The descriptions are written to be understandable on a variety of levels - from the casually curious to the professionally inquisitive. It is hoped that students from grade school to graduate school will find these virtual trips educational. This site was designed for NASA and would be of great interest to professional astronomers and seasoned hobbyists. It gets a little technical in places for a beginner. Images are archived and accessible using their software.
Many people think black holes continually suck in everything like great big cosmic bathtub drains.
The information in this web site is intended for a non-technical audience. Features include NASA news, information about space stations and satellites, and educational activities from the Space Academy. This is a highly recommended source of understandable information. In addition to real-time data, the site includes background information about the solar wind phenomenon. If your focus every turns towards the sun and solar winds, this is an invaluable site for the collection of data.