Amazing Space is a site that uses the Hubble Space Telescope
to investigate the world beyond!
With intense images from space, you can explore pictures in
an image gallery. With the option to
zoom and move the view around, it’s almost as if you are exploring space first
hand! They also have videos of the
images being taken, but you will need Flash Player to view them. The objects also have summaries about each
picture.
They have another option for Online Exploration that takes
you to a page of interactive learning games.
Become a member of the Hubble Deep Space Academy and explore the
universe! Learn about the telescopes
that help us see the stars and planets beyond our reach! If your friends are interested, too, you can
get trading cards here!
In the Capture the Cosmos page, you can explore space by
topic! Full of online adventures,
pictures, and information – you’ll become an expert in no time. You also have the option to view tonight’s
sky. They update this portion regularly
and have a video of the monthly night sky as it changes.
They also have a tab that is for Educators and
Teachers, but this information is still
helpful for the average Joe. Under the
Astronomy Basics tabs, you can get fast facts about a number of different
topics. They also have questions and
answers for most areas to beef up before a science test!
Blast off to this site to see more than you can with your
telescope in the backyard!