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On October 4, 1957, at the height of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States, the Soviets launched Sputnik, the first man-made satellite, into orbit around the Earth.
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The International Space Station (ISS) is a low-flying research facility jointly operated by the space agencies of the U.S., Russia, Canada, Japan, and eleven European countries.
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The Hubble Space Telescope, launched in 1990 by space shuttle Discovery, orbits the earth about 380 miles above us. It uses two cameras and two spectrographs to record images of space. Hubble's pictures have delighted scientists and star gazers for more t
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In its twenty-five-year history, NASA's Space Shuttle program (officially called Space Transportation System or STS), has flown more than one hundred missions. It has enjoyed extraordinary success (such as the building of the International Space Station,
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"Perhaps the best way to search for life on the trillions of planets circling other suns is through communication.
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Outer space holds a fascination for kids of all ages, and today's site picks include material for early elementary ages, as well as high schoolers (and beyond.) Before we start, here's bonus tip: NASA hosts a multitude of online chats with astronauts, a
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"Small space rocks enter the earth's atmosphere on a daily basis.
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In honor of Space Day 2000 (May 4), today's topic explores the mysteries of space. In addition to today's site explorations, children eight through twelve are invited to join John Glenn, Sally Ride and other space visionaries at the live Space Day Web ca
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Because NASA has contributed so many gigabytes of material to the WWW, space travel is one of the best covered subjects on the Web. Photos, video and audio are a terrific way to bring the space program home. For would-be space travelers (and their parents
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This Thinkquest entry created by two middle school students is simply marvelous! It is divided into two tours: one for twelve and under, the other for older students.
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"For decades, black holes were the darlings of science fiction writers but treated with perhaps a little less respect by physicists.
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What if you were hired to lead a team searching for extraterrestrial intelligence? How would you search? Where would you search? And what would you look for? Design your own research project by answering these questions, and then test your alien-searching
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