NASA
Nasa: Imagine the Universe: "Twinkle, Twinkle (Really Fast!), Little Star"
"The Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer has discovered neutron stars that emit streams of X-rays pulsing over 1,000 times a second." Visit this site to read the rest of this article. Site offers additional resources as well as a Teacher's Corner.
NASA
Nasa: Imagine the Universe: X Ray Binary Stars
Site provides a brief introduction to binary stars. Additional resources for students and teachers on this topic are offered as well as related topics.
Space Telescope Science Institute
Hubble Site: Supernova Shock Wave
This site from the Hubblesite highlights an article written about a supernova shock wave. Provides images as well as video footage. Site offers links to fast facts, a question and answer section as well as related links.
Space Telescope Science Institute
Hubble Site: Planetary Nebula
This site from Hubblesite provides a brief news article as well as colorful pictures of a nearby Planetary Nebula. Offers links to images, video, fast facts, a question and answer section as well as related links.
Other
Stellarium: Planetarium
Bring a planetarium to your computer with this free open source software. Download the software to show the sky in 3D with the naked eye.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Stuff to Do: Build the Big Dipper
Illustrated instructions for building a Big Dipper mobile.
Other
Paper Plate Education: Serving the Universe on a Paper Plate
Excellent resource for "paper-plate" activities that help simplify various astronomy topics. Learn how to build a "Moon Finder" and "Planet Pointer," and create a paper-plate model that explains the Transit of Venus.
Curated OER
Aries the Ram
The Learning Network surveys several constellations and the twelve constellations that comprise the Zodiac. Features include star tables and symbols.
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Taurus the Bull
The Learning Network surveys several constellations and the twelve constellations that comprise the Zodiac. Features include star tables and symbols.
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Gemini the Twins
The Learning Network surveys several constellations and the twelve constellations that comprise the Zodiac. Features include star tables and symbols.
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Cancer the Crab
The Learning Network surveys several constellations and the twelve constellations that comprise the Zodiac. Features include star tables and symbols.
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Leo the Lion
The Learning Network surveys several constellations and the twelve constellations that comprise the Zodiac. Features include star tables and symbols.
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Virgo the Virgin
The Learning Network surveys several constellations and the twelve constellations that comprise the Zodiac. Features include star tables and symbols.
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Scorpio the Scorpion
The Learning Network surveys several constellations and the twelve constellations that comprise the Zodiac. Features include star tables and symbols.
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Sagittarius the Archer
The Learning Network surveys several constellations and the twelve constellations that comprise the Zodiac. Features include star tables and symbols.
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Capricorn the Goat
The Learning Network surveys several constellations and the twelve constellations that comprise the Zodiac. Features include star tables and symbols.
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Aquarius the Water Bearer
The Learning Network surveys several constellations and the twelve constellations that comprise the Zodiac. Features include star tables and symbols.
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Pisces the Fishes
The Learning Network surveys several constellations and the twelve constellations that comprise the Zodiac. Features include star tables and symbols.
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'Ambroise Vollard' by Paul Cezanne.
Paris at the end of the nineteenth century was at the center of a cultural arts explosion owing, in part, to the constellation of artists surrounding the art dealership of Ambroise Vollard. This archived report from NPR tells the story...
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Ambroise Vollard Photo
Paris at the end of the nineteenth century was at the center of a cultural arts explosion owing, in part, to the constellation of artists surrounding the art dealership of Ambroise Vollard. This archived report from NPR tells the story...
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'Ambroise Vollard' by Picasso.
Paris at the end of the nineteenth century was at the center of a cultural arts explosion owing, in part, to the constellation of artists surrounding the art dealership of Ambroise Vollard. This archived report from NPR tells the story...
California Institute of Technology
Spitzer Science Center: A New Star Cluster
The image entitled, "A New Star Cluster" shows the formation of a new group of stars located in the Milky Way galaxy. The text below the image goes into detail on describing the various specifics of the image.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Demonstrating the Distances of Stars
Investigate the use of the parallax effect for determining distance in space, and explore the arrangement and relative distance of stars in the galaxy. Create a sample star field and transform it into a three-dimensional model.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Stars Project
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a research project on stars, completed by first graders.
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