Provides a brief overview of the Sun, including a focus on solar eclipses, solar wind, and solar sailing.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses solar and lunar eclipses, the phases of the Moon, and why the phases occur.

Read about Maria Mitchell who traveled more than 3,000 miles to follow the total eclipse of 1878.

A sequential diagram showing a lunar eclipse.

Discusses the life of Anaxagoras of Clazomenae, his ideas about the metaphysical, the physical, the cosmos, and human intelligence, and the impact he had on later intellectuals. He is especially remembered for having been the first to...

Do you know what a solar eclipse is? Or how about a galaxy? Space Place has the answers to all your questions about space! Site includes information to explore about planets, satellites, moons, and much more. Also on the website are...

Learn the science behind what happens during a solar eclipse. Includes audio accompaniment as well as an animation.

From Perth, Western Australia, this site from Nachohat provides information about all eclipses across Earth. Links to recent eclipses provide lots of details and some video links.

Stephenie Meyer's third installment in the Twilight series finds the main character, Bella in great danger. Read about Bella, the other characters, themes and more information on the plot in this exccellent site.

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The Solar Data Analysis Center at NASA provides all the latest information learned about the sun. Content includes a look at information brought back by several satellites.

This site provides a detailed overview of the sun's corona. Content includes a focus on research dedicated to the solar corona, and includes numerous images taken during solar eclipses.

Explore the sun through this site that includes vivid multimedia resources. Learn sun statistics and view numerous images of the sun and eclipses.

Develop and use a model of the earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons.

This site provides a moving diagram of a Lunar eclipse, showing Earth's umbra and penumbra and the appearance of the Moon as it passes through these shadow regions.

A photo of a memorable lunar eclipse.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage shares observable aspects of the sun and the moon. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...

How did the moon form? Learn the answer to this and numerous other fun facts in this article from Space.com.

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

What is a lunar eclipse? What causes eclipses? How often do eclipses happen and when is the next lunar eclipse? You'll find the answers to these questions and more on this site on lunar eclipses.

What is a lunar eclipse? What causes eclipses? How often do eclipses happen and when is the next lunar eclipse? You'll find the answers to these questions and more on this site on lunar eclipses.

What is a lunar eclipse? What causes eclipses? How often do eclipses happen and when is the next lunar eclipse? You'll find the answers to these questions and more on this site on lunar eclipses.

This site provides a moving diagram of a Lunar eclipse, showing Earth's umbra and penumbra and the appearance of the Moon as it passes through these shadow regions.

This site provides a moving diagram of a Lunar eclipse, showing Earth's umbra and penumbra and the appearance of the Moon as it passes through these shadow regions.