Space science reference guide

Abstract

The mission pages provide brief summaries for current and future missions conducted by NASA's Office of Space Science, with external links to the official Web sites for each mission. The image collection provides hundreds of images and accompanying captions covering a variety of topics in space science. Some of the images illustrate scientific concepts such as phases of the Moon or the electromagnetic spectrum, while others are some of the more spectacular images produced by NASA's space exploration program. The science articles are short essays that either explain a particular concept or discuss a current topic in space science. Articles have been divided into the following subject headings: General Planetary Science, Astronomy, Astrobiology, Remote Sensing, Scientific Instruments, Planets (Excluding Mars), Mars, and Moons. The activities section provides a variety of lessons and hands-on activities designed to effectively teach space science in a K-12 classroom setting.