Going+into+Exploring+Space+Science

Going into Exploring Space Science

**Please take some time this summer to review " The Universe Adventure"** **the link is below!** **Following that link are a vast list of other cool Astronomy resources!**

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NASA JPL: Cassini Equinox Mission
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: June [|2010]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsaturn.jpl.nasa.gov link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=1182"]] || Learn about Saturn and its moons. See the latest video and images coming from the Cassini spacecraft. Monitor the countdown for Cassini's next encounter. With resources for space enthusiasts and teachers alike, no wonder this website won the 2009 Webby award in the Science category. ||


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Gigagalaxy Zoom
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: February [|2010]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gigagalaxyzoom.org%2FB.html link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=1176"]] || An amazing sky map from the European Southern Observatory (Chile). Comprehensive and engrossing content, something that all sky observers will love - especially city slickers. ||


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Hubble Telescope: Black Holes
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: April [|2009]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhubblesite.org%2Fexplore_astronomy%2Fblack_holes link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=1142"]] || Take an interactive voyage into the universe of black holes with the folks who operate the Hubble Space Telescope. ||


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Sungazer
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: April [|2009]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsungazer.net%2F link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=1149"]] || You can't usually stare at the sun, but here, you can. This site provides several ways to see the sun close up. Includes images, equipment needed, resources, and podcasts. ||


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NASA's First 50 Years: An Interactive Journey
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: December [|2008]  ||
 * Recommended 4 times ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasa.gov%2Fexternalflash%2F50th%2Fmain.html link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=1138"]] || 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. ||


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PlanetQuest: the Search for Another Earth
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: March [|2005]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplanetquest.jpl.nasa.gov%2Findex.cfm link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=98"]] || PlanetQuest is NASA's public home page for new planet discoveries and research. The site includes many multimedia features including a virtual tour of the Keck Observatory and an Interstellar Trip Planner. The free Flash player is required for some sections. ||


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Amazing Space: Explorations
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: March [|2005]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Famazing-space.stsci.edu%2Fresources%2Fexplorations%2Findex.shtml link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=99"]] || Online explorations are a fun, interactive way to explore galaxies, black holes, comets, and other fascinating objects. Some of the interactive pieces require the free Flash player. ||


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Solar Folklore
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: November [|2004]  ||
 * Recommended 5 times ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsolar-center.stanford.edu%2Ffolklore%2Ffolklore.html link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=100"]] || Most cultures have recognized the significance of the sun as prime controller of all life on earth. Read myths, legends, and tales about the sun from the Stanford Solar Center. ||


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Cool Cosmos
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: July [|2004]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcoolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu%2F link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=101"]] || Learn about infrared light through fun games, cool movies, images, and more. Classroom activities and a Spanish-language version of the site are also available. You'll need the free Flash plug-in to access the Flash version of the site. HTML version also available. ||


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Venus Transit 2004 Sun-Earth Day
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: July [|2004]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov%2Fsunearthday%2F2004%2Findex_vthome.htm link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=102"]] || What's the Sun's connection to the Earth? What is the Transit of Venus? Find out through the many multimedia resources at this NASA site. ||


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Earth as Art
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: March [|2004]  ||
 * Recommended 1 time ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fearthasart.gsfc.nasa.gov%2Findex.htm link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=103"]] || Don’t let the less-than-fancy front page fool you: There’s art in here. NASA’s Landsat has taken some remarkable pictures of our earth and given us views that would be at home on the walls of your local gallery. Browse by continent, or look through the index of all the photos at once. ||


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Amazing Space
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: March [|2004]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Famazing-space.stsci.edu%2F link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=104"]] || At this site, students can use Web-based activities to learn about the solar system, train to be a scientist, follow a star's life cycle, and more. Click on "For Educators and Developers" to access interactive activities, science-content reading selections, and answers to astronomy basics. There’s also helpful information on developing and funding education/public-outreach programs. (This site uses Flash.) ||


