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The
Students
for
the
Exploration
and
Development
of
Space
(SEDS)
provide
information
on
the
history
and
future
of
Mars
exploration.
Links
are
offered
when
necessary
to
cover
as
much
information
as
possible.
Hubble
Space
Telescope
images
of
the
planet
are
given,
as
well
as
other
images.
Life
on
Mars
and
Martian
lore
are
also
explored.
A
comprehensive
look
at
investigations
covers
missions
and
observations
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This
Nine
Planets
site
highlights
the
history
of
spacecraft
and
discoveries
they
have
made.
It
is
divided
into
three
categories
that
lead
the
user
to
specific
mission
information.
Past
Missions
discusses
the
Luna,
Mariner,
Apollo,
Pioneer,
Venera,
Viking,
Voyager,
Magellan,
and
Mars
Observer.
Ongoing
Missions
includes
information
about
Voyager,
Galileo,
Hubble
Space
Telescope,
Ulysses,
Mars
Surveyor
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This collection of the best images from NASA's planetary exploration program includes descriptions of images with an audio format, planet profiles with data sets, spacecraft exploration information, and a zoom-in feature to view the image at closer range. There is also a glossary with hundreds of entries, and an explorer section to learn about past and future space missions.
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Solar
System
Exploration,
a
NASA
Office
of
Space
Science
site,
is
dedicated
to
information
about
the
exploration
of
our
solar
system.
Press
releases,
latest
images,
and
late
breaking
astronomy
news
discuss
the
most
up-to-date
knowledge.
The
planets
section
has
facts
about
all
nine
planets,
as
well
as
a
comparative
data
table
(for
mass,
orbit,
volume,
density,
rotation,
etc.).
Each
planet
is
described
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Created by San Francisco's Exploratorium Museum, this site offers a look at the science and scientists who make the Hubble Space Telescope work. There are images, a tour of control facilities, and a feature to access live webcasts of Hubble activities.
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This collection of links pertaining to space science is divided into categories such as: the solar system, space exploration, images, distant stars, and teacher resources. All websites have been screened for their educational appropriateness and ability to stimulate creative thinking and learning about science.
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The
Mars
Student
Imaging
Project
(MSIP)
allows
students
to
participate
in
research,
mapping
activities,
and
labs
relating
to
Mars
exploration.
The
program,
run
by
Arizona
State
University,
offers
students
nationwide
the
opportunity
to
conduct
authentic
Mars
research
using
data
from
the
2001
Mars
Odyssey
Thermal
Emission
Imaging
System
(THEMIS)
camera.
There
are
downloadable
curriculum
with
National
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"Pieces
of
Science"
is
an
online
gallery
of
sixteen
educational
resources
related
to
a
collection
of
historical
science
objects.
This
section
deals
with
the
Apollo
8
mission
to
the
Moon.
Facts
about
the
crew
and
mission
accomplishments,
as
well
as
the
new
spacesuit
designed
for
the
mission
are
covered.
There
is
an
activity
guide
for
teachers,
an
image
gallery,
and
on-line
activities
for
students.
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"Pieces
of
Science"
is
an
online
gallery
of
sixteen
educational
resources
related
to
a
collection
of
historical
science
objects.
This
section
deals
with
the
Grumman
Lunar
Module
and
its
development.
Background
information,
activities,
and
lesson
ideas
are
intended
to
help
students
and
teachers
explore
the
Lunar
Module,
Apollo
Missions,
and
the
Moon.
On-line
quizzes,
trivia
games,
and
links
to
more
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Corresponding
to
the
PBS
NOVA
television
program,
this
site
covers
the
story
of
how
humans
developed
a
method
for
finding
our
way
around
the
globe.
It
discusses
today's
greatest
scientific
challenges,
explores
GPS
and
how
it
works,
and
describes
how
ancient
navigators
found
their
way
without
latitude
and
longitude.
There
is
an
online
activity
where
students
find
latitude
and
longitude
using
time
and
...
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