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| sciencenet.org.uk/astron/comet/Comet.html Descripton of comets, the history of Hale-Bopp, and meteor shower information. | |
| thirteen.org/hawking/html/home.html Set of essays discussing theories of the origins of the universe and explaining complex cosmological phenomena such as antimatter, Hubble's Law and wormholes. Also includes short biographies of Copernicus, Eratosthenes, Newton and other historical contrib | ||
| antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/htmltest/rjn_bht.html These movies are scientifically accurate computer animations made with strict adherence to Einstein's General Theory of Relativity. The descriptions are written to be Descriptions and MPEG animations that simulate travel to black holes and neutron stars. | ||
| calvin.edu/~lmolnar/moon/ Tutorial that explains the elements of the lunar phases one-by-one, time of month, with sections on time of day and apparent direction of the moon. | ||
| oposite.stsci.edu/pubinfo/pr/96/01.html Several hundred new galaxies are visible in this view of the universe, called the Hubble Deep Field (HDF), taken from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. Photographs are available in low and high resolution, black and white and colour, and are accompanied with | ||
| solarviews.com/eng/homepage.htm Also covers rocketry, early astronauts, history of space exploration, space missions, and spacecraft. Animations, images and descriptions of the Sun, planets, moons, comets and asteroids. | ||
| thursdaysclassroom.com/ Includes news reports, lesson plans and activity sheets designed for different age groups. An archive of lessons covers Learning resource presenting a new topic every Thursday, providing a connection between NASA's research and the classroom environment. | ||
| pds.jpl.nasa.gov/ Resources cover planetary ring systems, atmospheres, and small bodies, such as comets and asteroids. Information is provided in a variety of formats, Archive which provides accurate and quality planetary science data products to the scientific community. | ||
| treasure-troves.com/astro/ Searchable glossary and encyclopaedia of astronomy terms. | ||
| seds.lpl.arizona.edu/ssa/ A non-profit organisation whose purpose is to educate students and the general public about the values and benefits of the space program. | ||
| mintaka.sdsu.edu/GF/ Information on the phenomena occasionally observed at sunrise and sunset when a part of the sun suddenly changes colour. Includes photographs, simulations, explanations, advice on how best to see one, and facts debunking common misconceptions about green | ||
| rog.nmm.ac.uk/leaflets/ Educational use of the information by private individuals or schools is encouraged. Text from a series of educational leaflets covering a wide range of topics in astronomy and cosmology. | ||
| astro.uiuc.edu/~kaler/sow/sow.html Offers detailed but non-technical descriptions of selected stars and a link to a photograph of their respective constellations, geared towards amateur astronomers. Includes a section on the natures of stars, which consists of basic overviews of key concep | ||
| nasa.gov/ Details of the education programme, human development and exploration of space, latest news, shuttle launches and resources in aeronautics and exploration of space, earth science and space science. | ||
| adlerplanetarium.org/ Information about the museum, including descriptions of exhibits and galleries, and astronomy related resources such as details of weather conditions on other planets and online collections entitled Comets Through the Ages and Heavenly Reflections. | ||
| star.le.ac.uk/edu/ Includes a glossary and materials on the solar system, comets, asteroids, meteorites, spacecraft and satellites. Information source on space science and astronomy, particularly useful for teachers and school children. | ||
| www-spof.gsfc.nasa.gov/stargaze/Sintro.htm Collection of physics and astronomy resources, Newtonian Mechanics, exploring the concept of gravity using tutorials, which include Astronomy of the Earth's Motion in Space and Spacecraft. | ||
| seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/ Each page has text and images, some have sounds and movies, most provide references to additional related information. An overview of the history, mythology, and current scientific knowledge of each of the planets and moons in our solar system. | ||
| spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/spacepl.htm Make and do activities related to outer space. Explains how to make a model decoration of Saturn, an El Nino pudding, a relief map puzzle of the world, and asteroid potatoes, and describes how to match infrared images, explore a black hole, and navigate a | ||
| ast.cam.ac.uk/astroweb/yp_dept.html Alphabetical listing of links to over 400 university astronomy departments and projects. | ||
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