Some interesting projects for students interested in the space program.

What happens when a snowball hits a huge ball of gas? When Comet Shoemaker Levy 9 hit Jupiter, it was swallowed up in the atmosphere, leaving huge temporary impact scars. Here is an image that shows the large dark marks and how they...

This site from Hubblesite of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration provides basic information and photographs of the collision of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 with Jupiter. A good site to check out on the subject.

Engage in the quest to help the Stardust spacecraft capture comet dust and bring it back to Earth. Each time you answer a question correctly from the article, you move closer to the comet. Students enhance reading comprehension skills...

From ABC News in Science, this article charts findings of the Rosetta ("Europe's comet-chasing spacecraft") as it took photographs of Mars from a close-up perspective.

A gallery of astronomy images which depict galaxies, comets, the moon, planets, nebulae, supernovae as seen in various regions of the electromagnetic spectrum. Each image in the gallery is described. Fascinating!

This resource page discusses how close Earth is to a collision with other objects. This page gives helpful information about comets and asteroids as well links to other resources on the topic.

Brief, concise facts about Charles Messier and his catalog of comets, galaxies, and other astronomical bodies. Included are photographs of each of the 110 objects listed in his catalog.

Kids learn about the glossary and terms for the science of astronomy including words and definitions such as asteroid, comet, meteoroid, galaxy, eclipse, etc.

The disagreement between those who theorize that Clovis man was the first to inhabit North America and those who beleive that there was a pre-Clovis culture continues even today. Archaeologists have found evidence of pre-Clovis points at...

Young children can find facts about the Solar System, the Sun, meteorites, stars, galaxies, planets, our moon, comets, asteroids, and space exploration. Pages offer clear photos and bullet-point information, which is easy to read and...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart provides a quiz with mostly multiple choice questions specific to planets, comets, space travel, and our moon.

Learn the difference between asteroids and comets, meteoroids and meteorites, and more!

This site from NASA, Jet Propulsion Lab, provides an extensive look at hundreds of photos and images of space and planets taken from various observatories from around the world. Links are provided throughout as well for additional...

An artist's rendering of the Rosetta lander on Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

This site from the encyclopedia Wikipedia provides an in-depth timeline of important events in astronomy relating to the solar system are presented here. Links are also provided for additional information on related subjects.

Many detailed articles and information about Stardust can be found here.

How do astronomers collect stardust? They design and build satellites that are launched into space to collect particles on specially designed panels. Satellites can be sent to orbit around an object of interest: a planet, moon, or comet....

It's hard enough to weigh something as itty bitty as atoms or molecules. Factor in that they're careening by faster than Jeff Gordon on steroids, and you get an idea what scientists are up against. Using comet particles from NASA's...

Students groups act as aerospace engineering teams competing to create linear equations to guide space shuttles safely through obstacles generated by a modeling game in level-based rounds. Each round provides a different configuration of...

A biographical view of Maria Mitchell who becomes the first woman in the Western Hemisphere to discover a comet.

Take a journey through the solar system with this interactive guide. Includes planetary history, "travel information," "tourist highlights," and video clips. Games and quizzes include a Solar System jigsaw that prompts the student to...

This site provides links to a wealth of information regarding currently visible comets, memorable comets of the past, biographies of comet discoverers and observers.

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