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Welcome to the Planets

A site containing lots of images of the planets in the solar system and the machines used to take the pictures. This site also contains a comprehensive glossary of space terms.

http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/

The Nine Planets

Extensive overview of our solar system, covering history, mythology, and current scientific knowledge of planets, moons, asteroids in our solar system, with many links.

http://www.nineplanets.org/

Exploring Planets in the Classroom

More than 15 hands-on science activities are provided in classroom-ready pages for both teachers and students for exploring Earth, the planets, geology, and space sciences.

http://www.spacegrant.hawaii.edu/class_acts/index.html

Spaced Penguin!

Use the GPS (Giant Penguin Slingshot) to launch Kevin the penguin back on to his space ship. A fantastic game to illustrate projectile motion and the effects of gravity.

http://www.onemorelevel.com/games/spacedpenguin.html

Space Beer: One Giant Chug for Mankind

Article about beer made with barley grown in space.

http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2009/12/space-beer-one-giant-chug-for-mankind/

If you thought the weather was just sunshine and showers, what do you make of balls of glowing light, showers of frogs, giant lumps of ice that fall from the heavens? This article explains some of ...