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PBS

Pbs: Nova: Hunting the Edge of Space

For Students 9th - 10th
Hour One of Hunting the Edge of Space, "The Mystery of the Milky Way," includes information on the Milky Way and chronicles the history of telescopes from Galileo's time to today's planet-searching telescopes. Hour Two, "The...
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Read Works

Read Works: Objects in Space

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about some of the objects circling the Earth. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Other

Astronet: Blobs in Space: The Legacy of a Nova

For Students 9th - 10th
The expansion and explosion of a star is described at it goes through its nova phase. Current theories are discussed.
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Space Telescope Science Institute

Hubble Site: Secret Lives of Galaxies

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is provided by HubbleSite from NASA. "Telescopes around the world are beginning to harvest new clues to the origin and evolution of the universe's largest building blocks, the galaxies." Site offers links to images, video,...
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NASA

Nasa Space Science Data Archive: Photo Gallery: Asteroids

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Space Science Data Center provides numerous images of asteroids up close, including Gaspra, Ida & Dactyl, Toutatis, and Vesta. The site also includes link to further information about many NASA missions to study the...
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NASA

Nasa: Astronomy Picture of the Day: Jupiter's Great Red Spot

For Students 9th - 10th
This collage of images by the Hubble Space Telescope captured the changes in Jupiter's Great Red Spot over a period of several years.
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Space Telescope Science Institute

Hubblesite: News Center Release Archive

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Hubblesite has a very long list of Hubble Space Telescope Images listed by subject. General categories of subjects include Solar System, Stars, Nebulae, Star Clusters, Novae, Supernovae, Stellar evolutionn, Galaxies, and...
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University of California

University of California Berkeley: Classifying Galaxies

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how galaxies are classified and then see if you can apply that knowledge to identify the different types of galaxies. In addition to explaining Hubble's galaxy classification system, the site has links to Hubble Space Telescope...
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NASA

Nasa: Astronomy Picture of the Day:the Clouds of Neptune

For Students 9th - 10th
Changes in the atmosphere of Neptune as recorded by the Hubble Space Telescope.
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Read Works

Read Works: A Final Journey

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about improvements made to the Hubble telescope. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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CNN

Cnn en Espanol: Week of 11 18 13: El Hubble Capta La Mejor Foto

For Students 9th - 10th
In Spanish. Article reports on the best photo taken yet of the Antennae Galaxies, captured by the Hubble telescope.
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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Museum of Science, Art and Perception

For Students 9th - 10th
This museum provides numerous online exhibits about everything from the science of sports to the Hubble Telescope. Each exhibit includes learning ideas, fun activities, articles, and learning games.
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Johns Hopkins University

New Horizons Website

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Solar System Exploration section of NASA provides an overview of the space mission to Pluto, Charon, and the fringes of our Solar System. It describes the Kuiper Belt, and the objects involved with it, provided links...
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Curated OER

Space Telescope Science Institute Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
Space Telescope Science Institute operates the Hubble Space Telescope Observatory. Their homepage includes fabulous images from the Hubble Space Telescope as well as a great overview of the Hubble Space Telescope. Also includes resources...
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University of Wisconsin

The Why Files: Spacy Mechanical Masterpiece

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting article describing repairs which were completed on the Hubble telescope in 1993 and 1997. Also contains links to pictures taken by the telescope.
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Space Telescope Science Institute

Hubble Site: Lyman Spitzer Jr.

For Students 9th - 10th
At the HubbleSite you can learn about Lyman Spitzer's (1914?1997 CE) inventions and accomplishments in the science field.
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NASA

Nasa: Planetary Photojournal: Jupiter

For Students 9th - 10th
Looking for images of Jupiter or its moons? This is the place to start. Pictures are available from both Voyager missions, Galileo Orbiter and the Hubble Space Telescope. Choose from images of the planet, the ring, any of the Galilean...
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Space Telescope Science Institute

Amazing Space: Galaxy Hunter

For Students 9th - 10th
Journey to the wildest regions of space, and wrestle with cosmic giants, galaxies. Explore the Hubble Deep Fields from a statistical point of view.
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Google

Google Earth: Hubble Telescope

For Students 9th - 10th
Get a tour of space with images collected from the Hubble telescope. See nebulae, galaxies, and star clusters on this site. Google Earth must be downloaded to use.
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Space Telescope Science Institute

Amazing Space: The Star Witness: Hubble Snaps Orion in Perfect Picture Glory

For Students 9th - 10th
The Orion Nebula is a birthplace for over 3,000 young stars. This article provides a good explanation of this region and some images taken by the Hubble Telescope. (Published Jan. 2006)
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NASA

Nasa Star Child: Star Child

For Students 3rd - 8th
StarChild from NASA defines and describes the Solar System in a simple and easy-to-understand manner. The website is broken down into two versions for the student, grade school and junior high.
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Other

Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Galaxy Zoo

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the universe like you have never seen it. Take part in classifying images of galaxies taken from the Hubble telescope archives. This is a crowdsourced scientific research project.
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PBS

Pbs Nova: A Conversation With Neil De Grasse Tyson

For Students 9th - 10th
Nova offers an enlightening conversation with astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. Topics include origins of the universe, multidisciplinary approaches to science, exciting recent discoveries, his position as director of the Hayden...
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University of Leicester: Comets

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed look at comets. Content outlines our observational history, as well as the origins of comets and an explanation of the appearance of comets.

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