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

Summer Lining up the summer solstice Thursday, June 20, 2013
Moon and Saturn Changing seasons on two worlds Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Venus and Mercury Artists land on another world Monday, June 17, 2013
Breaking Ground A “seagull” takes flight Sunday, June 16, 2013
Galactic Thief A case of galactic thievery Saturday, June 15, 2013

Featured Images

Clouds above the south pole of Titan
 Titanic Vortex Wednesday, June 19, 2013
MESSENGER view of crater Degas on Mercury
 Painting a Planet Monday, June 17, 2013

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