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I want to learn about our solar system
Why is Pluto no longer considered a planet?
How do solar cells work?
Windbelt - Reinventing wind power
Satellites on the blink
All about... the Venus transit
How do no-fly zones work?
Alien spotting comes down to Earth
How do we know how far away the moon is?
Under Sunveillance
SODIS - A place in the sun
Three alternative ways to charge your iPod
How does an artificial heart work?
The physics of Santa
All about... SETI
Where is that draught coming from?
Space
GCSE revision page on space covering gravtational forces, our solar system, the big bang and more.
Meteorites in Antarctica
How and why scientists hunt for meteorites in the Antarctic, and what these space rocks can tell us about the solar system's past and even life on Mars.
Earth Introduction
Explanations and figures for the physical facts concerning our planet earth. This forms part of the Views of the Solar System site.
spaceKids
Appealing, very visual site covering all aspects of space from the solar system to astronauts and space travel, includes a teachers section. Great fun!
Project Spectra!
A great resource with games, worksheets about how light is used to explore the solar system from measuring atmospheres and soils to designing your own planet. Covering many topics such as ...
British National Space Centre
Site containing information about current satellites launches, solar system and Earth observation. There are links from the 'Learning Zone' to other Space sites
How Kepler finds planets
Play exoplanet hunters in this interactive from NASA and discover how Kepler searches for habitable exoplanets outside our solar system using the transit method. Requires flash.
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.
NEO - Near-Earth Object Program
Good introduction to NASA's program dedicated to monitoring possible asteroid collisions. Basic knowledge of Solar System assumed. An informative, well-presented, well-focused site.
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.