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Welcome to CyberAstronomy, an interactive 3D tour of our Solar System including the Pathfinder voyage from Earth to Mars.

"There is a popular story that Newton was sitting under an apple tree, an apple fell on his head, and he suddenly thought of the Universal Law of Gravitation. As in all such legends, this is almost certainly not true in its details, but the story contains elements of what actually happened."

Launched from Kennedy Space Center on Oct. 15, 1997, the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft will reach the Saturnian region in July 2004. The mission is composed of two elements: The Cassini orbiter that will orbit Saturn and its moons for four years, and the Huygens probe that will dive into the murky atmosphere of Titan and land on its surface.

Welcome to Astronomy for Kids!
We're glad you're here, and we hope you enjoy your visit to the site.

"Squeak is a 'media authoring tool'-- software that you can download to your computer and then use to create your own media or share and play with others."

Check out all the great stuff at Word Central!
Look up words (fast!) in the Student Dictionary!
Better still: Build Your Own Dictionary!
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New York Times blog: "In recent years, cognitive scientists have shown that a few simple techniques can reliably improve what matters most: how much a student learns from studying."