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No one ever injured his eyesight by looking on the bright side of things.
David Kaplan
Provides general astronomy information of interest to professionals and amateur enthusiasts. Maintains links to other astronomy resources on the Net.
Features the life of Galileo, including many images from the period; based on a videotape entitled “The Art of Renaissance Science: Galileo and Perspective.”
Provides general information about a variety of astronomical events. Available in German, English, or French. (The listed link is for the English version.)
Element of the National Space Science Data Center (NSSDC) / A World Data Center for Rockets and Satellites (WDC-A-R&S). Part of an international federation of astronomical data centers. Acquires, verifies, formats, documents, and distributes files that contain astronomical data in computer-readable form. Also develops and maintains software tools to access these data.
Provides background on the history of astronomy and the instruments at this museum. (Mostly in Italian.)
A hypertextual astronomy textbook written at the college level. Contains interactive information about astronomy. Also offers links to sites that offer astronomy assistance.
Offers an extensive listing of astronomy-related Web sites and includes brief descriptions.
Provides a searchable index of information about astronomy and astrophysics that you can find on the Internet. Contains a keyword or string search option.
Provides information about space-related projects, such as conferences and educational programs, that are open to the public.
Presents a collection of images that specializes in photographs of galaxies. Also offers educational resources.
Provides information about this national research center, as well as general information about space science.
Contains links to various instrument home pages, bulletin board access, announcements, and public data archives.
CyberSky is an educational shareware program that allows you to turn your computer into an animated traditional planetarium.
Contains a directory of video clips that highlight high-energy astrophysics missions (in various formats).
Contains general information on supernovae, x-ray binaries, and black holes.
Offers some links in Italian but the majority in English. Includes the “Electronic Atlas of Dynamical Evolutions of Short-Period Comets.”
Contains access to current and past bulletins, as well as reports posted by association members.
Specializes in organizing reliable ways to view occultations and eclipses. Provides information on how nonmembers can become involved. Offers a list of members’ addresses to help you locate a member near you who would be willing to help you properly view occultations and eclipses.
Describes the LDEF satellite, which contained 57 experiments and spent 69 months in space. Provides the baseline on space environments and their effects.
Overviews several ongoing astronomy projects using innovative techniques and modern detectors. Provides information for professionals, amateurs, tourists, and educators.
Contains news and resources of value to a variety of people. Provides scientific information for professionals as well as educational information for teachers and students.
Provides information about the Purdue SEDS group and serves as a place to discuss space exploration and development.
Contains many links to space resources on the Internet, a few multimedia documents, and information about the organization.
Contains links to Web sites that have tours of the planets.
Contains astronomy-related information and a large number of resources. Also contains a regularly updated listing of astronomical events.
Allows you to view a model of the solar system. Offers adjustable settings so you can see how the solar system would be at any given time or on any given date.
Enables you to check out the Southern Cross Astronomical Society.
Contains links to space resources all over the globe by country. Provides information on space news and jobs.
Provides information on developing orbital space settlements, including who, what, where, when, and how much.
Furnishes a searchable dictionary/glossary of astronomy acronyms, abbreviations, and terms.
Furnishes a searchable listing of the addresses of organizations, institutions, associations, companies, and other groups involved in astronomy and related space sciences.
Study of Electronic Literature for Astronomical Research. Explores the use of electronic means for improving access to scientific literature, and using astronomical publications to evaluate distribution, search, and retrieval techniques for full text and graphics display. Contains a listing of hypertext journal articles on astronomy.
Presents FAQ list of general questions about planetary probes or information about solar system bodies.
Offers an educational view of the solar system. Contains images and information about the sun, planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and meteoroids.
Contains a collection of images of various objects in our galaxy. Includes images and explains how to classify nebulae.
Provides information about astronomy. Contains online journals as well as searchable indexes and listings of other sites.
Specializes in producing planetarium program materials. Includes access to samples of planetarium music and art, as well as a listing of planetariums around the world.
Contemporary Laboratory Experiences in Astronomy. Contains educational resources that can be used to incorporate astronomy into science curriculum.
Presents collection of photos from NASA, organized by planet, and the space craft that took the picture. Also includes textual explanations of the photos.
Contains general information on astronomy. Enables users to access programs and full-text copies of articles from several CD-ROMs.