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A beginners' guide to exoplanets
How to spot an alien Earth
How do we know how far away the moon is?
Why is Pluto no longer considered a planet?
Alien spotting comes down to Earth
Your life on Mars
What causes the Earth's magnetic field?
All about... the Venus transit
All about... SETI
Are we really all made of stardust?
Top 4 Bonkers things about the universe
How does GPS work?
Why do earthquakes happen?
How does sunscreen work?
Boobs, Babes and Blood
The Herschel Space Observatory
How Planet Hunting Works
A brief description of how Planet Hunting works. This site is part of Marshall Brain's HowStuffWorks.com. Description of how planets form. Definition of a planet.
Where, oh where, does that planet go?
An elementary quiz based on the position and orbits of the planets.
How to measure the atmosphere of another planet
Read how spectroscopy is used to determine what makes up the atmosphere of planets
Detect The Jupiter Like Planet Around Three Stars
Details of how large planets have been detected around three other solar type stars. Understanding Doppler wobble aided by an exercise.
Welcome to the Planets
a selection of the "best images" of planets (minor planets etc, and instruments) from NASA.
Planet Science
Planet Science contains lots of great articles and activities in all areas of science plus some brilliant little games.
Kepler’s Tally of Planets
A really interesting data visualisation of all the planets Kepler has found, complete with information about their size, temperature, and distance and period of orbit.
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.
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.
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.