The Hubble Site

FROM THE WEBSITE:

Since the earliest days of astronomy, since the time of Galileo, astronomers have shared a single goal — to see more, see farther, see deeper.

The Hubble Space Telescope's launch in 1990 sped humanity to one of its greatest advances in that journey. Hubble is a telescope that orbits Earth. Its position above the atmosphere, which distorts and blocks the light that reaches our planet, gives it a view of the universe that typically far surpasses that of ground-based telescopes.

Hubble is one of NASA's most successful and long-lasting science missions. It has beamed hundreds of thousands of images back to Earth, shedding light on many of the great mysteries of astronomy. Its gaze has helped determine the age of the universe, the identity of quasars, and the existence of dark energy.

The Hubble Site is such a massive resource, I could spend days and days there and never run out of things to see and do and learn. I love this website! You will, too.

The number one fascinating thing (for me) about this website are the incredible picture galleries that show our solar system, planets, nebulae and more. It is always amazing to look at these photographs of what's out there in space. It really is a magical universe. Be sure to click on the top link above the main picture - the link says, "Picture Album."

If you want to make your own model of the Hubble Space Telescope, you can do it because this webpage shows you step-by-step how to build it. What a great idea for a science fair project!

There's a special section here for teachers and a reference desk that everyone can use. Kids, you'll find some homework help here but the WHOLE website is fun and packed with great stuff that I know will help you in school.

Try the Glossary to brush up on your outer space vocabulary. Do you know what an "Accelerating Universe" is? What's the difference between a blue star and a brown dwarf? Exactly what is radiation, anyway? Think you're an expert on outer space? Go ahead. Take a peek.

Plan on spending a whole lot of time here because you can really get into this stuff. This place is 100% NOT boring. It is F-U-N.

And here's a fun list of books about the subjects of the Hubble Space Telescope and outer space. Remember, a book list is also a list of things to buy and kids need their parents' permission and help to do anything like that. I'm making book lists because I think parents and teachers appreciate that sort of stuff.