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- Main Topics & Concepts
- NASA Space Science follows four research themes
- Space-based data play a role in most areas of astronomy today.
- New missions are always testing our technological abilities
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Standards
- This topic applies to California state standards 2d in 9th grade Earth Science.
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Science Probe Text
- SP I: 15.2 Tools of the Modern Astronomer, Satellites, Space Probes, and Computers.
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Activities & Lessons
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- SEGway* and
Exploratorium
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Study different space astronomy missions and do hands-on activities that help
illustrate how they work at different wavelengths.
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The EUVE Guest Investigator Puzzle
- SEGway*
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Students determine the stellar types of mystery stars using satellite spectra in the extreme ultraviolet. |
Design a Spacecraft to Look for Life on Europa
NASA Quest/Galileo
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A technology challenge, with goals for the mission, supporting information about the necessary tests and conditions on Jupiter's moon. Europa is a candidate for supporting life, as it is thought to contain water. |
CHANDRA: To Build a Satellite
- NASA/Chandra mission
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The class studies, then simulates, the building of the Chandra satellite, using specifications, blueprints, and model kits supplied on-line. The activity incorporates the mathematics of ratios and scale through the use of drawings to build a model.
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Space Science Missions
NASA Office of Space Science
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Complete list from the NASA department that spearheads innovative space astrophysics |
Planetary and remote sensing mission sites
NASA/JPL
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Use this page to access sites on past and present exploratory missions within the solar system. Later missions have their own Education pages |
Genesis Education
JPL/Genesis Mission
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Click on Education at the bottom of the Mission site's banner image. A number of activities on element chemistry and elemental abundances, in keeping with the knowledge scientists hope to glean from sampling the solar wind. Great tie-ins between sun/stars and cosmology |
Hubble Site
HST
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News, image galleries, discoveries, more education materials, and quick games.
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Chandra's Proud Parent
NASA/Chandra mission |
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Harvey Tananbaum, X-Ray astronomy pioneer, tours the ins and outs of his Chandra "Great Observatory." Small format, but the explanations of how the satellite works are excellent. |
Skyview Virtual Observatory; Non-astronomer Page
NASA/GSFC
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Site assembles images of a single source in many wavelength regimes. Many objects can be specified by common names instead of celestial coordinates. |
Space Exploration and Remote
Sensing | NASA Satellite Missions
Space as Environment
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