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Our solar system consists of the Sun, nine planets, more than 130 satellites (or moons) of the planets, and a large number of smaller bodies (comets, meteors, asteroids, etc.). In this Featured topic, we will take a closer look at our solar system, take a journey to the moon, dive to the earth’s core, discover asteroid belts and meteor showers, and much more.
Take this 3-d or 2-dimensional tour of the solar system, including the sun, the planets, and more.
Click on each rocket ship to learn more about the planets.
Click on “Jump to Tour” or “Start Tour” and join Apollo as he takes you on a tour of our solar system.
Learn all about the sun by journeying through this website. Keep clicking “continue” at the bottom of each page, and don’t miss all of the mini movies along the way.
Click on the links going down the center of the screen to learn more about the sun.
This website will allow you to travel to the moon with the six Apollo lunar landings. Click on “Explore the Moon” to see 360 degree panoramic shots of each of the six Apollo landings; use “Lunar Puzzles” to test your knowledge; and click on “Last Man On the Moon” to learn about Gene Cernan, the last astronaut to step off the moon back in 1972.
Click on “Start” to watch this presentation of the Smithsonian’s “Walking on the Moon.” Click on each picture and the arrow below each picture to see video and hear audio clips. Click on “learn more” underneath each picture to, well, learn more.
Click on any of the four links on the left hand side of the screen, and then click on the “Animation” icon on the top tool bar. You’ll learn about Hell’s Crust: Our Everchanging Planet, Restless Plant: Earthquakes, Out of the Inferno: Volcanoes, or Waves of Destruction: Tsunamis.
Discover what longitude means, and use the interactive game to discover how early explorers used longitude to navigate.
Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids |
Use this website to discover asteroids and asteroid belts.
Use this website to learn all about meteors, meteor showers, meteorites, impact craters, and much more.
Use this link to explore what a comet is and where they come from.
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