Grades 6-8 (Ages 11-13)

Resources

The Local Group The Milky Way galaxy is part of a larger cosmic...
The Milky Way The Milky Way consists of a bulge of stars in...
Galaxy Formation One of the greatest challenges facing...
Types of Galaxies Galaxies can be classified in several ways. The...
Galaxies: Cities of Stars Stars beyond counting populate the universe....
Finding Earth-Like Planets Astronomers have discovered far more planets...
Signs of Life Astronomy may be within a decade or so of...
Exoplanets As the list of known planets beyond the solar...
Black Holes A black hole is invisible, but astronomers can...
Exploding Stars Some types of stars expire with titanic...
Colorful Dwarfs Most of the stars in our Milky Way galaxy are...
Star Color and Energy Stars come in a variety of sizes and colors, but...
Cosmic Beacons The stars that 'twinkle, twinkle' in the night...
Comets With the possible exception of Saturn's rings,...
Explorations in 2009
Explorations of Minor Bodies When Comet Halley last passed through the inner...
Explorations of Outer Planets Pioneer 10 and 11 blazed the trail to the outer...
Explorations of the Inner Solar System The Soviet Union's Luna 3 solved an ancient...

Radio Programs

Close Companions A black hole devours a companion Monday, May 20, 2013
M13 Some bright stellar mysteries Sunday, May 19, 2013
Hercules The strongman strides across the night sky Saturday, May 18, 2013
Faith 7 The end of a space-age singles act Thursday, May 16, 2013
Skylab High-flying eyes on the Sun Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Setting a Date Zeroing in on the Big Bang Monday, May 13, 2013

Featured Images

Skylab in orbit
 First Space Station Tuesday, May 14, 2013

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