The Space Place :: Space Science in Action

NOTE: This page is a left-over from our old design. Our new design puts these activities under "Games," Projects," "Animations," or "Amazing Facts."

		Tails of Wonder Test your comet IQ and grab some comet dust.			Pixel This! How to turn numbers into pictures.

		Nanosat Flingman Launch a spacecraft as if it were a Frisbee!			Yelling Across the Solar System How do we talk to faraway spacecraft?

		Shrink a Building Three Ways But what happens to all the squishy balls it contained?			Infrared Photo Album See the world in a new light.

		Make the Shot Heard 'Round the World! Put the cannon ball into orbit.			See Why Two Eyes Beat One Better get a mop for this one.

		Test New Spacecraft Material See why you feel under pressure at times!			Name the Trees from Space Spacecraft instruments that can tell a pine tree from a maple tree.

		See Inside a Closed Box See how radar works.			Launch Rocket as Planet Spins Wind up that launch pad!

		Make a Super Sound Cone Hear tiny sounds you didn't even notice before			Solve an Extra-terrestrial Riddle How is playing darts like looking for planets?

		See Ions in Action Let's put those little guys to work!			Watch the Race of the Data How long does it take to say a picture?