NASA creates Web site for teenagers

Officials said the Web site -- Mission:Science -- also allows the students to conduct real experiments with NASA scientists, and helps them locate space-related summer internships.

"This site will allow teenagers, who have their own unique language and style, to get information faster and have fun at the same time," said Ruth Netting, manager of education and outreach activities in NASA's Science Mission Directorate. "NASA provides a vast amount of (science, technology, engineering and math) information online for students of all ages, but this Web site boosts the content available for this age group."

The site also features social networking tools, links to enter science contests or participate in a family science night, information about college research programs, and an array of NASA images, animation, videos and podcasts.

The new Web site is available at http://missionscience.nasa.gov.

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