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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.

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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.

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http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/trading-top-level.html

Solar System Live

The Solar System Live, the interactive Orrery of the Web. You can view the entire Solar System, or just the inner planets (through the orbit of Mars). Controls allow you to set time and date, ...

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http://www.fourmilab.ch/solar/solar.html

Today's Space Weather

The Space Environment Center (SEC) provides real-time monitoring and forecasting of solar and geophysical events, conducts research in solar-terrestrial physics, and develops techniques for ...

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http://www.sec.noaa.gov/today.html

What is a solar sail?

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

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

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Space Environment Centre.

The Space Environment Center provides real-time monitoring and forecasting of solar and geophysical events, conducts research in solar-terrestrial physics, and develops techniques for forecasting ...

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http://www.sel.noaa.gov/

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.

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http://www.sunspot.noao.edu/index.html