OLN.L | Dive Deeper

Want to Explore More?

Interested in learning more about our nearest neighbors in the Solar System? You’ll find a lot of resources here to do some research on your own, as well as some optional additional assignments and project ideas you might want to include in your own study program.

You’ll be able to come back to this page anytime to reference the resources here, and when you’re ready to move on, just use the navigation buttons below to head to the next Lesson or go back to review any of the previous ones.

Have fun!

Books:

We’ve got to mention Chris Hadfield’s great book, An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth: What Going to Space Taught Me About Ingenuity, Determination, and Being Prepared for Anything. 

“Chris Hadfield has spent decades training as an astronaut and has logged nearly 4000 hours in space. During this time he has broken into a Space Station with a Swiss army knife, disposed of a live snake while piloting a plane, and been temporarily blinded while clinging to the exterior of an orbiting spacecraft. In his bestselling An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth, Hadfield takes readers deep into his years of training and space exploration to show how to make the impossible possible. Through eye-opening, entertaining stories, his vivid and refreshing insights will teach you how to think like an astronaut, and will change, completely, the way you view life on Earth-especially your own.” 

Sites:

The ultimate site for all things space: NASA

Who Wants to be an Astronaut? Astronaut Requirements

Our Galactic Neighborhood, via NASA:  Our Solar System

News about space:  Space.com

Take a look around the ISS with the International Space Station Tour

Apps:

NASA App – Showcases a huge collection of the latest NASA content, including images, videos on-demand, NASA Television, mission information, news & feature stories, latest tweets, ISS sighting opportunities, satellite tracking, Third Rock Radio and much more. Free

DIY Sun Science – Includes over a dozen, easy to use, hands-on activities to learn about the Sun. Each activity includes step-by-step instructions that have been tested by educators, kids, and families.  Free

Sky Map – A hand-held planetarium for your Android device. Use it to identify stars, planets, nebulae and more. Free

ISS Detector: See the Space Station This is the easiest way to spot the International Space Station. Free

Blogs:

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