Eagle Links

                     Astronomy & Space

Astronomy in General The American Association of Amateur Astronomers http://www.astromax.com/aaaa/aaaa.htm Ask the Space Scientist http://image.gsfc.nasa.gov/poetry/ask/askmag.html Astronomy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomy - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Astronomy Basics http://skyandtelescope.com/howto/ Black Holes and Neutron Stars http://www.eclipse.net/~cmmiller/BH/blkmain.html Cambridge Astronomy http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/ Eric Weisstein's World of Astronomy http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/astronomy/ Internet Astronomy School http://www2.yarden.ac.il/bloss/IAS/ehome.htm KidsAstronomy.com http://www.kidsastronomy.com/ The Messier Catalog http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/messier/Messier.html "The purpose of these web pages is to provide a complete guide to the 110 objects recognized as the standard Messier catalog." Movies and Animations from NASA and Elsewhere http://image.gsfc.nasa.gov/poetry/movies/movies.html NASA Kids http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/ National Air and Space Museum http://www.nasm.si.edu/ Neuron: NeuroLab Online http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/neuron/ "The Neurolab mission will conduct brain research to study neurological and behavioral changes in space." Science@NASA http://science.nasa.gov/ "The mission of Science@NASA is to help the public understand how exciting NASA research is." SEDS: Students for the Exploration and Development of Space http://www.seds.org/ The Space Art of Joe Tucciarone http://members.aol.com/INTERSTELL/art.html "Joe Tucciarone is an astronomical artist who is well-known for his colorful and dramatic views of our universe." SPACE.com http://www.space.com/ "SPACE.com is the definitive site on the World Wide Web dedicated to space and all space-related subjects. It focuses on news, information, education and entertainment." Space Exploration Merit Badge http://www.execpc.com/~culp/space/space.html Space Kids http://spacekids.hq.nasa.gov/ StarChild http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/ "The StarChild site is a service of the High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center (HEASARC), within the Laboratory for High Energy Astrophysics at NASA/GSFC." Stephen Hawking's Universe http://www.wnet.org/archive/hawking/html/home.html Today@NASA.gov http://www.nasa.gov/today/index.html Windows to the Universe http://www.windows.umich.edu/ Zoom Astronomy http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/ Back to the Science Page The Aurora Borealis Aurora Borealis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurora (astronomy) - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Aurora Borealis: The Northern Lights http://virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/aurora_borealis.html The Aurora Page http://www.geo.mtu.edu/weather/aurora/ Life on Other Planets: Extraterrestrials See also Unexplained Mysteries: Aliens Alien Life Forms http://www.mufor.org/aliens.htm Aliens: A World of Possibilities http://exhibits.pacsci.org/aliens/welcome2.html Classic UFO Cases http://www.mufor.org/classic.htm Extraterrestrial Life http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extraterrestrial_life - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The Hunt for Alien Worlds http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/worlds/ National UFO Reporting Center http://www.nwlink.com/~ufocntr/ The SETI Institute http://www.seti.org Back to the Science Page Our Solar System Planets in General The Sun Mercury Venus Earth & the Moon Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto Asteroids and Comets Planets in General Planetary Imagery Gallery http://www.lpi.usra.edu/library/LISTS/img_file.html Lunar and Planetary Institute http://www.lpi.usra.edu/ The Nine Planets http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/nineplanets.html The Solar System http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_system - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. SolarViews: The Solar System http://www.solarviews.com/ss.html Welcome to the Planets http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/welcome.htm Zoom Astronomy: The Planets http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/ The Sun Complete Sun and Moon Data for One Day http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/RS_OneDay.html "You can obtain the times of sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset, transits of the Sun and Moon, and the beginning and end of civil twilight, along with information on the Moon's phase..." SolarViews: The Sun http://www.solarviews.com/eng/sun.htm Stanford Solar Center http://solar-center.stanford.edu/ The Sun http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The Sun http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/sol.html Zoom Astronomy: The Sun http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/solarsystem/sun.shtml Mercury Mercury http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_(planet) - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Mercury http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/choices/mercury1.htm Mercury http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/mercury.html Zoom Astronomy: Mercury http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets//mercury/ Venus Venus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Venus http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/choices/venus1.htm Venus http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/venus.html Zoom Astronomy: Venus http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/venus/ Earth and the Moon Complete Sun and Moon Data for One Day http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/RS_OneDay.html "You can obtain the times of sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset, transits of the Sun and Moon, and the beginning and end of civil twilight, along with information on the Moon's phase..." Earth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Earth http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/choices/earth1.htm Earth http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/earth.html View the Earth and the Moon http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html "You can view either a map of the Earth showing the day and night regions at this moment, or view the Earth from the Sun, the Moon, the night side of the Earth, above any location on the planet specified by latitude, longitude and altitude, from a satellite in Earth orbit, or above various cities around the globe. You can also view the Moon from the Earth, Sun, night side, above named formations on the lunar surface or as a map showing day and night." Exploring the Moon http://www.lpi.usra.edu/moon.html Lunar Atlases and Moon Maps http://www.lpi.usra.edu/research/la_home.html