Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Asteroid
This site from the encyclopedia Wikipedia is a good resource page on asteroids. Gives details on different groups of asteroids that have been identified; how they get their name and number after identification; the six types of...
Kidport
Kidport: Space Science
This complete resource will help students to improve their understand of space exploration. Includes images of the universe, galaxies, stars and planets.
PBS
Pbs Kids: Martha Speaks: Socks in Space
After learning seven space-themed vocabulary words, students will go on a space adventure collecting socks. After completing five levels, students will test their new knowledge by matching five words with the pictures that show their...
Other
Xtsunxet: Superficies Regladas (Cilindricas) Sobre Curvas Planas
Visualize 63 different ruled surfaces constructed on some famous planar curves. It has the description of each curve, the planar graph of the curve and an animation of each of the surface.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Our Solar System: The Universe
A video and a short multiple-choice quiz on the Universe and what it is made up of.
NASA
Nasa: Space Place: Why Is the Moon So Scarred With Craters?
Find out about why Earth's moon is full of craters, and what happens to asteroids and meteors when they come into contact with Earth.
NASA
Nasa: The Space Place: Make Asteroids You Can Eat
This site from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration provides an interesting activity on making asteroids. "Create your own odd-shaped asteroids out of plain old mashed potatoes. Bake them in the oven to turn them asteroid...
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Clyde Tombaugh
Find out about Clyde Tombaugh, the scientist who discovered the dwarf planet Pluto in 1930, and also discovered a number of asteroids.
NASA
Nasa Space Science Data Archive: Giotto Mission
This site from the National Space Science Data Center provides information on the Giotto mission which was designed to study Comet P/Halley. The spacecraft encountered Halley on March 13, 1986 and approached to within 600 km. This page...
Nine Planets
The Nine Planets: Comets
A detailed description of comets, their distinct parts, and the known comets in our solar system. Links are also provided for additional information on related subjects.
NASA
Nasa Star Child: The Asteroid Belt (Level 1)
Learn about asteroids in our solar system. Discusses where you will find the asteroid belt and what it is. Vocabulary words linked to a glossary of terms and a printable version are available.
NASA
Nasa: Hubble Observations Shed Light on Jupiter Impact
Scientists continue to learn from their observations long after the largest collision in history was recorded. Was Comet SL-9 actually an asteroid? What were the dark impact clouds made of? What were the effects on Jupiter's magnetic field?
NASA
Nasa: Planetary Photojournal
This NASA site provides access to publicly released images from various Solar System exploration programs.
NASA
Nasa: Martian Moon Phobos Hip Deep in Powder
This press release from NASA, based on data from the Mars Global Survey/Mars Orbiter Camera describes Mars' moon Phobos. Included are small thumbanil images that link to more detailed GIF files.
BBC
Bbc Newsround: Asteroid Strike Threat 'Worse Than We Thought'
Learn what scientists have to say about Earth's chances of being hit by an asteroid.
Space Telescope Science Institute
Amazing Space: Comets
Amazing Science provides teachers with facts about comets that they can use as a reference or to stimulate class discussion. The science questions support the instructional activity's activities.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Asteroid
Encyclopaedia Britannica gives a brief description of asteroids, citing some specific examples. Contains related links.
Other
Armagh Planetarium: Meteorites: Answers to Commonly Asked Questions
Read about the origin and movement of meteorites and other space rocks.
Space Telescope Science Institute
Hubble Site: Way Out!
Can you help a cow plot a path out of the Milky Way? This hilarious space game is for all ages and is offered by HubbleSite. Users may pick their level of expertise and can choose from novice, pretty smart about space, or an astrobrainiac.
Other
Discover and Learn: The Asteroid Belt
Read a very brief article on the asteroid belt. Includes an image of an asteroid, as well as a chart showing the asteroid belt's location in relation to Jupiter and Mars.
Teachers TryScience
Teachers Try Science: Comet Cratering
Use marbles to discover how comets and asteroids make impact craters. This hands-on experiment is easy to do and gives you many variations to try. Included are links to additional information.
Johns Hopkins University
Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (Near) Discovery Mission
This is the homepage of the spacecraft NEAR Shoemaker, the first to conduct a long-term, close-up study of an asteroid. The site contains information on the asteroid 453 Eros, including mass, structure, geology, composition, and gravity.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Piece of Dinosaur Extinction Asteroid Puzzle Recovered
The first meteorite fossil discovered in this period when tests can be run on it, was found at Chicxulub in Northeastern Yucatan, Mexico. Scientists believe it is part of the meteorite which made the dinosaurs extinct.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Killer Asteroids Could Be Steered Away
From ABC News in Science, Irene Klotz's article examines the possibilities of steering an asteroid away from contact with the Earth as opposed to blowing up the asteroid.