Thanks to the Internet, it is easy for you to keep up with the latest observations and breakthroughs in the study of Sun and Earth. In fact, anyone who can access the World Wide Web can study the Sun, Earthís magnetosphere, and interplanetary space, because that is where ISTP scientists receive and share their data.

Movie: Polar Launch (500K MPEG)

Many of the observations made by ISTP are available within hours to days after they are made, allowing you to witness science in action. In particular, every time a CME lifts off the Sun and heads toward Earth, you can watch the storm develop by viewing some of the same images and data sets that space physicists are using. So donít wait for science to show up in your textbooks or magazines--look over a scientistís
shoulder and watch it happen.

Movie: Two Comets Hit Sun (500K MPEG)

Mission to Geospace
To learn more about how and why physicists study the space around Earth, go to http://www-istp.gsfc.nasa.gov. The site includes easy to read articles and primers; a place to question and read about real scientists; activities, images and movies; and an extensive library of news items and articles about the latest and greatest discoveries from our neighborhood in space.

Movie: 30 Days of Magnetograms (JAVA)

SOHO Explore
To learn more about the Sun as seen through the keen eyes of the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, go to http://seal.nascom.nasa.gov/explore/. The site includes exercises, glossaries, activities, and lessons in solar science, as well as information about a poster called "New Views of the Sun" and a place to get all your Sun questions answered.

Live Storms from the Sun
Every time the Sun spits a CME in Earthís direction, scientists track it online at http://www-istp.gsfc.nasa.gov/istp/events/.

International Solar Terrestrial Physics Program
To see the same raw, unedited data and images that ISTP scientists view, visit http://www-istp.gsfc.nasa.gov/istp/. These pages can be quite technical, but they are the real deal.

Movie: Sun Diver (700K MPEG)

Yohkoh Public Outreach Project
The YPOP site includes a range of activities for youngsters, parents, teachers and anyone interested in learning more about the Sun. You can make your own movies, see the latest solar images, take a tour of the Sun and much much more at http://www.lmsal.com/YPOP



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