Benefits Overview

Inspire and excite your students with these award-winning space science resources. Chaptered for quick reference, the Starry Night DVDs come complete with a teaching guide full of discussion questions, cross curricular activities and correlations to national science standards.

Atlas of the Sky Classroom Edition

Let us take you on a spellbinding tour of the universe. Visit the farthest reaches of space and time to witness the birth of new stars, or learn about how the Moon affects the Earth.

Beginning with knowledge gained from centuries of sky watching, this DVD presents our current understanding of the objects and processes that make up the universe. See scientifically accurate visualizations of objects and processes that will increase your understanding of astronomical phenomena. Atlas of the Sky presents planets, moons, comets, asteroids, stars and galaxies in rich scientific detail.

Eyes on Mars Classroom Edition

Journey to the mysterious Red Planet to learn about its history.

The history of Mars science is a story full of false starts and good ideas gone wrong. Through it all, scientists have perservered in the effort to separate fact from fiction, and to understand Mars as a place that is similar to, but different from, Earth.

Winner of the Telly Multimedia Video Award and recommended by the Parents' Choice Foundation.

Comet Hunters/ Asteroid Seekers Classroom Edition

Spend the night on Kitt Peak with the SPACEWATCH Project stalking the flying mega-mountains that could destroy us...or save us.

Comet Hunters/ Asteroid Seekers Classroom Edition takes you and your students on a space voyage of discovery. You will learn the differences and similarities between comets and asteroids, as well as the promises and threats they hold. Hear what the experts have to say about the science of comets and asteroids. Learn the good and bad about the past, present and future of the solar system's smallest members.

Danger! Solar Storm Classroom Edition

Travel deep inside NOAA's Space Environment Center - the first place on Earth to feel the Sun's wrath. Fifteen solar scientists illuminate the Sun for you.

Danger! Solar Storm Classroom Edition shows you just how dynamic and changeable our daytime star really is. You will see the vibrant surface and atmosphere of the Sun through the multi-wavelength eyes of satellites and high-tech detectors. Hear what the experts have to say about the Sun and how it influences Earth and today's modern society.

Searching for SuperStars Classroom Edition

Novas, Supernovas, Hypernovas, Black Holes, Colliding Stars...

Visit Tenagra Observatories on a quest for the precise age of the Universe. Meet 11 world-renowned astrophysicists and a private astronomer who has dedicated a fortune to the search. See giant stars up close, learn what they are made of, how they behave, and how they sometimes interact with each other. You will see how the most massive stars end their lives in spectacular and violent fashion. Hear what the experts have to say about neutron stars, pulsars and black holes. Learn how past generations of stars have shaped the Earth and its inhabitants, and how supernovas can tell us about the age and future of the universe.

Wheels on Mars Classroom Edition

Close Encounters with Spirit & Opportunity...and 7 of the top experts who sent them.

Travel inside the realm of the Mars Rovers as Starry Night goes to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Cornell University. See scientists at work as they guide the Rovers across previously unexplored terrain, overcome obstacles, and succeed in conducting superb science from the surface of Mars.

Sequel to the Telly Award for Multimedia winning Eyes on Mars.