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The Solar wind

A NASA page all about solar wind, including the latest data on the Sun's activity and with lots more information on solar physics.

http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/SolarWind.shtml

How Solar Sails Work

A brief description of how Solar Sails work and solar spacecraft design This site is part of Marshall Brain's HowStuffWorks.com.

http://www.howstuffworks.com/solarsail.htm

The solar system

Very descriptive site, answers many questions about the solar system. Lesson plans provided. An interactive site where users can learn about the solar system and other space related topics.

http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/capture/solarsyst/

What is a solar sail?

Could a spaceship be powered by the sun's energy? An introduction to solar sails.

http://www.planetary.org/programs/projects/innovative_technologies/solar_sailing/whatis.html

Solar Stormwatch

Help scientists spot solar storms and track them across space to Earth in this great citizen science project.

http://solarstormwatch.com/

National Solar Observatory

Details on the observatories and the advanced technology solar telescope with results of the long term investigation of the sun and archive facilities.