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Space Science Education/Public Outreach Sites

We welcome suggestions for any additional sites relevant to Space Science education and public outreach. Please send your recommendations to dwoods at hq dot nasa dot gov.

Sites with general content:

Amazing Space
Astronomy Village: CD-ROM based multimedia program for teachers and students
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Cooperative Satellite Learning Project - Learn to build and operate spacecraft!
Earth Views of Space and Space Views of Earth
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence - Great Education Resource!
From Stargazers to Starships
Imagine the Universe - Ages 14 and up
NASA's Quest Project
NASA Spacelink - Great Link to Electronic Versions of NASA Education Products!
Practical Uses of Math and Science (PUMAS) - Link to 20 (and growing) Examples for Teaching Math and Science!
Space Place
The Space Science Institute
Starchild - Ages 4 to 14
The Virginia Space Grant Consortium Student Balloon Launch Page
Windows to the Universe - Wonderful Education Link!

Astronomical Search for Origins and Planetary Systems:

Education activities at the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Science Institute
Infrared Astronomy - Really Cool Site!
Origins Education and Outreach
Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF) mission
Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) education page

Structure and Evolution of the Universe:

Chandra X-Ray Observatory Education Page
Array of Low Energy X-ray Imaging Sensors (ALEXIS) mission
Cosmic and Heliospheric Learning Center
Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope mission (GLAST) mission
Microwave Anisotropy Probe (MAP) mission
Relativity Mission (Gravity Probe-B)
Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) mission
Swift Gamma Ray Burst Explorer

Solar System Exploration:

Cassini Kids Page and Other Resources - Learn About Saturn and the Cassini Mission!
Comets, Saturn, Mars and so much more!
Discovery Program
Exploring Planets in the Classroom - Hands-on Space Science Activities!
Galileo K-12 Resources - Learn About Jupiter and the Galileo Mission!
Live From Earth and Mars
Lunar Prospector mission
Lunar and Planetary Institute
Mars Exploration Education Program
Mars Team Online
Mars Pathfinder archival website
Mars Virtual Landing Sites
Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) educator's guide
The Nine Planets
Observe Weather Patterns on Mars!
Planetary Science Research Discoveries - Great Site! Easy to Read Articles on Current Discoveries!
Pluto Express educational outreach
Stardust mission education pages

The Sun-Earth Connection:

Electric Space Project 
The Exploration of the Earth's Magnetosphere
GENESIS
Imager for Magnetopause-to-Aurora Global Exploration (IMAGE) education pages
Interactive NASA Space Physics Ionospheric Research Experiment (INSPIRE)
International Solar Terrestrial Physics (ISTP) Program geospace education pages
International Space Physics Educational Consortium (ISPEC)
Live From the Sun
Learn About Solar Flares
Stanford Solar Center
Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) education pages
Transition Region and Coronal Explorer
Yohkoh solar education pages

Images:

HST Image Gallery - Great Link it High Resolution Hubble Images!
NSSDC Photo Gallery - Planets and Other Astronomical Objects!
NASA's Planetary Photojournal - Super Link to High Resolution Planetary Images!
Regional Planetary Image Facilities
Views of the Solar System
Welcome to the Planets

NASA Centers' Education Pages:

NASA Ames Research Center (ARC)
NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
NASA Headquarters Education Homepage
NASA Johnson Space Center
NASA Kennedy Space Center
NASA Langley Research Center
NASA John Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center and their Space Science page
NASA Stennis Space Center

Formal/Informal Education Organizations:

Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC)
The Challenger Center
Expanding Universe: A Classified Search Tool for Amateur Astronomy
The Jason Project
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)

Professional Space Science Societies:

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
The American Astronomical Society (AAS)
The American Geophysical Union (AGU)
The American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES)
The Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP)
The National Society of Black Physicists
The National Society of Hispanic Physicists
San Juan Capistrano Research Institute (SJI)