Orrery: Solar System Simulator:
A Java applet that simulates gravitating masses. Features a working
model with motions and sizes of 70 planets and moons to scale.
http://www.cuug.ab.ca/~kmcclary/
SkyScopes:
Information about planetary astronomy and space exploration and
habitat. Online chat, message boards, and related links. Sells
replicas and toys.
http://www.skyscopes.com/
Orrery: The Solar System in Action:
A concise tour containing numerous educational resources, and
support for Spacetech's Orrery application.
http://www.harmsy.freeuk.com/orrery.html
Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature:
Protocols for naming planetary features, by the Working Group for
Planetary System Nomenclature of the International Astronomical
Union.
http://wwwflag.wr.usgs.gov/USGSFlag/Space/nomen/nomen.html
Endless Boundaries:
Information on the Sun, planets and moons.
http://www.fortunecity.com/roswell/milkyway/1000
Our Solar System:
General information and physical parameters about planets, moons,
asteroids and comets. Includes some of the major planetary missions
and info on the Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud.
http://pauldunn.dynip.com/solarsystem/
The Solar Space Station:
Facts, descriptions and pictures, with sections about the Sun, the
planets and meteors and asteroids.
http://www.solarspace.co.uk/
Planets, Moons and Stars:
Created by students for the Think Quest Junior competition, contains
elementary information.
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002809/main.html
Exploring the Planets:
Sponsored by the National Air and Space Museum, contains many
interesting facts about the planets, pictures, comparisons and a
section dedicated to spacecraft.
http://www.nasm.edu/ceps/etp/
Views of the Solar System:
Comprehensive multimedia tour with statistical data, detailed
information, pictures and videos. Also includes educational
resources.
http://www.solarviews.com/eng/homepage.htm
Solar System Dynamics:
Web-based resources accompanying the book Solar System Dynamics, by
Carl D. Murray and Stanley F. Dermott.
http://ssdbook.maths.qmw.ac.uk/
A Planet Pursuit:
Pictures, facts and general information on the nine planets.
http://homepage.eircom.net/~aidanbarry/planetpursuit/
Solar System Simulator:
Shows the position of Venus, Earth and Mars at any date from
1900-2100.
http://www.geocities.com/eagle_speaks/SolarSim/Appframe.html
Virtual Solar System:
Images, facts and quizzes about the nine planets. Also includes a
scale model.
http://www.solarsystem.f2s.com/
BBCi Space: Solar System:
3D tour including videos with audio and text information on the Sun
and the bodies orbiting around it. (Shockwave and Realplayer
required)
The Nine Planets:
Overview, sections dedicated to each planet and the smaller bodies -
with data, information and some pictures - glossary and appendices.
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/
Stardate Online: Guide to the Solar System:
Contains an outline of the formation and evolution of planets,
comets, asteroids, and of their features and exploration.
http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/
Astronomy 161: The Solar System:
Overview with historical background and basic astronomy concepts,
details about planets, satellites, asteroids, comets and meteors.
http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/
Solar System Dynamics:
Provides detailed information related to known bodies in orbit
around the Sun. Ephemerides, physical parameters, Earth
close-approaches, observer tools.
http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/
Welcome to the Planets:
Select images from NASA's planetary exploration program.
http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/
Our Solar System:
Basic information and low resolution pictures of the bodies of our
planetary system.
http://www.afamilyquilt.com/brezeeger/space/solarsys/
Aniket World:
Personal page reporting basic features of the planets and some
links.
http://www.angelfire.com/space/aniketworld/
The Planets:
Multimedia presentation. (Requires plug-in Flash)
http://www.geocities.com/planets_flash/
The Solar System in Pictures:
Quizzes and images about all the bodies of our planetary system.
http://www.the-solar-system.net/
Solar System Simulator:
Online software that generates views of the bodies of our planetary
system at any date from any artificial or natural point of
observation.
http://space.jpl.nasa.gov/
Solar System Worksheets:
Math and logic problems, word searches and vocabulary worksheets.
http://www.edhelper.com/SolarSystem.htm
The Lunar Database:
Basic information about some of the biggest moons.
http://mysite.freeserve.com/TheLunarDatabase
USGS Astrogeology Research Program:
Features planetary imagery, research, GIS, mapping, and image
processing software. The site provides information about the group
and about the Solar System.
http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/
Planet Guide to the Solar System:
Guide to our planetary system with pictures and descriptions of all
planets, including statistical data.
http://www.planetguide.bravepages.com
The Planetary Society: Solar System Guide:
Current and concise information about all planets, major satellites,
comets and asteroids.
http://www.planetary.org/learn/solarsystem/index.html
Planetary Fact Sheet:
Table of essential measurements and facts regarding the nine planets
with links to highly detailed summaries.
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/index.html
Northeast Regional Planetary Data Center:
Includes list of available image collections and how to obtain the
data at the facility (no images are online).
http://www.planetary.brown.edu/planetary/data_center/
Astronomy Today - Solar System:
Fairly detailed information about our sun and its planets.
http://www.astronomytoday.com/astronomy/solarsystem.html
The Solar System:
History of and basic facts about major solar system bodies.
http://www.evula.org/solarsystem
The Solar System:
Detailed guide to the sun and planetary system, asteroids, comets,
meteor hits on Earth and the other planets.
http://www.eoascientific.com/prototype/newcampus/space/space.html
Solar System Exploration Home Page:
The Solar System Exploration Home Page is part of NASA's Office of
Space Science and describes NASA's program to explore the solar
system.
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/index.cfm
About Atmosphere:
Summary information regarding the atmospheres of each planet in our
solar system.
http://www.mardiros.net/atmosphere/
Rotation of Sun and Planets:
The rotation period of a large body circled by one or more
satellites can be calculated theoretically.
http://www.geocities.com/saeles/planetsrotation.htm
Planetary Science Institute:
Research and educational institute with projects to study planets,
asteroids, and comets.
http://www.psi.edu/
Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto:
Journey to the outer reaches of the solar system and discover what
scientists have learned about Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto.
http://www2.worldbook.com/features/outerplanets/html/index.html
Windows to the Universe:
Aimed at portraying Earth and Space Sciences in a fun way. Includes
information about space weather, global space physics and a real
time movie of current solar activity.
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/
Free Software for Planetary Science:
Image processing browers for Mariner 6, 7, 9, 10, Venera 15/16, and
Viking Orbiter.
http://members.tripod.com/petermasek/marinerall.html
DiscoverThePlanets.Com:
Various images, brief information, moons, summaries of past and
planned missions.
http://www.discovertheplanets.com
Space Tour:
Concise facts regarding the sun and planets.
http://space.krobi.net
Solar System - Celestial Mechanics:
A theory about the rotation of sun and planets, planetary rings,
origin of solar system, solar cycles and climate variations.
http://www.heeke.com/franz
