DLESE Find a Resource > Subject: Space science + Collections: Edmall

At this site, users can view and download videos on a variety of space-related topics including exploration, astronomy, the Earth, historic moments in exploration, and the search for extraterrestrial life. Full description.

The articles presented here expound on the topics of the origin, nature and prevalence of life in the universe. Links to related sites and news articles are included. Full description.

This movie shows the total eclipse of the Sun which occurred on November 3, 1994. Full description.

This animation shows the path that a solar eclipse takes across the Earth. The umbra and penumbra are clearly defined, and it is possble to see the regions on Earth's surface where the eclipse is total. Full description.

This timeline chronicles the history of space science and astronomy, and places it in the broader context of the history of society and technology. It begins in 13000 B.C. with the arrival of humans in America, and ends in 2003. Links to additional material on certain topics and persons are embedded in the text. Full description.

This article provides an account of the unusual behavior of Comet Linear, which broke up as it swept past the Sun in July of 2000. Users can read about the breakup and view pictures taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and by the 40-inch Jacobus Kapetyn Telescope located in the Spanish Canary Islands. Links to related articles are provided. Full description.

The goal of this project is to establish a privately owned, permanent, self-supporting base on the Moon. Materials presented here include plans for a lunar habitat, mining on the Moon, and commercial space flights to the Moon. Full description.

This article commemorates the twenty-fifth anniversary of the landing of NASA's Viking I lander on the surface of Mars. The mission history and achievements of this lander and its successor, Viking II, are described in a brief account. Links to related topics are included. Full description.

Users can learn about the GEOTAIL spacecraft and its mission to study the Earth's magnetotail. Materials presented include an overview of the project, a diagram of the spacecraft, and a description of the instrument packages carried aboard the satellite. Full description.

Visitors can view this image of the Nimbus 7 satellite, which has been used to measure ozone levels as part of the TOMS (Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer) program. Full description.