Hands-On Astrophysics is a flexible set of hands-on educational materials, activities, and investigations. These materials are based on the AAVSO's unique electronic database of variable star measurements. By carrying...

Let's face it: It's pretty difficult to get to Venus to do hands-on fieldwork. This helpful teaching resource from Vicki Hansen at the University of Minnesota-Duluth overcomes some of those difficulties by allowing...

Solvarviews.com is a private Web site maintained by scientist Calvin J. Hamilton, whose goal is to make high quality photographs of the planets and satellites available to the public on the Web. The Lesson Plans and...

This Windows to the Universe feature from the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) provides background information about Pluto, the newly classified dwarf planet. The site provides descriptions of the...

This site, created by a partnership between the University of Michigan and the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) offers information on the planet Mercury. Some topics include: the atmosphere,...