 | Astronomy
Cast weekly webcast on stars, planets, black holes, and lots
more - check out the archive! |
| Astronomy Picture of the Day Check every day! |
| Celestia
free space simulation lets you explore our universe in three dimensions
(download for Windows, Mac, Linux)
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| The
Constellations All 88 constellations, from Greek Myths to star charts and
more |
| The
Earth / Moon System change the period from days to hours to minutes, and
watch the moon phases and sky motion... |
| Formation
of the Solar System a YouTube video animation |
| History
of Astronomy I and
History of
Astronomy II a YouTube video history |
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| Virtual Reality
Moon Phase Pictures View the phase of the Moon for any date and
time, 1800-2199 A.D. Today's actual phase of the moon, updated
to the minute...
Moon
Phase Calendar |
| Moon
Phases a YouTube video explanation! |
| Stanford Solar Center don't miss the solar activities! |
| Stellarium
free software which renders realistic skies in real time (download for
Linux/Unix, Windows and MacOSX) |
| Amazing
Space uses the Hubble Space Telescope's discoveries to inspire and educate
about the wonders of our universe |
| AstroKids
Astronomy Magazine's kids' site... |
| Astronomy.com
science, hobby, photos, features, and more |
| AstroVenture
Search for and design a habitable planet! |
| An
Atlas of the Universe The first map shows the nearest stars, other maps
slowly expand out to the entire visible universe |
| Cosmic
Classroom See the world and our Universe in a different light... ultrared! |
| Cosmic
Journey a history of scientific cosmology |
| Franklin Institute Online: Educational Hotlist from Art to Math to Music to Science and more... |
| The
Galaxy Song Flash animation of the Eric Idle classic, seen in
The Meaning of Life... |
| Galaxy
Zoo online project to identify the shapes of millions of
galaxies!
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| Google
Moon NASA imagery to visit to our celestial neighbor. Happy lunar
surfing (be sure to zoom ALL the way in)... |
| Growing
Up in the Universe
The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures for Children by Richard
Dawkins (YouTube)
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| Heavens
Above all the information you need to observe satellites such as
the ISS and the Shuttle, spectacular events such as the dazzlingly
bright flares from Iridium satellites as well as a wealth of other
spaceflight and astronomical information |
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Interactive
Solar System see the planets, asteroid belt, and comets in 3-D... |
| ISS
EarthKam stunning, high quality photographs of our planet taken from the
Space Shuttle and International Space Station... |
| Mars
Exploration Rover Mission robotic exploration of the red planet... |
| NASA "NASA is deeply committed to spreading the unique knowledge that flows from its aeronautics and space research..."
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|
Nine Planets, A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System |
| Nova
companion websites to
PBS Nova episodes, including these and TONS more...
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| Nova
Online Five to ten minute video shorts, on subjects from Science
to Space, Economics to History and more... (YouTube) |
| Perspective
How big are we? |
| The
Planetary Society the largest nonprofit, nongovernmental space advocacy
group on Earth! |
| Planet
Quest the search for another earth... |
|
Powers
of Ten
View the Milky Way at 10 million light years from the Earth. Then
move through space towards the Earth in successive orders of magnitude until
you reach a tall oak tree, then move from the actual size of a leaf into a
microscopic world that reveals leaf cell walls, the cell nucleus, chromatin,
DNA and finally, into the subatomic universe of electrons and protons... |
|
Profiles
of Frontierswomen Learn more about these exceptional women... |
| Red
Colony the latest news, images, and happenings on the future of Mars... |
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Science
Times 25th Anniversary Big Science Questions Will Humans Ever Visit Mars?,
What Is Gravity, Really?, and more... |
| Smithsonian Kids From history to worldwide to air and space
to science and beyond, plus something new every day! |
| Our
Solar System in Pictures solar system pictures and quizzes |
| Solar
System Live the Earth, sky, stars at the horizon, track Earth
satellites, and more |
| Solar
System Simulator See what one solar body looks like when viewed from
another! |
| Space Kids Stories, questions, and
answers, contests and games for the younger crowd |
| Space.com related site (to Space Kids) for an older crowd |
| Spaced
Penguins
an interactive space flight experience |
| Space Science News an astronomy update every day by e-mail |
| Space
Weather Science news and information about the Sun-Earth environment |
| StarChild, a learning center for young astronomers from the people at NASA |
| Stephen Hawking's Universe Share my excitement at the discoveries, past and present, which have revolutionized the way we think |
| Sue Kientz' Illustrated Stories Bring your youngest children for great stories from the Galileo, Sojourner, and other space adventurers!
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| Virtual Journey into the Universe Created by student team for 1999 ThinkQuest competition (Shockwave and Java) |
| Windows to the Universe a fun and different web site about Earth and Space sciences |
| World
Builders Have you ever wanted to build your own world? |
| World
Sunlight Map Watch the sun rise and set all over the world, with
accurate cloud cover! |
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