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Explore stars, planets and galaxies in our latest Discovery Center.  Learn to navigate using the stars as your guide, discover constellations and the mythical stories about them and participate in our trivia contest to learn interesting facts about space.


Web sites

NASA for Kids
See how planes and rocket fly, make a star finder and play games on this NASA site.

Space Place
Learn amazing facts, unscramble space pictures and be a contestant on the Space Place Quiz Show!

Earth and Moon Viewer
Examine pictures and maps of the Earth, Moon and Sun to see how they look from space.

Windows to the Universe
Check out our planet, learn about myths created by humans to explain the Solar System, and  meet the people who helped explore space.

Kids Astronomy
Discover our solar system, find stars and learn about the possibility of civilian space travel.

A Virtual Tour of the Sun
Take a virtual tour of the sun with these great pictures. 

Welcome to the Planets
These fantastic pictures of the planets are accompanied by general facts about the planets and specific information about the pictures.

NASA Astronauts
How do you become an astronaut?  How many astronauts are active in the United States?  The answers to these questions can be found on this site along with brief biographies and pictures of each of the astronauts.

 Activities

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BOOKS



Don’t Know Much About Space by Kenneth C. Davis J 520 Davis
 

Astronomyby Kristen Lippincott J 520 Lippincott



Destination: Mars by Seymour Simon J 623.43 Simon 

Janice VanCleave’s constellations for every kid by Janice Pratt VanCleave
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Constellations by Patricia Daniels
J 523.8 Daniels

 





Star Shapes by Peter Malone PB Malone


 

 

Alistair in Outer Space by Marilyn Sadler PB Sadler

Once Upon a Starry Night: a book of constellations by Jacqueline Mitton & Christina Balit J 523.8 Mitton


Space: a nonfiction companion to Midnight on the Moon by Will Osborne and Mary Pope Osborn J 520 Osborne


The International Space Station by Franklyn M. Branley
J 629.442 Branley


MAGAZINES

Odyssey
J MAG Odyssey

CD-ROMS

Scholastic’s The Magic School Bus Lands on Mars
CDR J 523.43 Magic

Alistair and the Alien Invasion
CDR PB Sadler

 
 


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