Astronomy: Links
Amazing Space really is an amazing web site! Here you can find out what light and color say about the stars, learn about the objects that make up the Solar System, or train to be a scientist by enrolling in the “Hubble Deep Field Academy.”
Starchild is a learning center for young astronomers. Become an expert on the solar system, the universe and other space facts.
NASA KIDS offers an interactive way to learn about NASA's science activities. It is especially designed for kids.
Read the fascinating stories about women astronomers at She is an Astronomer.
View this spectacular image of the Horsehead Nebula, and get other awesome photos from the Hubble Space Telescope.
You'll love exploring Astronomy: Our Place in Space, a kids' site from the American Museum of Natural History. Stories, games and activities all about the universe.
Get an in-depth view of our Solar System at NASA's new Solar System Exploration site.
Telescopes from the Ground Up — Explore the history of telescopes, from Galileo to NASA's Great Observatories.
Here are the “Everything you'll ever want to know” sites for: asteroids, stars, comets, black holes, galaxies, and constellations.
If you still have unanswered questions you can Ask An Astronomer.
In addition to Pluto, our solar system is home to four other known dwarf planets: Ceres, Haumea, Makemake, and Eris.
Except for Ceres, the dwarf planets orbit the sun in a far distant region of the solar system known as the Kuiper Belt. Beyond the Kuiper Belt, astronomers theorize there is a region of icy comets known as the Oort Cloud.
There are more than 200 known moons orbiting the 8 planets and 5 dwarf planets of our solar system. Explore the moons with NASA.
Europa, a moon of Jupiter, may have an ocean under the ice of its surface.
Another moon of Jupiter, Io, has active volcanoes on its surface.
Deep craters make Saturn's moon Hyperion look like a giant wasps' nest.
The Saturnian moon Titan has a thick atmosphere of nitrogen and oceans of liquid methane.
Kids' Science Challenge is a free, nationwide science competition for students in grades 3 through 6. Past challenges have included creating a new way to preserve, cook, deliver or sustainably produce food in flight to or on Mars; and designing a machine to help play sports on Mars. Check it out.
Try out these online explorations from Amazing Space.
Nineplanets.org has a site created especially for kids.
The College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls has both a Planetarium, which offers projected shows, and an Observatory, where on the 2nd Saturday of the month you can view the night sky through a wheelchair-accessible public telescope.
BYU-Idaho in Rexburg also has a Planetarium, with weekly public shows.
The College of Idaho in Caldwell offers monthly shows at its Whittenberger Planetarium.
Bruneau Dunes State Park Observatory offers stargazing through its special telescopes during the spring and summer months.
