Planets & Astronomy

From site:  Zoom Astronomy is a comprehensive on-line site about space and astronomy. It is designed for people of all ages and levels of comprehension. It has an easy-to-use structure that allows readers to start at a basic level on…

Earth & Sky offers three valuable features on their space pages.  The first is a series of up-to-date downloadable podcasts on planets, the solar system, space exploration and astronomy.  The second feature is a daily chart of the night sky…

From site:  Nearly 400 years after Galileo first observed the heavens through a telescope, we continue to seek answers to age-old questions about the universe. And while the technology has evolved over the centuries, the inquiry remains essentially the same:…

Latest news and information about astronomy and space exploration in magazine-style format. The Skywatching section has helpful guidance on phenomena in the night sky, when to look and where to look. Track what’s happening on current and scheduled space missions in…

From site:  The Nine Planets is a collection of information about our Solar System intended for a general audience with little technical background. No special expertise or knowledge is needed; all technical and astronomical terms and proper names are defined…

From site:  Named after the trailblazing astronomer Edwin P. Hubble (1889-1953), the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is a large, space-based observatory which has revolutionized astronomy by providing unprecedented deep and clear views of the Universe, ranging from our own solar…

From site:  Take an interactive tour of NASA’s first five decades of exploration, featuring virtual pavilions, clickable models and exhibits, video galleries, astronauts, presidents, and a robot guide named Automa…Scientists are investigating perchlorate salts detected on Mars. “Finding perchlorates is…

Delve into facts about the universe with a series of articles on Comets and Asteroids, Cosmology, Deep Space, Exploration, Observations, Solar and Solar System.  Articles are written by educators and experts in each field.

From site:  So you’re asking, what is ASTRONOMY? Well… Here’s our best definition. Astronomy is the study of SPACE and the changes that take place in and around all objects moving through space. It’s more than just Earth and our…

From site:  The Mars Exploration Program is a science-driven program that seeks to understand whether Mars was, is, or can be, a habitable world. To find out, we need to understand how geologic, climatic, and other processes have worked to…

From site:  Want to see the same images that scientists at NASA use for their research or perform your own research with those images? Or do you want to see the Earth from the same perspective that astronauts see as…

Learn about all things related to planets and astronomy that can be seen with a telescope. Explore our solar system, galaxies, stars, comets, asteroids, black holes, and extrasolar planets. Learn about the electromagnetic spectrum, space telescopes, the history of telescopes,…