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Live! Universe
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: November [|2003]  ||
 * Recommended 1 time ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.live-eclipse.org%2F link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=105"]] || This Japanese project presents live webcasts and phenomena and events in astronomy and space science around the globe. ||


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The Mars Project
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: November [|2003]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.marsproject.com%2Findex.htm link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=106"]] || Will Earthlings ever try to inhabit Mars? What would a human colony look like? This site imagines a Mars where humans are landing at a rate of 2,000 a week. Take a look at what some people think is the fate of Mars and then imagine one of your own ||


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Cosmic Evolution: From Big Bang to Humankind
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: April [|2003]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tufts.edu%2Fas%2Fwright_center%2Fcosmic_evolution%2F link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=107"]] || This site traces the cosmic origin and evolution of matter and energy from the Big Bang to 12 billion years later. You'll learn from movies, diagrams, animations and educational activities. From Tufts University, Wright Center for Science Education, and the Foundation for the Future. You'll need the free QuickTime Player and free RealPlayer for the movies. ||


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Interactive Mars Habitat
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: February [|2003]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.exploremarsnow.org%2F link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=108"]] || Journey to Mars with this Web-based simulator! ||


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<span style="color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Astronauts' Views of the Home Planet: Earth from Space
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: December [|2002]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Feol.jsc.nasa.gov%2Fsseop%2FEFS%2F link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=109"]] || Fascinating images of Earth from the Space Shuttle! Searchable by type of image such as images relating to Earth-human interaction, hurricanes and weather, and more. ||


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<span style="color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Earth & Moon Viewer -
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: October [|2002]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fourmilab.to%2Fearthview%2F link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=110"]] || See real time images of the earth and moon. ||


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<span style="color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">SETI Institute
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: September [|2002]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.seti.org%2F link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=111"]] || The mission of the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute is to explore, understand, and explain the origin, nature, and prevalence of life in the universe. Find out more about this important field of study. ||


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<span style="color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">NASA Kids
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: November [|2001]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasa.gov%2Faudience%2Fforkids%2Fkidsclub%2Fflash%2Findex.html link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=113"]] || Fun interactive games, educational cartoons, puzzles, and more make learning astronomy fun! ||


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<span style="color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">SOHO: Exploring the Sun
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: July [|2001]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsohowww.nascom.nasa.gov%2F link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=114"]] || Learn about the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) that was designed to study the internal structure of the sun. You can view spectacular images of the sun, watch movies of solar events, and see on-line exhibits. ||


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<span style="color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">University of Michigan Detroit Observatory
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: April [|2001]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.umich.edu%2F%7EbhlVirtualTour.php link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=115"]] || Take a virtual tour of an historic astronomical observatory! You'll find 360 degree panoramic views of the building, a movie that shows how the observatory's dome rotates and its shutter opens, and more. ||


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<span style="color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Bad Astronomy
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: March [|2001]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.badastronomy.com%2F link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=118"]] || The author of this great site uses popular misconceptions about astronomical phenomena and "bad astronomy" from the movies and on television as a starting point for astronomy education. His approach makes learning astronomy relevant and fun! ||


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<span style="color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Exploring Planets in the Classroom
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: November [|2000]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spacegrant.hawaii.edu%2F link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=121"]] || A great resource for teachers, this site features more than 25 hands-on activities for exploring Earth, planets, and space science. ||


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<span style="color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Chabot Space and Science Center
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: September [|2000]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chabotspace.org%2F link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=122"]] || At this site, you can visit a virtual planetarium, explore online exhibits, and learn about upcoming celestial events in the sky calendar. ||


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<span style="color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">A Virtual Journey into the Universe
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: August [|2000]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Flibrary.thinkquest.org%2F28327%2F link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=123"]] || You will feel like a real space explorer when you visit this very cool astronomy site. Explore the planets in our solar system on many different levels. Or watch beautifully crafted Flash animations of the planets' orbits from several different viewpoints. ||


