SPACE LINKS

From the UN

The Space Generation Forum
The young people's conference of UNISPACE III.

The Technical Forum  
The high-level academic panel of the UNISPACE III conference.

Space Festival, Vienna, 1999 In English, Deutsch, and Francais -- participation for and by schoolkids toward UNISPACE III. While the deadline has past, this site contains many excellent resources for teachers and students.

From National Geographic

Star Journey  
Look through the Hubble Space Telescope, look at highlights of the heavens, or check out the Star Chart.

Virtual Solar System  
Nine planets and the sun, online.

Return to Mars  
About Pathfinder and the exploration of Mars.

Asteroids: Deadly Impact  
Tip: When you get to "Enter Code Name", you can type in whatever you want.

From the Space Science Telescopic Institute

The Space Telescope Science Institute  
The latest pictures and updates from the Hubble Telescope, and multimedia tours of the cosmos.

Amazing Space  
K-12 activities for teachers and students alike. Great stuff!

From NASA

NASA (National Aeronautics & Space Administration)  
An excellent, comprehensive site with updates, news, facts, history, and terrific multimedia archives, and information about space shuttles and launches.

Nasa for Kids  
A wonderful site for K-12-ers with games, quizzes, project ideas, and resources for educators.

Astronomy Picture of the Day Fascinating and easy-to-download (and/or bookmark!) images from space.

Also:

W.M. Keck Observatory  
A space observatory on the summit of Hawaii's dormant Mauna Kea volcano. Learn about telescopes and high-tech observation equipment.

Big Bang Theory  
A clear, concise explanation of the theory at the root of modern cosmology.

Students for the Exploration and Development of Space
College-student run site about astronomy and space exploration. Tons of links.

Space and Astronomy Sites Discovery Channel School Online's extremely thorough links to high-quality educational websites for students K-12.

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