Astronomy and Space Resources

Astronomy Links! is a comprehensive online library of astronomy topics, facts and learning resources.  Appropriate for all age groups.

Atlas of the Universe includes nine maps, each one approximately ten times the scale of the previous one.  The first map shows the nearest stars and then the other maps slowly expand out to the scale of the entire visible universe.

Center for Educational Resources (CERES) Project is an on-line interactive K-12 science education site for teaching astronomy, and funded by NASA.

Eric Weisstein's World of Astronomy is a comprehensive online library of astronomy topics and facts, including references.  Most appropriate for high school and college students.

Greek Astronomy includes annotated Greek documents that chronicle the development of astronomy as a science in ancient Greece.  Most appropriate for high school students.

Que tal in the Current Skies is an online astronomy magazine, including a calendar of events, animated star sequences, descriptions of the visible planets, and detailed information about moon and sun.  Most appropriate for elementary school students.

The Sky is a general astronomy resource site, including a glossary of terms, frequently asked questions, calendar of events, photo album, astronomy software, interactive space exploration and astronomy news.  Appropriate for all age groups.

Starchild Learning Center for Young Astronomers is a service of the High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.  The site includes an illustrated encyclopedia, a glossary of terms, a “question of the month” area, and links to other astronomy web sites.  Appropriate for all age groups.

Thinkquest - Beyond Our Skies is a web site which attempts to explain, in the clearest manner possible, the basic terms and methods used in astronomy.  It also includes pages about the different kinds of celestial objects and the voyages to the planets.  Particularly appropriate for high school students.