The Universe	Stars	The Milky Way	Galaxies
Black Holes	Quasars	Dark Matter	Wormholes
Solar System -| Solar System |Sun | Asteroids | Comets | Solar System Activities and Games |
Planets - |Planet Information |Mercury |Venus |Earth |Mars |Jupiter |Saturn |Uranus |Neptune|
Exploration - | History |Rockets |Space Shuttle |Telescopes |Satellites|Space Stations|Space Missions |Astronauts|

Compiled by Jackie Miers for the International Year of Astronomy 2009

THE UNIVERSE The story of the universe - from the European Space Agency http://www.esa.int/esaKIDSen/SEMSZ5WJD1E_OurUniverse_0.html Our place in the universe - from Natural History Museum, London http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/space/planets-solar-system/our-universe/index.html The universe http://www.kidsastronomy.com/universe.htm The universe http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/kids/science/Astronomy/Universe/Universe.htm The universe - from Museum Victoria http://museumvictoria.com.au/discoverycentre/Infosheets/Planets/The-Universe/ Understanding the universe http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schooladventures/universe/ Our universe - from the BBC Open University http://www.open2.net/science/finalfrontier/youarehere/youarehere_index.htm How big is space? Scroll down to the 'Powers of Ten' and click on the arrows to navigate through the universe http://www.kidsastronomy.com/space_size.htm  Universe origins http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/kids/science/Astronomy/Universe/Origins.htm How did the universe begin?  - from American Museum of Natural History http://www.amnh.org/ology/features/universe/ Origins of the universe - from National Geographic http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/universe/origins-universe-article.html The big bang - from Stephen Hawking's Universe - Strange stuff explained http://www.pbs.org/wnet/hawking/strange/html/bigbang.html STARS Stars - from the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR). http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/the_universe/Stars.html&edu=elem Stars http://www.kidsastronomy.com/stars.htm Stars http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/kids/science/Astronomy/Universe/Stars.htm Stars - by J.D. Knight http://www.seasky.org/cosmic/sky7a01.html Stars - from Museum Victoria http://museumvictoria.com.au/discoverycentre/Infosheets/Planets/Stars/ THE MILKY WAY The Milky Way - from the European Space Agency http://www.esa.int/esaKIDSen/SEM536WJD1E_OurUniverse_0.html The Milky Way Galaxy - Our Home  - from the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR). http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/the_universe/Milkyway.html&edu=elem Our place in space: the Milky Way Galaxy  - from American Museum of Natural History - Scroll to the right http://www.amnh.org/ology/features/milkyway/ Galaxies - from Museum Victoria http://museumvictoria.com.au/discoverycentre/Infosheets/Planets/Galaxies/ The Milky Way http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schooladventures/universe/galaxytour/milkyway.html GALAXIES Galaxies - from the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR). http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/the_universe/Galaxy.html&edu=elem Stars and galaxies - from the European Space Agency http://www.esa.int/esaKIDSen/SEM346WJD1E_OurUniverse_0.html Galaxies http://www.kidsastronomy.com/galaxys.htm Galaxies http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/kids/science/Astronomy/Galaxies/Galaxies.htm Galaxies - a ThinkQuest entry http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0210901/galaxies3.htm Galaxies - from Natural History Museum, London http://www.nmm.ac.uk/explore/astronomy-and-time/astronomy-facts/universe/galaxies Galaxies - by J.D. Knight http://www.seasky.org/cosmic/sky7a07.html Galaxy guide - from the BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/deepspace/galaxy/index.shtml Galaxies - from National Geographic http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/universe/galaxies-article.html BLACK HOLES Black holes http://www.kidsastronomy.com/black_hole.htm Black holes - by J.D. Knight http://www.seasky.org/cosmic/sky7a10.html Black holes http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/kids/science/Astronomy/Universe/Black%20Holes.htm Black holes - from Stephen Hawking's Universe - Strange stuff explained http://www.pbs.org/wnet/hawking/strange/html/blackh.html Everyday Einstein: Black holes - from American Museum of Natural History http://www.amnh.org/ology/features/spaceandtime/blackholes. No escape: the truth about black holes http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/blackholes/lesson/index.html Black holes - from Museum Victoria http://museumvictoria.com.au/discoverycentre/Infosheets/Planets/Black-Holes/ Black holes:  Journey into the Unknown - from Museum Victoria http://museumvictoria.com.au/discoverycentre/Infosheets/Planets/ Black holes - from the BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/deepspace/blackholes/ Black holes - from National Geographic http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/universe/black-holes-article.html QUASARS Quasars http://www.kidsastronomy.com/quasar.htm Quasars - by J.D. Knight http://www.seasky.org/cosmic/sky7a09.html Quasars - from Stephen Hawking's Universe - Strange stuff explained http://www.pbs.org/wnet/hawking/strange/html/quasars.html WORMHOLES Wormholes - from the BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/deepspace/wormholes/index.shtml Wormholes - from Stephen Hawking's Universe - Strange stuff explained http://www.pbs.org/wnet/hawking/strange/html/wormhole.html Wormholes - from "Ask an Astronomer" - Astronomy Department at Cornell University http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=694 DARK MATTER Dark matter - by J.D. Knight http://www.seasky.org/cosmic/sky7a11.html Dark matter - from the BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/deepspace/darkmatter/index.shtml Dark matter - from Stephen Hawking's Universe - Strange stuff explained http://www.pbs.org/wnet/hawking/strange/html/dark.html

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Teacher Librarian
South Australia

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