Universe's Web
These are links to other great web sites about the Universe. But beware: you don't want to get caught in the Universe's Web! Don't stay away from Windows to the Universe for long!
Amazing Space A web page brought to you by the Hubble Space Telescope
Astronomy.com A web page brought to you by Astronomy Magazine
Classifying Galaxies An interactive lesson for grades 5-9
Constellations and their Stars
The Galaxy Catalog Lots of Galaxy images!
Home Planet Download a free program for star maps!
Nine Planets: The Milky Way
Sea and Sky Play games and learn about the sea and sky!
Star Journey from National Geographic
The Hubble Site
Detailed interactive star map
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...moreDuring the early 1900's, which is not very long ago, astronomers were unaware that there were other galaxies outside our own Milky Way Galaxy. When they saw a small fuzzy patch in the sky through their
...moreNeutron Stars are the end point of a massive star's life. When a really massive star runs out of nuclear fuel in its core the core begins to collapse under gravity. When the core collapses the entire star
...moreSpiral galaxies may remind you of a pinwheel. They are rotating disks of mostly hydrogen gas, dust and stars. Through a telescope or binoculars, the bright nucleus of the galaxy may be visible but the
...moreWhen stars like our own sun die they will become white dwarfs. As a star like our sun is running out of fuel in its core it begins to bloat into a red giant. This will happen to our sun in 5 Billion years.
...more What's in a Name: Arabic for "head of the demon" Claim to Fame: Represents Medusa's eye in Perseus. A special variable star that "winks" every 3 days. Type of Star: Blue-white Main Sequence Star, and
...more What's in a Name: Nicknamed the "Pup" because it is the companion to Sirius, "the Dog Star" Claim to Fame: Highly compressed white dwarf remnant. Density about 50,000 times that of water. It has approximately
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