The official website of the National Space Centre in England.

Part of the National Air and Space Museum's online exhibition about Exploring Planets, this describes and gives visuals of telescopes, probes and fly-by aircrafts, orbiters, and landers as current methods for earth and airborne...

Pictures and descriptions of the robot spacecraft that have explored the planets and outer space since the 1960s.

This site provides information about the Deep Space 1 mission.

A great interactive that depicts the new additions that were made on the space shuttle after the Columbia disaster.

This article explores the changes an astronaut's body goes through in space. Also find the answer to many other fascinating questions people have about space travel.

This section of the exhibition gives the history of the discovery and study of space starting with the Greeks and Romans through to the early 1900's.

Recognize that some people believe that life on Earth came from outer space. Learn about the support for these ideas and what could happen if life would continue to arrive from space.

Learners investigate the effects of zero gravity. The resource has students measure the change in the area of calf muscle from before and after the flight to determine if muscle loss has occurred. Some topics included are muscle loss,...

Images and diagrams of the Sun, solar phenomena such as sunspots and flares, space weather, Earth's magnetosphere and upper atmosphere, the aurora, and more.

In October 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the world's first artificial satellite. The 184-pound, 22.5-inch sphere orbited the earth once every 96 minutes. Sputnik transmitted radio signals for 21 days and later burned up in...

Learn how astronauts on the International Space Station are learning to grow their own food in space in order to have fresh vegetables to eat. Includes video.

This section explores how to determine the sample space, or possible outcomes, for an event such as rolling dice. It also investigates how to determine the probability of different outcomes occurring for an activity such as flipping a...

Students learn about the history of space exploration and what is happening in the current space program.

Learn about the types of food that astronauts must eat while in space and how that food is prepared for space travel.

Learn to write a five-paragraph persuasive essay by working through six links to videos, graphic organizers, and activities on space exploration.

This site provides information about the Hubble Space Telescope, and its mission into space.

This article answers some of the most common questions about Mars: Why is it red? Is there water on Mars? What else have scientists discovered from spacecraft that have landed there? Also, visitors can follow links to learn more about...

NASA-sponsored coverage and research on a range of topics related to space exploration -- flying weather stations, comets, first steps on the Moon, and other space-related topics -- are presented in age-appropriate activities, lesson...

Material to launch exploration of Earth's soil and its important role. View a one-hour video, accompanied by details on soil horizons and soil formation, and ideas for bringing this topic into the classroom.

This MathWorld site shows pictures of polyhedra which can fill space. A discussion of these figures follows.

Find information on the many women who became well known for their part in aviation history. Click on one of the drop down menus on the left to find a name, then click on the name to see a short description of the woman and her...

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

NOAA has produced a series of topic papers for use by teachers and students. This paper is on the increase of radio wave activity and the effects solar emissions have on it. PDF format.