This article for younger students introduces the Hubble Space Telescope and what it is doing in outer space.

This site has a description of the Space Shuttle and its uses. Included are vocabulary words linked to a glossary of terms, graphics and a printable version.

This site provides a short description of the space shuttle and what it is used for, with diagrams and one quiz question.

This site provides an introduction to the origin of the universe for the young child and the Big Bang theory. There is also a song about the Doppler Shift. Vocabulary glossary and printable version available.

This site provides a list of people who have given their lives to studying space science. Each person has a biography that you can read.

StarChild presents biographies of people who have contributed to space exploration from Tycho Brahe to Sally Ride.