5 Ways to Explore Space with Social Media: A COSMIC Connection

Monday, 3/22/2010

In the new book COSMIC, by Frank Cottrell Boyce, precocious Liam cons his way onto the first spaceship to take civilians into space. His thrill ride through outer space takes him light years away to some of the most amazing treasures of our galaxy.

While the average kid today can’t just jump on a rocket ship to explore space (for now, at least), there are some great social media solutions to foster a young astronaut-in-training’s love of space. Mashable.com posted “5 Stellar Ways to Explore Space Using Social Media” which offers an in-depth digest of online resources to help space enthusiasts learn more about “the final frontier.”

We’ve listed the 5 main topics Mashable covers below, but for the full article and descriptions of each resource, visit Mashable.com

1. Mission Control: Space Agencies on the Web
2. Online Observatories
3. Cosmic Connections on Facebook and Twitter
4. Void-Filling Video
5. An Astronomically Cool App

Continue the fun offline with Cosmic. The critically acclaimed novel by Frank Cottrell Boyce is in stores now, and is the perfect read for any young space-adventure hopeful.

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