[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Identify the shape and size of the Milky Way and where our solar system is located in the Milky Way.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Identify the shape and size of the Milky Way and where our solar system is located in the Milky Way.

In this interactive tutorial students will explore galaxies. Learn what the Milky Way Galaxy is like, how various galaxies are grouped into clusters and superclusters and why those particular galaxies clump together.

From ABC News in Science, this article discusses the shape of the Milky Way Galaxy and the presence of an additional arm attached to the galaxy.

A star known as S0-2 made its closest approach to the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way in 2018.

Can you help a cow plot a path out of the Milky Way? This hilarious space game is for all ages and is offered by HubbleSite. Users may pick their level of expertise and can choose from novice, pretty smart about space, or an astrobrainiac.

This complete resource will help students to improve their understand of space exploration. Includes images of the universe, galaxies, stars and planets.

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A NASA space scientist provides 98 questions and answers about the sun, the center of our solar system.

Article reports on the discovery by scientists that the Boomerang Nebula in the Milky Way is the coldest known place in space.

A video and a short multiple-choice quiz on the Universe and what it is made up of.

Kid's learn about the science of Galaxies. Large groups of stars such as the Milky Way throughout the universe are an interesting part of astronomy.

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Learn about the Two Micron All Sky Survey project, in which telescopes and observatories scan the sky for infrared radiation in order to learn more about the Milky Way galaxy. The infrared spectrum is described and its importance to...

Through this story you will be introduced to outer space: stars, the Milky Way, planets, the Solar System, the Sun, clouds of dust and gas, galaxies.

What does the universe look like? This website offers visitors a collection of images that serve as an "atlas" of our universe. See multiple charts showing the Earth's distance from the Sun and other stars, find helpful terms in a...

Very good narrative about Voyager's mission past Uranus. Details the difficulties of the voyage, as well as containing very good pictures of its moons.

Using light as our measuring stick in space, science site provides all types of fun facts using light years and seconds as a reference.

PBS site provides various views of spiral galaxies. (Quick Time required) With this technology, you can manipulate the image to spin it around and look at it from various angles.

This lesson will describe how scientists classify galaxies.

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.

This site from NASA's Space Place is geared towards early elementary learners. It offers detailed instructions for crafts and activities related to space, games and a teacher resource area. Students can also ask an expert at this site.