Out of this World
Solar System Scope – Online Model of Solar System and Night Sky – see our universe as never before on this website – go to the past, present and future! Use the arrows, pause and start button to move around the solar system. Click and hold the mouse and drag for different views and scroll in and out. Go back in time to your birthday – even the hour you were born.
Watch NASA Live Stream – Earth From International Space Station – mesmerising!
More info about the International Space Station: When the feed is live the words LIVE NOW will appear in the top left hand corner of the screen. As the Space Station passes into a period of night every 45 mins video is unavailable – during this time, and other breaks in transmission, recorded footage is shown . When back in daylight the live stream of earth will recommence
10 images that reveal what we’ve learned about Mars after decades of exploration (12 minute video).
Journey to the Center of the Milky Way with European Southern Observatory (ESO) with this 6 minute video.
Perseverence on Mars- Learn what it’s all about in this 3 minute video.
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Lands Successfully on Mars: After a seven-month-long journey, NASA’s Perseverance Rover successfully touched down on the Red Planet on Feb. 18, 2021.
On September 1977, NASA launched Voyager I from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
The craft carried a Golden Record that contained a message to aliens from the people of Earth. Here’s what it said (3 minute video).
Listen to the Greetings to the Universe in 55 Different Languages and the Sounds of the Earth on the Golden Record.
Look at the selection of music included too.