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<span style="color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Space.com
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: June [|2000]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fspace.com%2F link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=124"]] || Read the latest space exploration news at this site. You can also watch videos of space shuttle landings, look at spectacular photos of space, and play entertaining astronomy quiz games. If you're a kid or just feel like one, make sure you visit the fun and educational "spaceKids" part of the site. ||


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<span style="color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Jason Digital Lab: Be a Spacecraft Engineer
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: February [|2000]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fstardust.jpl.nasa.gov%2Fclassroom%2Fjason%2Fa1_yd.html link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=126"]] || Learn how NASA modified a spaceship to use in their STARDUST mission which will rendezvous with comet Wild-2 and bring a sample of comet dust back to earth for scientific analysis. You can also "build" your own spaceship online with images this site provides. ||


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<span style="color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Izzy's Skylog
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: November [|1999]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftxk.k12.ar.us%2F%7Eizzy%2Findex.html link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=127"]] || A thorough, entertaining astronomy site, which includes such features as the Constellation of the Month and an astronomy quiz. ||


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<span style="color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Project Full Moon
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: October [|1999]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.michaellight.net%2F link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=128"]] || Visit "A Voyage" section to view a slideshow of NASA photos from the Apollo missions. The slide show requires "Shockwave." ||


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<span style="color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">CosmoNet
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: September [|1999]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Flibrary.advanced.org%2F27930%2F link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=129"]] || Explore the origins of the universe, theoretical physics, and more at this excellent ThinkQuest site. ||


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<span style="color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">A Mystery of Space: Stars
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: September [|1999]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Flibrary.advanced.org%2F25763%2F link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=130"]] || The students from the ThinkQuest project have produced yet another stellar site, so to speak: a detailed, beautiful resource on stars. ||


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<span style="color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Chandra X-Ray Observatory
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: May [|1999]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fchandra.harvard.edu%2F link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=131"]] || NASA's latest orbital x-ray observatory, Chandra, will be launched later this year. Learn about the history and science of x-ray imaging in astronomy. ||


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<span style="color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">J-Track Satellite Tracking
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: February [|1999]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fscience.nasa.gov%2FRealtime%2FJTrack%2F link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=132"]] || Tune in to this site and track the positions of the Hubble Orbital Telescope, the Mir space station, or any other of your favorite satellites. ||


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<span style="color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">International Supernovae Network
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: December [|1998]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.supernovae.net%2Fisn.htm link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=134"]] || Amateur astronomers worldwide scan the skies for signs of exploding stars. Their efforts and discoveries are collected on this site. ||


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<span style="color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">The Space Place
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: November [|1998]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fspaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov%2Fen%2Fkids%2Findex.shtml link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=135"]] || This NASA site offers information and activities about the upcoming deep space probe missions. An excellent resource for students K-6. ||


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<span style="color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">StarMap
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: August [|1998]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mtwilson.edu%2FNotFound.htm link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=136"]] || Enter a time, date, and location, and this site will generate a detailed star map for you. You will need to download a free program to view the maps, but they are worth the time. ||


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<span style="color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">NASA Space Weather Bureau
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: July [|1998]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spaceweather.com%2F link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=137"]] || Find out what's stirring with the solar wind, or read about the latest research on the aurora borealis. Another informative site from NASA. ||


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<span style="color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">NASA Infrared Astronomy Center
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: June [|1998]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcoolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu%2Fcosmic_classroom%2Fir_tutorial%2F link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=138"]] || This clear, informative site includes the first images of a possible planet around another star. ||


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<span style="color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Peoria Astronomical Society
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: March [|1998]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.astronomical.org%2F link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=140"]] || This well-designed site offers an interactive astronomical handbook. Click on the names of constellations to see detailed star maps and pictures of the star formations, or explore the life cycle and physics of black holes. ||


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<span style="color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">The Galileo Project
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: February [|1998]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgalileo.rice.edu%2F link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=141"]] || This site uses the visual metaphor of Galileo's family villa to enable visitors to explore the life and work of Galileo Galilei (1564-1642). Find out about the struggles, triumphs, and lifelong curiosity of the man who set the stage for modern science. ||


