Suggested Sites

The following web sites have been determined to be of some value to educators seeking additional information on astronomy and the space sciences. Some are publicly managed and some are privately managed. This list is by no means inclusive and new sites are added routinely. Clark Planetarium neither sponsors nor financially supports any of these sites, and is not responsible for their content.

 

General Astronomy

• Extrasolar Planets Encyclopedia - Catalog of potential planets beyond our solar system
• Astronomy Public Outreach
• Pluto & the New Horizons Mission home page
• Solar System Live - The interactive Orrery of the Web. You can view the entire Solar System, or just the inner planets (through the orbit of Mars)
• The Eight Planets - Multimedia Tour of the Solar System

 

Space Science Resources

• Yahooligans - For Kids of all ages!
• Jet Propulsion Laboratories
• NASA - The gateway for all the space stuff. Look specifically at the "what's new" section
• Hubble Space Telescope
• Hubble Space Telescope Science Institute - Great source for the latest images from Hubble
• NASA's Observatorium
• Cassini: Voyage to Saturn
• Project Galileo

 

Science Resources

• National Science Teachers Association

 

Utah Education Resources

• USOE Science Core page - All science teachers should know about this link!

 

Planetarium Resources

• International Planetarium Society
• Loch Ness Productions
• Ott Planetarium at Weber State University

 

Local Entertainment Resources

• Now Playing Utah