The Lucy Mission - Mission to visit the Trojan asteroids. Launched in October, 2021
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Great site for finding out about current space missions. There is news, a calendar, missions to learn more about the solar system, and a site for kids.
Kepler - A mission to search for habitable planets.
Voyager - Launched in 1977, two Voyager spacecraft have explored the outer planets and are now going to outer space.
Cassini: The Voyage to Saturn - Launched in 1997, it has explored Saturn for 20 years. Its mission was completed in September, 2018.
Spirit Rover - Landed in 2004, mission ended in 2011.
Mars Express - European Space Agency explorer. Now orbiting the red planet. Launched in 2003.
Google Mars - This is a great site. You can explore Mars without leaving home. You can also find the location of the rovers.
Mars Odyssey - 2001 - The official NASA site. Launched in 2001, Odyssey is still in orbit around Mars.
Exploration of Jupiter
Project Galileo : Journey to Jupiter -
Use this site to learn about the exploration of Jupiter and its moons. This mission lasted 14 years and ended in 2003.
NASA Spacesuits and Space Walks - Learn why spacesuits are very important, and look at the suits that NASA has used when walking and working in space.
Cape Cosmos - Here you find out about the role that women and African Americans played in the space program, and about the difficulties which they faced in finding equal opportunities. The story is told by astronaut Mae Jemison.
The Astonomy Workshop - Java applets are used to let you
view rotation of planets and moons. You can also calculate orbits and the time it will take to travel to planets.
Astronomy Basics- How to get started observing the stars
from Astonomy magazine.
At Home Astronomy - Hands-on astronomy experiments for the whole family. The site is by the Space Sciences Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley.
Black Holes - an introduction from the European Space Agency.
The Big Bang Theory - How did the universe begin? Information from the European Space Agency.
The Big Bang - A timeline of the formation of the universe after the big bang.
Our Universe is Expanding - And we do not quite know yet how to explain what it is expanding into. This video may help you understand what scientists are thinking about it.