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<span style="color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">The Maya Astronomy Page
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: February [|1998]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.michielb.nl%2Fmaya%2Fastro.html link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=142"]] || Learn about these accomplished early astronomers. This site is concise, clearly written, and easy to navigate. It's a great starting point for exploration into the fascinating culture of the Maya. ||


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<span style="color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Solar System Simulator
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: February [|1998]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fspace.jpl.nasa.gov%2F link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=143"]] || This simulator lets you view planets, moons, and spacecraft from different points in the solar system. No plug-ins or special software are required. ||


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<span style="color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">The Yohkoh Public Outreach Project
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: February [|1998]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsolar.physics.montana.edu%2FYPOP%2F link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=144"]] || This site contains stunning X-ray images and movies of the sun taken by the Yohkoh orbital telescope. The site also includes background information on the Yohkoh telescope and learning activities for classroom use. ||


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<span style="color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Stanford Solar Center
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: October [|1997]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsolar-center.stanford.edu%2F link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=145"]] || This thorough and well-organized web site contains activities, images, a glossary, and other resources related to the sun. A great site to learn about the sun's magnetic field, sunspots, solar physics, and more. ||


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<span style="color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Window to the Universe
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: September [|1997]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.windows.ucar.edu%2F link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=146"]] || Attractively presented and very informative--this site provides an introduction to the Universe. Topics include, "Our Planet," "Space Missions," "Our Solar System," "People," and much more. ||


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<span style="color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">The Astrobiology Web: Life in Extreme Environments
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: August [|1997]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.astrobiology.com%2Fextreme.html link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=147"]] || Discover how scientists study the possibility of life on other planets by studying life in harsh environments on earth. ||


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<span style="color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Mars Pathfinder Current Rover Status
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: August [|1997]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmars.jpl.nasa.gov%2Fdefault.html link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=148"]] || See the latest images, check out the newest data from the Mars Pathfinder. ||


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<span style="color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Black Holes and Neutron Stars
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: April [|1997]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eclipse.net%2F%257Ecmmiller%2FBH%2Fblkmain.html link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=149"]] || Learn about black holes and neutron stars in this simple and very focused page. ||


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<span style="color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Other Worlds, Distant Suns
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: February [|1997]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.astronautica.com%2Fowds.html link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=150"]] || Learn all about the planets by taking a 3-D (VRML) tour. Even if your computer can't support VRML, they have some great astronomy links. ||


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<span style="color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">The Comet's Tale
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: January [|1997]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcse.ssl.berkeley.edu%2FSegwayEd%2Flessons%2FCometsTale%2Fcom.html link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=151"]] || A self-guided module designed to acquaint individuals with facts about comets. Check out the build your own comet section. Graphically, this is one of the best-looking sites we' ve come across. ||


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<span style="color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Shuttle Launch Countdown Home Page
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: December [|1996]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasa.gov%2Fcenters%2Fkennedy%2Fshuttleoperations%2Findex.html link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=152"]] || The countdown has begun. Actually, there is always a countdown for the next shuttle launch. This site contains live video feeds, mission information, and lots more. ||


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<span style="color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">North American Skies
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: August [|1996]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhome.comcast.net%2F%7Esternmann%2Findex.htm link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=154"]] || This page contains information on stars, planets, eclipses, meteor showers, and other events visible in the sky. Times and locations of events are provided. ||


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<span style="color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Cassini:Voyage to Saturn
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: July [|1996]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsaturn.jpl.nasa.gov%2Fhome%2Findex.cfm link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=155"]] || The countdown has begun! Well, ok there are still 476 days to launch (as of July 1st), but the Cassini mission to Saturn is still worth checking out. Why wait until 1997 when it's on everyone's hotlist? ||


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<span style="color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Aurora Page
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: June [|1996]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.geo.mtu.edu%2Fweather%2Faurora%2F link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=172"]] || Get information about the "Northern Lights." ||


