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Comets, Quasars, Meteors
Frequently Asked Questions about Comets answered by astronomer Dr. Cathy Imhoff of the Space Telescope Science Institute.
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Stardust's Captain Comet
A children;'s site with limited information on space science.
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Questacon
The National Science and Technology Centre in Canberra, Australia offers a good visual site with shockwave illusions in the kids zone and some interesting puzzles (7 bridge problem). Also some ...
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NASA Hot Topics - Past and present
Links to major NASA features over several years - including comet Hale Bopp, Hubble pictures, Space Shuttle, International Space Station and others.
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Solar System
Java Applet showing the motion of the planets of the solar system, the moon, moons of Jupiter and two comets.
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Caroline Herschel: astronomer and scientist
A basic biography of Caroline Herschel who contributed greatly to the field of comets.
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Caroline Herschel
A page detailing the life of Caroline Herschel famous for her work in astronomy and particularly comets.
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Planetary Sciences
Achieve of planetary data and images from NASA. Fact sheets are available on the Sun, planets in the solar system and comets. This is an easy to use site with nice images.
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Out of This World
A worksheet and lesson plan for younger pupils. Objective: Asteroids, comets and other smaller object orbit the sun. Sometimes they may cross the orbit of the earth where they may burn up or crash ...
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