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This tutorial begins with a description of Hubble's discovery that other galaxies exsist besides the Milky Way and how... see more
This is a site that allows the general public to participate in classifying galaxy types. They need volunteers to review... see more
State Standard 4a Galaxies are clusters of billions stars and may have different shapes.
Student tutorial page relating to the Hubble's classification scheme of galaxies. Includes student worksheet (see... see more
This website provides an interactive java applet which allows the user to model galaxy collisions. With this applet the... see more
Investigate galaxies with a Flux meter.
This site discusses the different types of active galaxies: Double-Lobed radio galaxies, Seyfert Galaxies, BL Lac... see more
Of the 100 billion or more galaxies visible through existing telescopes, most are either spiral or elliptical in shape... see more
In this fun and simple hands-on astronomy activity, learners construct a model of our place in the Milky Way Galaxy and... see more
A few images of galaxy clusters.
This resource covers the nature and components of the Milky Way, including the disk, spiral arms, nucleus, dark matter... see more
This website provides a tutorial for students about the bulge, disk, and halo components of the Milky Way. It also... see more
Sonoma State University NASA Education and Public Outreach group has developed a set of three activities to teach... see more
The Warped Galaxy lithograph is one in a series designed to bring the latest Hubble Space Telescope images into the... see more
This lesson plan from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center presents materials on the sombrero galaxy. In the lesson,... see more
This site is a collection of lecture notes for a course called the universe of galaxies. These notes discuss the... see more
This collection of nine trading cards focuses on the three types of galaxies: spiral, elliptical, and irregular. Each... see more
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This video was recorded at The 100th anniversary of the birth of Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar: Chandrasekhar Centennial... see more
This site is an astronomy tutorial posted by Gene Smith, a professor at UC San Diego. The site contains information on... see more
This Hubble Space Telescope image of M101 showcases a spiral galaxy's well-known features. The text describes the... see more
Black holes are some of the strangest objects in the universe. While the physics of these objects is not understood, and... see more
The Active Galaxies pop-up book is a very large rectangular pop-up book with foldouts that was developed for use in... see more