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Solar System

This category lists pages and sites which provide information about the Solar System. It includes pages about the Sun, the nine planets, their moons and other bodies from the Solar System.

Sites in Solar System

Bob the Alien's Tour of the Solar System
Information about planets, moons, comets, asteroids, stars and galaxies.
Solar System Simulator
Offers the possibility to see what the Sun and every planet and their major moons look like from any other place in the Solar System at nearly any date at any time. The pictures are very accurate and in color.
Arty the Part Time Astronaut
Provides a learning quest through our solar system. Includes information related to all nine planets. A kid's astronomy site with animations, activities, and games for the future astronomer and astronaut.
Passport to the Solar System
Provides an overview of the sun and each of the nine planets. Also includes biographies of researchers.
Live from the Hubble Space Telescope
Provides an insiders' view of what it's like to work with Earth's most powerful space telescope.
The Nine Planets
An overview of the history, mythology, and current scientific knowledge of each of the planets and moons in our solar system. Each page has text and images, some have sounds and movies.
The Planets
A collection of many of the best images from NASA's planetary exploration.
Views of the Solar System
An in-depth resource to the Solar System. Including articles about each part of the Solar System and its planets.
F9 Kids
Teaches kids some basic facts about the nine planets, along with stories, games, and a 'meet the kids' section.
Solar System Trading Cards
Collect Solar System trading cards as you answer trivia questions correctly.
BrainPOP - Solar System
Animated movies, comic strips, activity pages and a 24 hour homework assistance via email for kids about the solar system.
Astronomy for Kids
Offers a journey through the stars in an attempt to explore the universe. Includes facts about the planets, puzzles, sky facts and maps.
Planetary Fact Sheets
Factual information on the planets in the solar system, from Mercury to Pluto and beyond.
The Planets
Provides information on the nine majesty planets that make up the solar system through the use of online tours and space missions.
Solar System Live
Includes information and images related to the solar system and its inner planets.
The Planets for Kids
A student-based website focusing on general information about the planets, moon, and sun.
Solar System Worksheets
Printable worksheets, logic problems, word searches, and puzzles.
Our Solar System
An overview of the sun, the nine planets, asteroids, comets, and other links.
Earth and Moon Viewer
View the earth and moon from many vantage points and in multiple ways. Provides latitude and longitude positions as well as the altitude and time from which the images were taken.
The Solar System
By a student in a 5th and 6th grade class, offering information on the planets and the sun.
A Guide To The Planets
Beginners guide with basic facts about the nine planets.
Welcome To The Planets
Fourth/Fifth grade webquest on the planets.
How Big is the Solar System
Also known as "The Earth as a Peppercorn." A scale model of the solar system.
Planets, Moons and Stars
Thinkquest Junior site provides basic information about the solar system.
Alex's Galaxy
Contains a photograph gallery of the major celestial bodies in the solar system.
The Virtual Solar System
A guide to the solar system for visitors featuring a scale model, interactive quiz, text, and images.
With Peter and Paul Around the Galaxy
Peter and Paul fly with you through space and explain to you everything about our solar system. Click on each planet and you will learn everything about it.
Our Solar System in Pictures
Pictures and quizzes about all the planets in the solar system. This site is especially useful to middle school students studying the solar system.
Space Day 2004 - Space Trek Challenge
The Foster Homeschool Families' submission for the SpaceDay.org 2004 Space Trek. Includes journals, stories, and background information.
Earthrise : A Tour of Our Solar System
Designed by kids, for kids, this is a great introduction to the 9 planets. Features video, sounds, and a guided tour.
Exploring Planets in the Classroom
More than 25 hands-on science activities about geology, earth, planetary, and space sciences.
Solar System Exploration
Describes NASA's program to explore the solar system.
Window to the Universe
Learn about asteroids, comets, planets, and the sun. Also contains facts, news, and pictures.
The Solar System
Brief presentation of the sun and the nine planets.
Astronomy.com-Astro for Kids
Tells about each of the planets in our solar system and the sun.

sub categories in Solar System

Activities and Games Activities and Games
Earth Earth
Jupiter Jupiter
Mercury Mercury
Neptune Neptune
Saturn Saturn
Uranus Uranus
Asteroids Asteroids
Events Events
Mars Mars
Moons Moons
Pluto Pluto
Sun Sun
Venus Venus

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