New York Times
New York Times: The Final Flight: Disaster Strikes a Venerable Spacecraft
Outstanding resource for studying the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. Full illustrated explanations of the descent, the problem with foam, reports of last mission, debris, etc. Photos, audio, maps, and other graphics are available.
Government of Canada
Canadian Space Agency: Astronaut Life
This comprehensive site provides biographies of Canadian astronauts and describes their training process, missions and history. It also explores what it is like to live in space. There is even information about how to invite an astronaut...
Government of Canada
Canadian Space Agency: Cloud Sat Looking at Clouds in 3 D
Learn about the mission of ClourSat, a satellite that will gather data as part of a comprehensive study of clouds to help develop a better understanding of the effect of clouds on climate . It will examine their structure, frequency and...
NASA
Nasa: Lunar Nautics: Design Mission to Live & Work on Moon Educator Guide
This guide provides students the opportunity to simulate working at an aerospace company. Activities include designing a lunar lander and robot, building spacecraft, and much more.
NASA
Mariner Planetary Space Probes
This web page contains information about the Mariner space probes. It gives detailed pictures of the probes.
NASA
Nasa: The Space Place
This site from NASA's Space Place is geared towards early elementary learners. It offers detailed instructions for crafts and activities related to space, games and a teacher resource area. Students can also ask an expert at this site.
NASA
International Space Station: Overview
This is NASA's press release on the International Space Station
NASA
Nasa: The Space Place: Cosmic Car Crash
Get details about "Deep Impact", Nasa's mission to intercept Comet Tempel 1. The resource includes an animation of the route taken by their probe.
University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota: Animal Astronauts
Learn about the animals who have been used in space missions, what each of their purposes were, and which vehicles took them to the stars.
NASA
Nasa: John F. Kennedy Space Center (Ksc)
This exciting site provides a wealth of shuttle information, tours and exhibits at the center, and historical information.
NASA
Kennedy Space Center: Skylab: America's First Space Station
Here you can read about the history and goals for the Skylab mission.
NASA
Nasa: Mission Science: Space Weather 101
Find out about space weather, including coronal mass ejections and solar flares, which are caused by all kinds of different types of solar activity.
Wisc-Online
Wisc Online: Space Science: The Planets: Jupiter
Answer questions about the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar System. Play along as you learn more about Juno and its mission to Jupiter.
Space.com
Space.com: Stardust Heads for Comet
This resource provides an article on the Stardust space probe and how it snags burning particles from comets and returns them to earth. Mainly discusses the "Gravity boost," planet earth gave the probe as it began searching for a comet.
Other
Jules Verne Voyager: Solar System Portal
Take a look at the inner solar system, outer solar system and trans-Neptunian objects mapped in this portal. Explorers will find images from findings of space missions.
NASA
Solar System Exploration: Missions to Neptune Voyager 2
Only one spacecraft has visited the most distant gas planet, Neptune. This resource provides information about the findings of the Voyager 2 spacecraft's mission to Neptune.
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: The Apollo Missions
Overview and interesting facts about NASA's Apollo missions.
NASA
Nasa: Solar System Exploration: Galileo
Learn about the Galileo mission in its entirety. Read updates on the mission as well as new picture from the space probe itself.
NASA
Nasa: Human Spaceflight Gallery Archive
Search this NASA gallery database for multimedia resources (images, video, audio) from these NASA space programs: the shuttle missions, the International Space Station, and the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, and Skylab space missions.
Johns Hopkins University
Nasa: Messenger
This comprehensive website has lots of resources to help you understand Messenger, Nasa's space probe to Mercury. Everything from the purpose of the mission to the structure of Mercury can be found here.
NASA
Nasa: Astronaut Journals
Read journals from different astronauts and discover how they viewed their work and experiences. Discover different training and space missions that these astronauts have been a part of in NASA.
NASA
Nasa: Project Mercury
This site has links to many, many NASA resources about the Mercury program. Detailed information on each of the Mercury missions as well as a large number of images are available from this site.
National Earth Science Teachers Association
Windows to the Universe
Windows to the Universe has developed an interactive resource about the earth, space, biological and physical sciences. Content includes information on our planet, the solar system, the universe, myths associated with space, space...
NASA
Nasa: Food for Spaceflight Activity
This educator's guide provides teachers with activities to teach students about food during spaceflights. Students will learn about types of food astronauts take on space missions and why these foods are the most suitable for space.
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