Arty the Part Time Astronaut
An interactive adventure for young astronomers guiding Arty and his alien friend Greg through our solar system.
Building an Inexpensive Galilean Style Telescope
Students at Rice University explain how they re-created the telescope that Galileo used to make the first ever magnified views of the stars and planets... and all for less than 30 …
Cassini Kid's Page
Spacecraft Cassini is on its way to Saturn. Download the parts and instructions to build a paper model of the Cassini space probe. Find Saturn in the sky and discover more about th…
Eyes on the Sky, Feet on the Ground
This collection of children's online astronomy activities, is a product of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Designed for grades 2 to 6, it contains hundreds of fun explor…
Powers of 10
Discover the relative size of everything in the universe. Beginning with a 1 metre square, each successive page jumps back 10 times until you are a billion light years away. Lots o…
Project Starshine
Your school can help to build a satellite which will be launched from the Space Shuttle. You can track the Starshine satellites from your back yard.
Satellite Tracking and Prediction
See the space station, the space shuttle and many other satellites from your back yard.
Sea and Sky: Travelport Entrance
Fun and informative site for kids of all ages. Games, resources, galleries, and latest developments in exploration of sea and sky. Lots of great graphics.
StarChild: A Learning Center for Young Astronomers
Offers an interactive gaming and entertainment center for kids who wish to learn more about the solar system, the universe, and space.
Walk the Solar System
JavaScript calculator of sizes and distances of solar system bodies for making a scale model.