Astronomy Resources

The BEST OF THE BEST...
Fun and Flashy things to DO and LEARN!

How do scientists locate planets outside our solar system?  Learn about the search for life-supporting planets and take the Science Fact or Fiction Quiz.
http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/index.cfm

Meteor showers, auroras, solar flares and near-Earth comets...how's the Space Weather today?  Check it out!
http://www.spaceweather.com

Learn about NASA's most well-known missions - the ISS and the Shuttle - here!
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/home/index.html

Take a tour of a Hubble Image, make your own Hubble Telescope Model and learn about the nuts and bolts of the Hubble Space Telescope.
http://hubblesite.org

How does the Foucault Pendulum work? 
http://www.calacademy.org/products/pendulum