Space Links

There are lots of sites on The Web with Space related material . Browsing can take a long time, so here are some links we found that were useful during our P7's topic on "Space".

For up to the minute ( well, maybe up to the last few hours ) images of the sun try starting at :

http://solar.physics.montana.edu/YPOP/       Real Hot Stuff !

For teachers thinking about a change of career, or pupils wondering about how to become an astronaut :

http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/facts/faq12.html

For a bio of Helen Sharman try :

http://www.shu.ac.uk/schools/sci/sol/experts/helen/page1.htm

For a tour of the solar system, packed with information about all aspects of astronomy, this site makes an excellent starting point particularly for teachers looking for background information on this topic:

http://www.norcol.ac.uk/nineplanets/

Other planetary facts may be found at:

http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/planetfact.html

This site has some good images from the Hubble Space Telescope ( also some photos of animals ):

http://oposite.stsci.edu/pubinfo/Pictures.html

Loads of educational resources. Games, on-line workbooks, "Design a Space Craft" and more. Many available to download in Adobe PDF format.

http://www.nasa.gov/nasa_online_education.html

A Realtime map display of the MIR Space Station and Space Shuttle can be found here:

http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/temp/mir_loc.html

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