Astronomy

The Solar System

This NASA site is a one stop website for all the information you'll ever need on the parts of the solar system

If for some reason you still need information on the planets, be sure to visit "Windows to the Universe"

Want information on any mission to another part of the solar system? This NASA site lets you search by target, name or decade!

July 2011 marks the beginning of the Year of the Solar System. Click here for more information and monthly topics

As JPL states: "Eyes on the Solar System is a 3-D environment full of real NASA mission data." Click here to access it.

WOW! National Geographic's "Traveler's Guide to the Planets" is a complete guide to all the planets.

Here's a short animation of the parts of our solar system

History of the Universe allows you to create a scale model of the universe by using Google Maps (Be sure to click on "Create Your Model")

This site from the Exploratorium allows you to compare your weight on planets, moons and even neutron stars!

This site from NYU also allows you to compare your weight and mass on other planets

Fire a cannonball to see where it lands on different planets in this McGraw-Hill interactive

International Space Station

This animation from USA Today provides the timeline for the construction of the International Space Station

Earth Specific Topics

Click here to find angles of altitude of the sun and moon for US cities.

The Seasons

Use this interactive from McGraw-Hill to investigate the seasons

This interactive from SEPUP allows you to compare seasonal information from 4 different geographical locations.

The Moon

Click here for an informative explanation of moon phases produced by Harcourt School Publishers

McGraw-Hill has a great interactive on moon phases

This applet from the University of Illinois shows the relationship between the motion of the Moon around the Earth and lunar phases.

This applet from the Valdosta State University also shows the relationship between the movement of the Moon around the Earth and lunar phases

Eclipses

Click through this animation of solar eclipses designed by the BBC

MSNBC has an informative animation on solar eclipses

McGraw-Hill has this interactive of solar and lunar eclipses

Shadow and Substance has animation of the pathways for the 2010 solar and lunar eclipses

NASA's Solar Eclipse page has all the information you'll ever need about solar eclipses

Tides

View the Tide Simulator from the ASPIRE project at the University of Utah

You'll be an expert on tides by the time you finish this NOAA tutorial. Be sure to click on all the animations.

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