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The Universe is huge. Trying to understand it can be a monumental task.
So, below are many articles that will introduce you to the cosmos and our attempts to venture out into it.
On This Page
Featured Articles
Featured Articles For Kids
The Solar System & More
The Solar System
- The Solar System (NASA Solar System Exploration)
- About The Planets (NASA Science)
- Solar System 101 (National Geographic/YouTube)
- The Solar System (FAS Astronomers Blog)
- Moons of the Solar System (FAS Astronomers Blog)
- Our Solar System Lithograph Set (NASA STEM Engagement)
- The Nine Planets
- How Many Dwarf Planets Are There? (Mike Brown)
The Solar System for the Kids
The Moon
- The Moon (NASA Space Place)
- The Moon (NASA)
- The Moon (FAS Astronomers Blog)
- Moon Features (Planetary Society)
- Moon Phase and Libration, Current Moon (NASA/GSFC Scientific Visualization Studio)
- Supermoon, Blood Moon, Blue Moon and Harvest Moon (NASA Space Place)
- Traditional Full Moon Names (Timeanddate.com)
Here is a handout summarizing information about the planets and moons of the Solar System.
Astronomy & Space
Astronomy Terminology and Overview
Black Holes
The Cosmos for the Kids
The Universe
(FAS Astronomers Blog)
Space Exploration & Telescopes
Space Missions (Mars)
Space Missions (Other)
- JUNO to Jupiter (SWRI)
- SOHO to The Sun (NASA)
- Parker Solar Probe (NASA)
- JUICE to Jupiter (ESA) Arrival July 2031.
- Europa Clipper to Jupiter (NASA) Arrival 2030.
- Cassini to Saturn (NASA)
- New Horizons to Pluto (JHUAPL) Flyby 2015.
- DAWN to Ceres (NASA) Flyby 2015.
Ground Based Telescopes
The ARTEMIS and Apollo Programs
Space Telescopes
Dinosaurs and More
Earth’s History (including Dinosaurs)
- Chart of Earth’s History (International Commission on Stratigraphy)
- Dinosaurs (Natural History Museum)
- Dinosaurs (National Geographic)
- Learn About the Different Dinosaur Periods (Bob Strauss/ThoughtCo)
- The most notorious scientific feud in history (Lukas Rieppel/TED)
Books on Dinosaurs (and more)
- Bill Bryson. A Short History of Nearly Everything. Broadway Books. New York. 2003.
- Riley Black. The Last Days of the Dinosaurs: An Asteroid, Extinction, and the Beginning of Our World. St. Martin’s Press. April 26, 2022.
- Michael J. Benton. Dinosaurs Rediscovered: The Scientific Revolution in Paleontology. Thames & Hudson. June 11, 2019.
- Steve Brusatte. The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A new History of a Lost World. Mariner Books. April 24, 2018.
- Steve Brusatte. The Rise and Reign of Mammals: A New History. Mariner Books. June 6, 2023.
- Donald R. Prothero. The Story of the Dinosaurs in 25 Discoveries. Columbia University Press. New York. 2019.
Illustrated Books on Dinosaurs
- Christopher A. Brochu, John Long, Colin McHenry, John D. Scanlon, and Paul Willis. Dinosaurs, The Time-Life Guides. Time, Life Books. Weldon Owen Publishing. 2000.
- Dougal Dixon. World Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs & Other Prehistoric Creatures. Lorenz Books. 2005.
- Dougal Dixon. The Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures. Lorenz Books. January 1, 2014.
- Dinosaurs, a visual encyclopedia. DK Smithsonian. April 3, 2018.
- John Woodward. The Dinosaur Book. DK Smithsonian. September 18, 2018.
- Hazel Richardson. Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Life. DK Smithsonian Handbook. October 12, 2021.
See The FAS Astronomers Blog for many more articles about the universe.
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