General Interest

• Views of the Solar System or http://www.hawastsoc.org/solar/homepage.htm
• Welcome to the Planets
• The Nine Planets - A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System
• The Solar System
• Planets and the Solar System - good collection of links to solar system-related Web sites
• A Virtual Tour of the Sun
• Explore the surface of Mars (Mars multi-scale map)!
• Calendar of Planet Positions - generate a list of which constellation each planet is in for each month of the user-specified year.
• Center for Earth & Planetary Studies, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution. The Center for Earth and Planetary Studies (CEPS - pronounced like "steps" without the "t") is one of the scientific research departments at the National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution. The Center plays an active role in research related to planetary and terrestrial geology using remote sensing data from Earth-orbiting satellites and manned and unmanned space missions. The Center possesses a computer image processing lab which allows for in-house processing and manipulation of remotely-sensed data.

Educational Activities

• Solar System Activities (from StarChild - A Learning Center for Young Astronomers), including:
  • A Song for All Seasons - This activity features Vivaldi's masterpiece "The Four Seasons" and tests your ability to relate the seasons of the year to the Earth's orbit around the Sun.
  • Planet Hop - Your height and age calculated for a wide variety of solar system destinations...
• Your weight on other worlds. Ever wonder what you might weigh on Mars or the Moon? Here's your chance to find out.
• Build a Solar System. Make a scale model of the Solar System and learn the REAL definition of "space!" (This page requires a JavaScript-capable Web browser.)
• Learn about the objects that make up the Solar System by collecting Solar System Trading Cards (includes related Teacher's Page).
• Educational Materials from the University of Texas at Austin McDonald Observatory
• NJNIE Project: The Solar Module -- Students will study phenomena associated with the sun (e.g., sunspots) and use realtime data to do an analysis of what they learn. Module #1 - The Sun: Power Plant of the Solar System

Models of the Solar System

• Tour the World's Largest Model of the Solar System!
• Build a Solar System. Make a scale model of the Solar System and learn the REAL definition of "space!" (This page requires a JavaScript-capable Web browser.)
• Sagan honored with his own solar system, an Associated Press news story carried by CNN Interactive.

New Links

• Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Earth Today - A Digital View of our Dynamic Planet
• Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Exploring the Planets online gallery
• Challenger Center Solar System & Astronomy Publications
• Unmasking the Face on Mars - New high resolution image shows an eroded hill, not a face (as suggested by low resolution imagery of the same feature). The Mars Global Surveyor image has a resolution of 14 feet (4.3 meters), ten times sharper than the best previous image of the Face.
• Keepin' an Eye on the Sun (from The Universe in the Classroom, a free quarterly educational newsletter published by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific)
• Exploring Planets in the Classroom Hands-on Activities
• Solar System Simulator
• Earth from Space - An Astronaut's Views of the Home Planet
• Asteroid and Comet Impact Hazards
• The Impact of an Asteroid off the New York Coast
• CTH 3D Comet Impact Simulations