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NASA Space Science: An Introduction

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Thousands of years ago, on a small rocky planet orbiting a modest star in an ordinary spiral galaxy, our remote ancestors looked up and wondered about their place between Earth and sky. Today, we ask the same profound questions:

How did the universe begin and evolve?
How did we get here?
Where are we going?
Are we alone?

After only the blink of an eye in cosmic time, we are beginning to answer these questions. Looking for images and resources to help explore some of these questions? These links provide a good place to explore space science starting with a closer look at the Sun, planets, stars, and galaxies.

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1	Sun-Earth Connection This site is an excellent learning resource and an engaging way to learn about Sun Watching today and over time. Take a closer look at the Public Outreach section for ideas and resources. The multi-media section contains an extensive collection of solar images--everything from print materials and presentations to Flash animations and webcasts. This site is also an excellent place to learn about cultural connections to the Sun in the Southwestern US and Mesoamerica.
2	SOHO This site contains a dynamic collection of images of the Sun, including daily solar data collected by different SOHO instruments. The Resources section contains breaking news releases, activities and resources for working with the public as well as “free stuff.” It's well worth taking a look at!
3	Solar Data Analysis Center This is one more place to check out the <a href="http://umbra.nascom.nasa.gov/images/latest.html">latest images</a> of the Sun from numerous NASA spacecrafts as well as ground-based observatories.
4	Space Weather Catch up on the latest news and information about the Sun-Earth Environment. Sunspots on the increase? Solar storms brewing? Here's one place to get more information.
5	Astronomical Search for Origins and Planetary Systems The Informal Education Resource Center provides easy access to materials for your programs, exhibits and educational materials. This site contains extensive links to other resources too.
6	NASA Astrobiology Institute Astrobiology is the study of life in the Universe. It's a new and exciting field of research that covers the origin, evolution, distribution, and destiny of life -- wherever it might exist. Both these sites are rich resources for learning about astrobiology, NASA's exploration of life in extreme environments on earth, and its search for life in the extreme environments of space.
7	Solar System Exploration This is a robust site and a gateway to NASA missions that focus on exploring the solar system. The multimedia section includes an extensive collection of images with helpful annotations and the Educators' section contains resources for informal educators as well as educators working in a classroom setting.
8	NASA's Planetary Photojournal The Photojournal is a comprehensive image site—This is the place if you are looking for space images along with explanatory captions. It is kept up-to-date with the latest events and happenings.
9	Welcome to the Planets Try this for another collection of images from NASA's planetary exploration programs.
10	The Cassini Mission to Saturn and Titan The Cassini Mission has sent back amazing images of Saturn, its icy rings and intriguing moons. This extensive site has resources for informal educators and classroom educators. The images gallery is ever-changing and contains some of the most beautiful images of the ringed planet.
11	Mars Exploration This site provides an in depth look at the Mars Exploration Program. It contains a very complete image gallery for browsing as well as extensive videos for viewing.
12	Hubble Space Telescope Explore this site for the latest and best from the Hubble Space Telescope. At the NewsCenter you can view cosmic images, browse the archive by date, subject or release type; and sign up for e-mail bulletins. All those beautiful Hubble images you've seen are available here.
13	Astronomy Picture of the Day You'll find daily astronomical images from a very wide variety of sources as well as an extensive archive that is easily searchable. Check this on a regular basis for truly amazing images of space.