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<span style="color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">San Francisco State University Planet Search Project
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: May [|1996]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fexoplanets.org%2F link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=156"]] || Updated information on the search for extrasolar planets. This site includes information on two newly discovered planets! ||


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<span style="color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">The Center for Mars Exploration
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: May [|1996]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcmex.ihmc.us%2FCMEX%2Findex.html link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=157"]] || Plenty of information about the red planet including images, news and even software. The site also includes information on how to receive a free Viking 20th Anniversary Educational CD-ROM! ||


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<span style="color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">The Virtual Sun
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: April [|1996]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.michielb.nl%2Fod95%2F link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=158"]] || An informative tour about the sun. This site includes lots of fascinating images and MPEG movies. You can choose to take a tour in English or view it in Dutch. ||


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<span style="color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Solar System Live
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: February [|1996]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fourmilab.ch%2Fsolar%2Fsolar.html link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=159"]] || This site provides an interactive view of the solar system. You can set the time, date, viewpoint, and more. There is also a link to the "Earth Viewer" which shows the day and night regions of the earth. ||


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<span style="color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">NASA K-12 Internet: Live from the Hubble Space Telescope
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: February [|1996]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fquest.arc.nasa.gov%2Fhst%2Findex.html link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=160"]] || An opportunity for students in grades K-12 to participate in a project involving the Hubble Space Telescope. The site includes a chat area for teachers. ||


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<span style="color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Astronomy Picture of the Day
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: January [|1996]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fantwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov%2Fapod%2Fastropix.html link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=161"]] || This excellent site gives you something new to look at every day. A must for astronomy enthusiasts. ||


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<span style="color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">JPL Public Image Archive
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: December [|1995]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fphotojournal.jpl.nasa.gov%2Findex.html link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=162"]] || A great collection of NASA images maintained by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Images of comets, planets, quasars and some extremely interesting images of our own planet. Nearly 100 gifs. ||


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<span style="color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Project Galileo: Bringing Jupiter to Earth
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: November [|1995]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww2.jpl.nasa.gov%2Fgalileo%2F link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=163"]] || The Galileo probe arrived at Jupiter in December, 1995. This site is updated frequently with new photos. Visit the Galileo home page and learn more about this exciting event! ||


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<span style="color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">The Space Educators' Handbook
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: November [|1995]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fer.jsc.nasa.gov%2Fseh%2F link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=164"]] || An interesting site that uses science fiction to help teach about space technology and scientific laws. You can download the software version (Mac and Windows) of the Space Educators' Handbook. The site also includes a collection of QuickTime Player movies and other surprises. ||


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<span style="color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Principal Investigator Microgravity Services
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: November [|1995]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmicrogravity.grc.nasa.gov%2FMSD%2FMSD_htmls%2FPIMS.html link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=165"]] || Get data about the microgravity ("zero-g") conditions on-board the shuttle Orbiter and the Mir space station. ||


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<span style="color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Space Radar Images of Earth
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: October [|1995]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jpl.nasa.gov%2Fradar%2Fsircxsar%2F%2F link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=166"]] || Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C/X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SIR-C/X-SAR) is a joint U.S.-German-Italian project that uses a highly sophisticated imaging radar to capture images of earth that are useful to scientists across a great range of disciplines. ||


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<span style="color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">NASA K-12 Internet Initiative
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: August [|1995]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fquest.arc.nasa.gov%2F link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=167"]] || Yet another interesting NASA site, this one is geared for K-12 ||


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<span style="color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Views of the Solar System
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: August [|1995]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.solarviews.com%2Feng%2Fhomepage.htm link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=168"]] || An educational tour of the solar system. It contains images and information about the sun, planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and meteoroids found within the solar system. ||


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<span style="color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">The Nine Planets
 * Category: [|Astronomy] || Cool Site: July [|1995]  ||


 * [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.seds.org%2Fbilla%2Ftnp%2F link="@http://apps.exploratorium.edu/10cool/click-through.php?id=169"]] || An in-depth look at the solar system. Text, pictures, sounds, and an occasional movie help tell the story. ||


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