Begin at the Universe Link to find answers to the following questions

1) How old is the Universe?

2) How big is the Universe?

Go to Solar System Section

3) A meteor is sometimes called a ____________________ ? It is thought to be debris left behind by a ___________________ .

Check out the 3 –D Solar System link to answer the following questions.

4) The volume of the Sun is more than a ____________ times that of the Earth.

5) The four inner planets are ____________ with little or no atmosphere.

6) The outer planets have low ____________ and a large _____________________ .

7) Pluto is the exception to the other outer planets as it is a _________________ terrestrial planet.

8) The astroid belt between the inner and outer planets contain thousands of fragments which might be from __________________ that had once _________________ .

9) Name one of the two comets mentioned that come near the Sun and planets orbit. _____________

Click on the link below to check out the position of some items in space near our Earth

http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/realtime/jtrack/3d/JTrack3D.html

10) Click on the space station link. What is the current latitude _______, longitude _______, and altitude ________ of the space station.

11)Click on the Hubble link. List three cool facts about the Hubble Space Telescope (HST)

12) Hubble is currently over what part of the Earth? Describe. (Oceans, Continents, country?)

13) Click on this link and look at all the space devices and the path they are on.

http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/realtime/JTrack/Spacecraft.html

Click on the link below

http://www.earthsky.org/Features/Skywatching/

14) What is being shown on the date for April 30^th? _____________________________

15) Hercules lies between two bright stars from other constellations. What are these two stars?

___________________________ , __________________________

16) What is the above sky pattern or asterism know as? __________________________

17) Click on the date April 23, 2040. What planets will be lining up very closely on September 8, 2040?

__________________ , __________________ , __________________, __________________ , __________________