Although the space race was originally a competition between two Cold War foes,it ultimately resulted in many benefits for the people of the Earth. Find information on the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo, and Soviet space programs,...

Part of the National Air and Space Museum's online exhibition about Exploring Planets, this describes and gives visuals of telescopes, probes and fly-by aircrafts, orbiters, and landers as current methods for earth and airborne...

Space can be explored in many different ways. Read about space exploration and click on the topics on the right margin to find out how man finds out about his universe.

This lesson will bring students through a series of activities so that they will be able to make an informed decision as to whether man should explore space.

This article explores the changes an astronaut's body goes through in space. Also find the answer to many other fascinating questions people have about space travel.

How did early maps show the mapmakers' perception of the known world? Early mapmakers used maps drawn from coastal explorations, land travels, and even information heard word of mouth from American Indians or from colonists or traders....

Enter our solar system to interact with the planets, moons, asteroids, meteors, and more. Investigate with NASA scientists and explore missions related to space exploration. Read facts, compare statistics, look through resources, and...

This section explores how to determine the sample space, or possible outcomes, for an event such as rolling dice. It also investigates how to determine the probability of different outcomes occurring for an activity such as flipping a...

Four hands-on activities and explorations designed to engage children in learning about Mars.

This site from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration allows students to explore topics related to planet earth and outer space. A number of games and interactive features are available.

Click and explore the solar system to discover where volcanoes can be found, on planets and moons.

This lesson allows students to explore finding a solution to growing plants in space. Students will have the opportunity to conduct a scientific investigation to discover if plants can grow in space. Students will also take a virtual...

Journey to the wildest regions of space, and wrestle with cosmic giants, galaxies. Explore the Hubble Deep Fields from a statistical point of view.

Use this map on the San Andreas Fault by following lines of posts that mark the various fault breaks in the Los Trancos Open Space Preserve. The trail takes hikers to see some of the effects of earthquakes in this otherwise tranquil...

Get the facts on Venus. Resource offers a variety of satellite images and facts about the structure and features of Venus.

This is a useful resource for facts and images pertaining to the planet Mercury.

Test your knowledge about the sun with games and activities designed to help explore what you know.

In ancient times only five planets were known: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. Learn about Greek astronomer Ptolemy's theory for the solar system that was to survive for fourteen centuries.

Drive a rover on Mars and collect information about Martian rocks.

This Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) activity explores the controversy over whether or not there is life on Mars. Part of the Mysteries of Deep Space Program that originally aired in April 1997, the activity includes instructional...

The plate tectonics and other features of the Earth's lithosphere are explained and illustrated. Has links to definitions of the magnetosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere.

The entire history of rocketry took place in 100 years! The early 1900's saw their first appearance, and by the end of the century, rocket technology took many forms with the most famous being the Space Shuttle. The brief, to the point...

This resource explores how hurricanes form and why they are called tropical cyclones. Images and illustrations are provided supporting this information.

Material to begin an exploration of the Solar System: the characteristics of the planets, theories about planet formation, and more. An hour-long video is accompanied by learning goals, an outline and overview, details on star formation,...