Pictures from
the Edge
Here is a gallery of space images. Choose the "Constellations" link to find the different constellations in the night sky. Use this guide to find Polaris in Ursa Minor. Try to
identify other constellations.
Hubble Space Telescope
This is the home page of the Space Telescope Science Institute, where the Hubble is maintained. Here you can find excellent pictures and links to news stories and explanations
of images. Make your own computer presentation of these images, explaining what they are and where they occur.
The Big Ear Home Page
The home page of the Big Ear in Delaware, Ohio, based out of the Ohio State University. This radio telescope is the home of the longest running SETI (Search for Extra Terrestrial
Intelligence) projects, a program that searches radio waves from space for signs of extra-terrestrial life. How does SETI accomplish this?
Galileo and the
Telescope
Learn about Galileo and his telescope. Use the directions on this site make a telescope like Galileo's and use it to look at some celestial bodies.
John Glenn's Return to Space
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Visit these sites for news stories, pictures, and video clips chronicling John Glenn's historic return to space in the shuttle Discovery. Use the information on these sites to
make your own news stories about this famous astronaut.
Space Shuttle
John Glenn: Return to Space
CNN - John Glenn: Return to Space
Activity 20-2
Visit these sites to learn how to make your own astrolabe.
MEGA - Firenze
Cosmic Voyage Travel
Guide
