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...

Canada has accomplished some important achievements in space technology. Use the links to explore the main topics. Educators will appreciate connecting to the school program "Space: Space Exploration" on this site.

To understand the challenges of satellite construction, student teams design and create model spacecraft to protect vital components from the harsh conditions found on Mercury and Venus. They use slices of butter in plastic eggs to...

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

A well-indexed collection of NASA images taken by the Galileo spacecraft. Images include the spacecraft itself prior to launch and all of the solar system objects this incredible mission has visited.

How did early maps show the mapmakers' perception of the known world? Early mapmakers used maps drawn from coastal explorations, land travels, and even information heard word of mouth from American Indians or from colonists or traders....

NASA offers acollection of the best images of Ganymede taken by Voyager and Galileo spacecraft. Includes links to all Voyager and Galileo images and information about the missions. Full captions for each image provides lots of...

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This site from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration provides fun information on the subject. "people can do their jobs even better if they have very accurate images of the ground. Oddly enough, the best way to see lots of...

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A basic introduction to artificial, or man-made, satellites. Links to information about the planets and other objects in our solar system are included.

Weather satellites aid meteorologists in studying space. The satellites provide details of weather around the world.

Named in honor of Danish physicist Hans Christian Oersted, Denmark's first satellite has been observing and mapping the magnetic field of the Earth.

Find out about the behavior and characteristics of the many satellite galaxies that orbit other galaxies.

Using NASA satellites, scientists track the shifting, interrelated patterns of grizzlies and plants. David Laskin explains how this data can help protect the threatened bears. [4:15]

A collection of video lectures from several guest speakers about issues of astrobiology and space exploration at Stanford University. The lectures cover topics like Martian meteorites, planetary system, life in space, and satellites....

Students use satellite tracking software available on the Internet to monitor a very large satellite, the International Space Station. Using information from this online resource, students predict and graph the motion of the space...

Learners learn how engineers navigate satellites in orbit around the Earth and on their way to other planets in the solar system. In accompanying activities, they explore how ground-based tracking and onboard measurements are performed....

Check out how satellites help scientists study the Earth's forests. What can be learned through these images?

Five different oceanography topics are addressed by this resource. The first two topics deal with satellite imagery of the oceans and the last three address ecological issues.

In this activity, students will explore different models for the motion of satellites. They work with two-and three-body problems, and consider both artificial and natural satellites.

This site from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration asks the question, how can you hit a soccer goal on the Moon from Earth? Find an answer to this question as well as many more answered by Dr. Marc.

A brief explanation of how satellite images are used to record and monitor the damage caused by a natural disaster, in this case the Japanese earthquake and tsunami of March 24, 2011.

The Cosmic Background Explorer, or COBE, satellite began its space mission in November of 1989. Its task was to measure radiation levels from the early stages of the universe. This site explains the mission goals, COBE's specialized...