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Howstuffworks "How Black Holes Work"
Black holes are some of the most amazing objects in the universe -- they may even hold many galaxies together! Learn all about them!
www.howstuffworks.com
What is a black hole and how do we know it exists?(for K-4th graders)
starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov
Information about black holes and how we know they exist, links to glossary terms and a movie about a "Journey into a Blackhole."
starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov
Virtual Trips to Black Holes and Neutron Stars
Here you will find descriptions and MPEG movies that take you on trips to black holes and neutron stars. These movies are scientifically accurate computer animations using Einstein's General Theory of Relativity.
antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov
Fall into a black hole on a real free fall orbit. All distortions of images are real, both general relativistic from the gravitational bending of light, and special relativistic from the near light speed orbit.
casa.colorado.edu
This site was created by Mark O'Brien and John Chang for their end-of-the-year physics project during their junior year at Clackamas High School in Milwaukie, Oregon. Their assignment was to create an informative webpage for future physics students. The result is the black hole website you see here.
www.rdrop.com
Offers a non-technical discussion about black holes and neutron stars. Topics include what they are, how they are form, and how to detect them.
www.eclipse.net
Answers to black hole questions like "How big is a black hole?" ,"How do black holes evaporate?", and "What is a wormhole?".
cosmology.berkeley.edu
Jillian's Guide to Black Holes
Introduction to the types, formation, and environment inside and outside of black holes.
www.gothosenterprises.com
Educational sequence suitable for high school students.
archive.ncsa.uiuc.edu
HubbleSite - NewsCenter Archive
Articles about and photos of black holes.
hubblesite.org
The Space Place: Fall into a Black Hole
A printable board game from NASA.
spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov
No Escape: The Truth about Black Holes
Interactive activity designed to teach about black holes.
amazing-space.stsci.edu
A Mystery in the Galactic Center
A NASA article describing the likelihood that a black hole can be found at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy.
science.nasa.gov
Ask a High-Energy Astronomer: Black Holes
Commonly-asked questions, and a way to ask an astronomer a question about black holes.
imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov