The Mars Exploration Rover mission is part of NASA's Mars Exploration Program, a long-term effort of robotic exploration of the red planet.

Slush Below Europa's Surface! - The latest, most detailed pictures of the Jupiter moon Europa lend more support to the theory that slush or even liquid water lurks beneath the moon'ssurface. Those pictures were presented and discussed by scientists from Brown University and NASA during a press briefing today on the Brown campus.
Animations of the Mars Global Surveyor - This site contains large quick-time animations of the Mars Global Surveyor. Neat if you have a fast computer!
Full Data from Galileo Probe - Lots of recent images (and data if you are interested) from the Jupiter orbits and the travels of this spunky little probe!

 

The Solar System
Comet Shoemaker-Levy Collision with Jupiter - Images and information about this July 1994 collision.
The Daily Martian Weather Report - A daily weather report for the planet Mars, produced by the Mars Global Surveyor Radio Science Team.
Galileo Project - On December 7, 1995, the Galileo Probe became the first atmospheric probe to study a gas giant. Radio transmissions indicated that Galileo's Jupiter atmospheric probe mission had succeeded, when it was confirmed that the probe signal had been received by the orbiter as the probe began parachuting into Jupiter's clouds.
The Nine Planets: A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System - The Nine Planets describes each of the 70 planets and moons in the solar system with text, pictures, sounds, an occasional movie and links to other related net resources.
Shoemaker-Levy Teacher's Guide - A guide from JPL on the Shoemaker-Levy 9 Collision with Jupiter for science teachers, including good introductory material on comets.
Small Comets - Every few seconds a "snowball" the size of a small house breaks up as it approaches Earth, and deposits a large cloud of water vapor in Earth's upper atmosphere. This theory was first proposed in the early 1980's, but wasn't widely accepted then. New findings (May 1997) are confirming the theory.
Small Planet Communications Astronomy Site - A student-oriented guide to exploring the universe and Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9.
Views of the Solar System - 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. This is more comprehensive than the Welcome to the Planets Tour.
Welcome to the Planets - Information about each planet as well as about the explorers that have visited them. This is a guided tour of the solar system's planets, asteroids and comets with images, facts and figures. From NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
 

 

Space Flight
Basics of Space Flight - A Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) online tour. This guide provides an overview of how spacecraft missions operate.
Shuttle-Mir Web - Welcome to NASA's Shuttle-Mir Web. Between March 1995 and May 1998, the Russian Space Station Mir hosts a series of NASA astronauts as crewmembers. The NASA program supporting this endeavor is commonly known as International Space Station Phase 1. As long as a NASA astronaut lives and works aboard Mir, this web site will provide the latest news and information about Phase 1, its history and objectives, and future phases of the space station program.
NASA Home Page - National Aeronautics and Space Administration home page. This leads to more interesting material than the average person could assimilate in a year -- by which time they will have made even more information available.
NASA's Shuttle-Mir Web Site - The Mir Space Station, from NASA's perspective.
The Wake Shield Facility Information Center - The Wake Shield Facility (WSF) is an important piece of equipment on the space shuttle. The WSF is a free-flying research and development facility that is designed to use the pure vacuum of space to conduct scientific research in the development of new materials.
 

 

Of General Interest
The Ascending Node (Monthly Astronomy Newsletter) - Features the latest in astronomy, space science, planetary science, and space exploration. Produced by the University of Arizona SEDS (Students for the Exploration and Development of Space).
Astronomy Camp - Spend a week at the University of Arizona learning about astronomy from scientists during the day, and studying the sky at night. Beginning and advanced sessions are available for teens, adults, and educators.
Astronomy-Related Education Outreach - Includes lesson plans, K12 activities, and a myriad of other information. From the Center for Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) Astrophysics, Berkeley, California.
Aurora Borealis Information - This includes many images, as well as aurora forecasts and sightings reports for North America.
Comet Hale-Bopp, The Great Comet of 1997 - This comet was discovered in July 1995, and was visible to the naked eye during March and April 1997. Lots of information, plus links to related web sites, including sites with thousands of images and a site containing classroom activities that relate to comets.
Comet C/1996 B2 Hyakutake - Also known as The Great Comet of 1996, this comet passed very close to Earth during March, April, and May, 1996, and was visible with the naked eye.
The Cosmic Football - An excellent web site that describes the discovery of an irregularly-shaped meteorite, and how a scientist figured out what caused it.
From Stargazers to Starships - This is a course covering basic astronomy, Newtonian mechanics, solar physics and spaceflight. It has a self contained math course, 42 lesson plans, guidance for teachers etc. It is designed for high school or undergraduate study.
MapMuse.com - build upon what we have started by correcting/editing and adding observatories, planetariums, and astronomy clubs to the maps on this site.
Multimedia Space Educators' Handbook - A handbook for educators with classroom activities related to learning about space. Available as a HyperCard 2.1 program for use on Apple Macintosh computers or as a Windows ToolBook 1.5 program for use on PC type computers. Some of the materials are also available on the web. From the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.
The Northern Lights Planetarium - This provides information about the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis). The planetarium is in Norway, and many of the pages are translated from the Norwegian.
Physical Science Education Gateway - This site contains complete lesson plans, developed by science museums, for 6-12 students in the physical sciences. I had a hard time placing this site because it does not just deal with astronomy!
Radar Images of Earth - Space radar scientists at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory continue to process and analyze images yielded by the shuttle flights. These images are beautiful, and include explanatory text
StarChild - A learning center for young astronomers, featuring Hubble Telescope photos; graphics and data about Earth, planets, and galaxies.
StarLab - A powerful tool for astronomy education, also available in Spanish.
The Web Nebulae - Information about nebulae, including spectacular images.

 

Last updated 6/21/06