Explore space beyond Pluto in the Kuiper Belt region of our solar system. Find out about the space bodies that exist there and what our space missions have taught us about this far away region.

A basic informational resource about Ulysses describing the spacecraft and its payload. There is also a mission time table showing what Ulysses has done and will do.

This site from NASA provides The Space Place which gives a great explanation of energy sources for young readers using the space shuttle, cars, and our human body as examples.

A detailed look at the obstacles and successes in the exploration of the fascinating red planet.

Get the facts on Venus. Resource offers a variety of satellite images and facts about the structure and features of Venus.

This is a useful resource for facts and images pertaining to the planet Mercury.

This web page contains pictures and brief descriptions of the pictures that the Voyager 2 took.

Describes Project Mercury and its goals.

This interesting NASA timeline provides the dates and facts about the important events and people involved in space exploration in the United States.

Useful biographical information and interesting facts about Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian woman to venture into space.

This resource archives and posts the most recent Cassini images of Saturn and its moons. Other missions and information on these objects are also posted here.

This is the home page of the team that built the Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrograph carried by the Cassini mission to Saturn.

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...

This article has a summary of the Skylab mission, including specs on many aspects of the mission.

Information on the failed Russian missions to Mars. Though both failed to complete their missions, much was learned about the solar system and new technology.

This is a site from NASA that provides an activity where "You have invented a new material to use for the fuel tanks on the spacecraft. But before you send your new material into the harsh environment of space, you must test it on Earth...

The David Clark Company outlines the history of their "Crew Protective Equipment". Good images and information on their suits is available here. Information is available on the following equipment.Anti-G Suits used by allied fighter...

Discover what the International Space Station is, what it does, who is building it, where it is and the answers to many more ISS questions.

The Hubble space telescope uses some very basic physics to turn itself around and look at different parts of the sky. Learn about the gyroscopes that Hubble uses and the different spacecraft systems Hubble employs on its missions.

This is the homepage of the spacecraft NEAR Shoemaker, the first to conduct a long-term, close-up study of an asteroid. The site contains information on the asteroid 453 Eros, including mass, structure, geology, composition, and gravity.

Images of Mercury taken by Mariner 10. Thumbnail images load quickly and link to larger files. Text link provides detailed background information about the mission and its objectives.

This site from NASA provides a detailed overview for the Galileo mission to Jupiter. Content ranges from the mission description to Jupiter images to educational resources.

This short biography tracks the life of Eileen Collins, first woman to pilot a space shuttle and command a space shuttle mission.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Pluto being classified as a dwarf planet. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.