Online Resources

While you are home and looking for one more thing to help with homeschooling or to entertain yourself or the family, we’ve put together a list of some of our favorite online resources for exploring and learning about this incredible Universe that we are a part of. Select one of our links below to see resources for the whole family, children in elementary school, or middle/high schoolers. This is not an exhaustive list, but some of the sources we use at our center.

For Younger Explorers and Elementary Grades

A safe place for children to play as they learn about NASA and its missions.

Storytime for Children and their Families

Astronomical Society of the Pacific staff and special guests read their favorite illustrated children’s books about the sky and space, as well as share fun and easy activities and sky observations that families can do together at home.

Educational guides, hands-on activities, classroom resources, etc.

Astronauts aboard International Space Station reading picture books and more

Activities for preschool and early learners from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific

Sponsored by NOAA, SciJinks features information, illustrations, and learning tools about weather and our atmosphere

The main “At Home” landing page for the whole agency; look under “Kids and Families.” Tours, ebooks, videos, be a scientist among other things.

Information and activities, geared towards students exploring a variety of topics such as the Sun, Solar System, Earth, Universe, and science/technology.

For Middle and High Schoolers

A series of videos with interesting experiments and information from the U.S. Space & Rocket Center.

Online astronomy courses for middle/high school students

Educational guides, hands-on activities, classroom resources, etc.

Citizen science projects including Galaxy Zoo (classifying galaxy pictures), Planet Hunters (searching for exoplanets), Solar StormWatch (tracking solar weather and effects on Earth) and numerous other astronomy ones. Additional citizen science projects in other disciplines like Arts, Literature, and Medicine.

Your weight on other worlds

Radio telescopes look at the sky in a wavelength different from what we see with our eyes, and that opens up a whole new level of wonder and information. Radio telescopes linked together made the first image of a black hole possible.

Climate & Environmental Activities

Great overview of our solar system, including history, mythology and current knowledge/discoveries

Aimed at the budding rocket enthusiast, aiming to keep things accessible by using mostly household items to create your own rockets.

Try your hand at the controls of the actual interface used by NASA astronauts to manually pilot the Dragon crew module to dock with the International Space Station!

For Everyone

Activities and opportunities selected by NASA STEM experts

Updates on the cosmos; astronomy news; sky events and more

Beautiful images of celestial objects

Learn about the space telescope and its discoveries here

Explore the Sun-Earth system, solar weather, images of the Sun, and aurora predictions

Astronomy and Space News

Solar system guide, online planetarium software

News, activities, links to missions, and so much more!

Planet exploration, robotic spacecraft, Mars rovers, and so much more

Programs on astronomy, space, and the Universe

If you visit the Versant PowerAstronomy Center you see a kiosk version of this in our lobby area

The latest news on the James Webb Space Telescope

A collection of resources that incorporate NASA content. Search by topic, by grade, or by age. Activities are appropriate for ages K- 20+

A cosmic collection of items for general public and students

Explore visible satellites such as ISS, HST, and many more, create star charts, planet visibility data

PBS has curated free, standards-aligned videos, interactives, lesson plans, and more for educators.

Free sky maps each month for you to explore, learn and enjoy the night sky.

Stargazing Essentials: Top 6 Things to See with Your First Telescope

See the latest in astronomical news!

Black Bear Bridge Week

For incoming first-year students

Aug. 24-28

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