This poster outlines the components of the Solar System?s heliosphere, with a heliosphere boundary image on the front and introductory information about the parts of the heliosphere boundary on the back. This poster supports a full-length planetarium show about the IBEX mission and the boundary of the Solar System. Each short activity/product helps to build awareness and engagement in the science ... Full description.

This poster outlines the major mission highlights of the Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) mission, a Small Explorer Earth-orbiting spacecraft that is designed to map the distant boundary between the solar wind from our Sun and the interstellar medium. The poster aims to answer the following questions: ? What is IBEX and what is it exploring? ? How does IBEX explore the boundary of our Solar System? ... Full description.

This resource includes pictures, diagrams and brief details about the four outer giant planets: Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn and Neptune. Full description.

This poster shows the role of the Deep Space Network in receiving data from robotic spacecraft exploring the solar system. The poster includes activities and career information. Full description.

This poster shows a visual comparison of Mars and Earth. The back contains panels that go into detail on Mars science and explorations. It contains eleven lessons and resources for teachers. Full description.

This Web site is the on-line version of a poster and educator guide describing the cosmic origin of the chemical elements. The poster illustrates our connection to the chemical elements and their origins. The educator guide describes the different processes responsible for the elements, and gives eight standards-based activities. The Web site also includes additional activities and a Powerpoint presentation ... Full description.

This lithograph features two images of Mars, taken 11 hours apart with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, which reveal two nearly opposite sides of Mars. Hubble snapped these photos as Mars was making its closest approach to Earth in nearly 60,000 years. Prominent features visible on the images are labeled on a separate illustration. In Search of Planet Mars is the educational activity that accompanies ... Full description.

This Hubble Space Telescope image shows the stellar fireworks seen in the core of the Whirlpool Galaxy, also known as M51. The back of this image describes the history of how astronomers have viewed this galaxy over the last 150 years. It also shows the location of specific features in M51, and provides a ground-based telescope image that shows M51 with its companion galaxy. The gravitational interaction ... Full description.

This lithograph is part of a series designed to bring the latest Hubble Space Telescope images into the classroom. In the educational activity, In Search of ... Galaxies, students are introduced to the topic of galaxies, formulate questions, conduct research, organize their materials, and present a report describing galaxies. Full description.

This lithograph is part of a series designed to bring the latest Hubble Space Telescope images into the classroom. Students make comparisons, conduct research, organize their materials, and present a report describing how a galaxy's orientation affects its appearance. Full description.