Educational Resources at the NSSDC

NASA's National Space Science Data Center (NSSDC) offers a wide range of materials related to NASA spaceflight missions. They include images, data, models, and software as well as descriptions of spacecraft and experiments in astrophysics, space plasma and solar physics, and lunar and planetary sciences.

Astronomy

Astronomy page
Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 - Images and Information on the Impact with Jupiter
NSSDC Photogallery - Astronomical Images

Planetary Science

Planetary Fact Sheets - Information on the Planets
Guide to the Planets - Links to Information on the Planets, Comets, and Asteroids
Chronology of Lunar and Planetary Exploration - History of Planetary and Lunar Missions
Schoolyard Solar System - Build a Scale-Model Solar System
Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 - Images and Information on the Impact with Jupiter
Planetary Images - Over 200 Images and Captions on CD-ROM
Welcome to the Planets - An Educational CD-ROM
Regional Planetary Image Facilities - Links and Contact Information
Planetary Science Home Page
NSSDC Catalog of Spaceborne Imaging - Planetary Images
NSSDC Photogallery - Planetary Images

Solar and Space Physics

Solar Stereo Pair Images - X-Ray Images of the Sun
Other Images of the Sun - H-Alpha and X-Ray
The Magnetosphere - An On-Line Lesson by Dr. James L. Green
NASA Space Physics Missions - A List to Detailed Information on the Missions
Space Physics page
Solar Physics page
NSSDC Photogallery - Solar Images

General Resources

NSSDC CD-ROM Catalog - Order CD-ROMs from NSSDC
Space Science Education Home Page - More Information on Educational Resources
WAIS Search of the NSSDC Web Site
NSSDC Home Page
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Author/Curator:
Dr. David R. Williams, dave.williams@nasa.gov
NSSDC, Mail Code 690.1
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771
+1-301-286-1258

NASA Official: Ed Grayzeck, edwin.j.grayzeck@nasa.gov
Last Updated: 30 December 2004, DRW