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Observation of the Solar System has always been the basis for our understanding of gravitation, being for 300 years our natural laboratory of gravitational physics. Nevertheless the Solar System might not yet have revealed all its
Voyage to the solar system
In the class, I gave them a tour of the solar system, then brought the kids outside. Once there, I got two kids each to volunteer to be a planet: one to hold the rope at the proper distance, and the other to hold a printout of a picture
Rare space rock ‘a gem’
British scientists have confirmed that one of the rarest meteorites ever to fall to Earth is from a time when the Solar System was born. It provides a glimpse of a period, 4.5 billion years ago, when the planets were just beginning to
The Money Times Man will be able to live on the moon by the year
NASA says a permanent lunar outpost is essential for training astronauts and testing equipment for the next generation of space exploration, notably manned missions into the solar system and an eventual landing on Mars.
12.07.06 - Cassini to Buzz by Titan
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Meteorite pre-dates solar system
That connection could soon turn up, as a team of NASA researchers recently reported finding organic material in the meteorite fragments that pre-dates the solar system.Researchers have long speculated that comets and meteorites could
12.06.06 - NASA Images Suggest Water Still Flows in Brief Spurts
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12.06.06 - Magnetic Whirlpools Feed Earth's Magnetosphere
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12.05.06 - NASA Mars Orbiter Photographs Spirit and Vikings on the
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Virtual Solar System
Fly-by 3D tour or 2D tour of the sun and each planet in its orbit, with close-up views of the planets and weather patterns. Requires a Viscape SVR browser
NASA - JPL Solar System Simulator
Online software that generates views of the bodies of our planetary system at any date from any artificial or natural point of observation.
StarChild: A Learning Center for Young Astronomers
Information and online movies related to the solar system and space exploration. A service of the High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center
StarChild: The Solar System
What is the solar system? It is our Sun and everything that travels around it. The Sun is in the center of the solar system. Our solar system is always
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory is the lead US center for robotic exploration of the solar system. JPL spacecraft have visited all known planets except Pluto
ZOOM ASTRONOMY - Enchanted Learning Software
Where is our Solar System? Exploring our Solar System · The Kuiper Belt · Solar System Extremes · Solar System Tutorial · Solar System Calendar to Print
Solar System - By KidsAstronomy.com
Learn about our Solar System with KidsAstronomy.com.
BBC - Science & Nature - Space - Solar System
Your travel guide to the Solar System from BBCi. Includes exclusive video and audio clips and an interactive 3D tour.
An Overview of the Solar System
The solar system consists of the Sun; the eight official planets, Traditionally, the solar system has been divided into planets (the big bodies orbiting
Our Solar System
Learn about asteroids, comets, planets, and the sun. Also contains facts, news, and pictures. solar+system: planet solar system , , planet solar system , , solar+system