Discusses facts, mysteries, theories, and activities to learn more about the solar system.