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travel to space--sort of

Hey, we're not all John Glenn--most of us will never leave the bonds of Earth once, let alone several times. For average Joes and Janes, the web may provide the best opportunity to fulfill our space-travel fantasies. The lovely Journey into the Heavens site fits the bill nicely. Here, against a pitch-black background, you'll find images and well-written descriptions of each of our solar system's planets, along with pictures of eclipses, comets, and asteroids. But that's just the beginning of the site's offerings. Find out about all the current exploratory missions, the history of the cosmos and of stars, and the basics of astronomy. The site's design is unusually beautiful, making it a real pleasure for even space newbies to spend some time floating through everything that's available here.

Mon, 17 Jan 2000 03:31:35 -0800