Interesting Space Websites

Satellite Images Websites
Google Earth
Download the free software to get real satellite pictures of anywhere on earth! Just type in an address and watch the amazing software fly over and zoom in on the address!
http://earth.google.com/

IKONOS Satellite Imaging photos
This website contains cool aerial photos from the IKONOS sensors
http://www.satimagingcorp.com/gallery-ikonos.html

Landsat Images
http://landsat.usgs.gov/index.php
Check this out to see interesting remote sensing photographs taken from Landsat 7 satellite

NASA Websites
http://www.nasa.gov/

3D pictures of the Sun – coming April 23rd!!
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/stereo/main/index.html
This website will feature new images from NASA’s Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (these are twin observatories)

Mars Rover
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.html
http://marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/video/
On this official NASA website for the Mars Rover, you will find incredible images from the Mars Rover. Use the second website to download short videos the Mars Rover launch and its descent and landing onto Mars. Really cool!!

Just for Kids
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html
This website contains interesting information for the young astronomer

http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/
This website is NASA’s website for kids and contains wonderful pictures and talks about everything associated with NASA.

http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/
http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/elvnew/gpb/index.htm
This is Kennedy Space Center’s official website. The second website is dedicated to the recent launch of Gravity Probe B, which is testing Einstein’s theory of relativity.

http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/
This website has tons of information on planets

Learn all about Space Camp!
http://www.kennedyspacecenter.com/educatorsParents/camp.asp

http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.cfm
http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/kids/models/pprmdl.pdf

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/solar_system/
Cool information on the Cassini-Huygens mission and solar system. Website is sponsored by NASA.
http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/spinoffs2.shtml
Look here to see what everyday items we use were invented from the space program

General Space Websites
http://www.space.kids.us/index.html
This website provides answers to some typical space questions such as:
What’s a black hole?
What’s a galaxy?
What a quasar?

Space websites for kids sponsored by the US Government
http://www.kids.gov/k_space.htm

Launch Vehicle (rockets) Websites
Sea Launch (Pacific Ocean): http://www.boeing.com/special/sea-launch/
Ariane (South America): http://arianespace.com/site/index2.html
Atlas (Florida): http://www.lockheedmartin.com
Proton (Kazakhstan): http://www.fas.org/spp/guide/russia/launch/proton.htm

Sea Launch explosion
Watch the recent explosion of a Sea Launch rocket in the South Pacific
http://www.youtube.com/
type in Sea Launch Rocket Explosion

Astronomy Websites
Night Sky
http://www.heavens-above.com/
Go to this website to track the stars, International Space Station (ISS), space shuttle, or satellites for your location.
Scroll down and click on Anonymous User, select your location
Click on United States
Under search string, type in “monm*”
Then click on ISS to see when the ISS will be visible or the night sky to see the constellations

Moon Phases
http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/vphase.html
Just type in any date and this website will show you the current moon phase

Life Cycle of a Star
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Launchpad/1364/Stars.html#Red
http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/teachers/lifecycles/SC_title.html

http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/teachers/lifecycles/LC_main_p1.html
http://aspire.cosmic-ray.org/labs/star_life/starlife_main.html

http://www.sciencespot.net/Pages/kdzastro2.html
http://www.dustbunny.com/afk/skymaps/
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/
Cool information on the planets and stars.

Cool Places to Visit
Smithsonian Air and Space Museum
Next time you’re in Washington DC, check out this cool museum. The IMAX films are wonderful!
http://www.nasm.si.edu/

American Museum of Natural History – Hayden Planetarium
Be sure to visit the Hayden Planetarium in New York City!
http://haydenplanetarium.org/index.php

Florida Happenings
http://www.floridatoday.com/news/space/index.htm
This website contains all space activities in the Cape Canaveral/Kennedy Space Center, Florida area. Check it for up to date news on upcoming launches.