Exploration at Your Favorite Things

See also:

• Kids and Teens: School Time: Science: Astronomy and Space: Space Flight  (12)

• Astrobot Diaries [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - Follow the biweekly communications of two LEGO minifigures who are flying to Mars as part of the Mars Exploration Rover mission set to land in January 2004 on the red planet.
• Chronology of Lunar and Planetary Exploration [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - Timeline of missions to Earth's moon and the planets, by year, from the NASA Data Center.
• Event Scope [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - A 3D game-like computer interface that allows students to virtually explore remote places like Mars and other planets. Students assume the roles of space scientists in the exploration of these locations from their own classrooms.
• Galileo Project Home [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - NASA's homepage for the Jupiter-orbiting spacecraft. Includes mission reports, planetary facts, a summary of Galilean discoveries, animations, and an extensive photograph gallery.
• Mars Stations: Drive A Rover [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Drive a LEGO Rover over the internet at a series of Mars Stations.
• Mission to Mars with Bill Nye [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - See why Mars is so fascinating to many astronomical scientists. Includes photos of the rover and the planet, as well as a glossary of terms and timeline.
• NASA [ Teens ] - Includes facts about launches, satellites, space stations, and astronaut training.
• NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory [ Kids/Teens ] - The lead U.S. center for robotic exploration of the solar system.
• Space Technology [ Kids/Teens ] - About the usefulness of this technology, with a section on space probes and satellites, Canada's role, and some pictures.