This resource provides an explanation of NASA's GALEX mission and how the space-based telescope can view distant galaxies as they were billions of years ago. The resource also discusses the other aspects of galaxies that GALEX...

Assist your pupils and broaden their horizons with several activities that determine the exact positioning of various communities over the globe. Pupils use data from the Global Positioning System to determine the position and rate of...

In this space science worksheet, students read facts about the solar system. Students look at the diagram showing the position of the planets. Pluto is included as a planet here.

Description of the three major components of the Milky Way galaxy as well as images and resources for further reading.

This site from the Cambridge Relativity provides a brief description of the structure of the Milky Way galaxy. The parts described are the disc, bulge, and halo.

Find out about the behavior and characteristics of the many satellite galaxies that orbit other galaxies.

This resource explores the different types of galaxies through text and images.

Kid's learn about the science of Galaxies. Large groups of stars such as the Milky Way throughout the universe are an interesting part of astronomy.

Answers to the exploration questions about galaxies can be found on this site.

Learn the basic facts about galaxies. Brief, to the point text make this site most appropriate for younger students.

This site examines the black hole as an object in astrophysics. Delve into this comprehensive resource that covers this concept from its history, to qualitative physics, the reality of black holes, mathematical physics and more.

Many of the objects you can see in the night sky are stars, large objects in space that produce light. Our galaxy, the Milky Way, contains more than 100 billion stars. Stars are so far away that their light does not reach us for years....