Space
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Mars or Bust
"Join Iz and Auggie on this interplanetary multi-player journey to Mars. Chart a course through over a dozen space stations, buying and selling food and gas along the way. The player who lands on Mars with the most money wins. There is a chat component to this game, where you meet other players in the Cyber Swap Room to trade supplies and schmooze. High scores are posted daily, and prizes are awarded monthly. For those of us over eight, Mars or Bust is a winner!"
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Maestro Headquarters
"Maestro is a free downloadable version of the same software NASA uses to control the Spirit and Opportunity rovers. You can use it to view pictures from Mars in 2D and 3D and create simple rover activity plans. Versions are available for Windows, Mac, Linux and Solaris, so you are sure to find what you need. Look for the user manual in at the bottom of the download site list. Because of high demand, it may take a few tries to get a complete download of this rather large program."
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Lunar Prospector and the Eclipse
"Although the Lunar Prospector mission is now complete (it ended on July 30, 1999 with a controlled crash into the Moon), this site has an excellent animation explaining lunar phases and eclipses. Click on Launch to view it. During the Prospector’s eighteen-month mission, it faced two perilous lunar eclipses. What made them risky? The Lunar Prospector relied on sunlight to recharge its batteries, and scientists were concerned that during the eclipses, the Prospector’s batteries would drain completely."
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Lunar Eclipse Photography
"Photographing an eclipse of the Moon is fun and easy. You don’t even have to worry about special filters to protect your eyes or your camera. Unlike eclipses of the Sun, eclipses of the Moon are perfectly safe to watch with the naked eye. Mr. Eclipse offers his expert photo advice (""Perhaps the simplest way to photograph an eclipse is to use the star trail method."") and a collection of his photos (scroll down the page to the Photo Gallery link.)"
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Lunar Eclipse Computer
"Want to know exactly when the total lunar eclipse is coming to your town? Simply enter your location and select the January 21 eclipse from the drop-down list of recent and upcoming lunar events. For example, in San Diego the moon will enter totality at 8:04 PM and leave totality at 9:22 PM. For international locations, use Form B to enter your location using longitude and latitude coordinates."
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Liftoff to Space Exploration
A Surfnetkids Honorable Mention site.
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Life Beyond Earth
"Perhaps the best way to search for life on the trillions of planets circling other suns is through communication... if there are intelligent beings out there who want to communicate with us. Today we have the means to broadcast messages to the planets and stars... but is anybody out there listening? Which brings us to the next question. If you knew an alien was listening, what would you say? Click on "Write to an Alien" to pen your own message or read those of selected experts."
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Kidseclipse
""Sometimes during their orbits, the moon and the Earth form a line with the Sun. When this happens, an eclipse occurs. A lunar eclipse happens when the Earth moves between the Sun and the moon, blocking part of the Sun’s light from reaching the moon. During a lunar eclipse, you will see the Earth’s shadow on the moon. In a solar eclipse, the moon moves between the Earth and the Sun. When this happens, part of the Sun’s light is blocked. The sky slowly gets dark as the moon moves in front of the Sun. When the moon and Sun are in a perfect line, it is called a total eclipse. These are very rare. Most people only see one in their lifetime." This is another awesome site with live Webcam coverage, a great photo gallery and lesson plans for teachers."
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Kids Astronomy
Reviewed November 11, 1999 by Bertoch Hiram, a teacher from Salt Lake City Utah who is affiliated with the site. Visit this exiciting Web site built just for kids and learn about stars, planets, black holes, and much more. There are many things to do at KidsAstronomy.com, such as join the Junior Astronomers club, read funny space jokes, send postcards, and learn about any subject relating to Astronomy.
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Kids Astronomy
Reviewed November 11, 1999 by Bertoch Hiram, a teacher from Salt Lake City, Utah who is affiliated with the site. Visit this exiciting Web site built just for kids and learn about stars, planets, black holes, and much more. There are many things to do at KidsAstronomy.com, such as join the Junior Astronomers club, read funny space jokes, send postcards, and learn about any subject relating to Astronomy.
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