The Moon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Zoom Astronomy: The Earth http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/earth/ Zoom Astronomy: The Moon http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/moon/index.shtml Mars Exploring Mars http://www.lpi.usra.edu/expmars/expmars.html Mars http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Mars http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/choices/mars1.htm Mars http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/mars.html Zoom Astronomy: Mars http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/mars/ Jupiter Jupiter http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jupiter http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/choices/jupiter1.htm Jupiter http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/jupiter.html Project Galileo: Bringing Jupiter to Earth http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/galileo/ Zoom Astronomy: Jupiter http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/jupiter/ Saturn Cassini-Huygens: Mission to Saturn and Titan http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/index.cfm Saturn http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Saturn http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/choices/saturn1.htm Saturn http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/saturn.html Zoom Astronomy: Saturn http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/saturn/ Uranus Uranus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranus - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Uranus http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/choices/uranus1.htm Uranus http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/uranus.html Zoom Astronomy: Uranus http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/uranus/ Neptune Neptune http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neptune - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Neptune http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/choices/neptune1.htm Neptune http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/neptune.html Zoom Astronomy: Neptune http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/neptune/ Pluto Pluto http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluto - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Pluto http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/choices/pluto1.htm Pluto http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/pluto.html Zoom Astronomy: Pluto http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/pluto/ Asteroids and Comets The Asteroid Belt http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteroid_belt - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Asteroid and Comet Impact Hazards http://impact.arc.nasa.gov/ - From NASA's Ames Space Science Division. Asteroid and Small Bodies http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/choices/smallbod1.htm Doomsday Asteroid http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/spacewatch/ The Kuiper Belt: Trans-Neptunian Objects http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuiper_belt - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The Oort Cloud: Where Comets are Formed http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oort_cloud - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Zoom Astronomy: The Asteroids http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/asteroids/ Zoom Astronomy: Comets http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/comets/ Zoom Astronomy: Meteors http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/meteor/meteoroid.shtml Back to the Science Page Rockets 3...2...1...Blast Off! http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/programs/g-scouts/space1.html A Beginner's Guide to Rockets http://exploration.grc.nasa.gov/education/rocket/bgmr.html A Brief History of Rockets http://www.allstar.fiu.edu/aero/rocket-history.htm National Association of Rocketry http://www.nar.org/index.html Rocket Principles http://www.lerc.nasa.gov/Other_Groups/K-12/TRC/Rockets/rocket_principles.html Rocketry Online http://www.rocketryonline.com/ Rocketry Publications Online http://www.esteseducator.com/cfusion/publications.cfm Seltzer Tablet Rocket http://education.lanl.gov/RESOURCES/Science_at_home/SAH.rocket.html SpaceShipOne Makes History: First Private Manned Mission to Space http://www.scaled.com/projects/tierone/index.htm Sport Rocketry http://www.nar.org/SPR/index.html Back to the Science Page Space Exploration Space Exploration Megasites Project Apollo Astronauts Project Gemini Project Mercury Satellites The Space Shuttle Program Space Stations Other Spacecraft Space Exploration Megasites Ask a Space Scientist http://image.gsfc.nasa.gov/poetry/ask/askmag.html Basics of Space Flight Learners' Workbook http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/basics/ A Giant Leap for Mankind http://www.pathfinder.com/Life/space/giantleap/index.html Index of Current NASA Space Science Missions http://science.hq.nasa.gov/missions/phase.html Kennedy Space Center http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/home/index.html NASA EduSpace http://edspace.nasa.gov/ -"See Learning in a Whole New Light!" NASA Image Archive http://images.jsc.nasa.gov/ Copyright-free! Planetary Mission Links, A to Z http://www.lpi.usra.edu/library/LISTS/mmm_file.html Sea-Launch.com http://www.sea-launch.com/ "Sea Launch was formed in April 1995 in response to growing market demand for a more affordable and reliable commercial satellite launch service." Space Kids http://spacekids.hq.nasa.gov/ Back to the Science Page Project Apollo 30th Anniversary of Apollo 11 : 1969 - 1999 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/apollo_11_30th.html Apollo 11 Lunar Surface Journal http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/a11.html The Apollo Program http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/apollo.html The Apollo Program: NASA's Links Page http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/apollo.html A Giant Leap for Mankind http://www.pathfinder.com/Life/space/giantleap/index.html Planetary Mission Links, A to Z http://www.lpi.usra.edu/library/LISTS/mmm_file.html Project Apollo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Apollo - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Where No Man Has Gone Before: A History of Apollo Lunar Exploration Missions http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-4214/contents.html Back to the Science Page Project Gemini Project Gemini http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Gemini - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Back to the Science Page Project Mercury Project Mercury http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Mercury - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Back to the Science Page Satellites EarthWatch: Weather on Demand http://www.earthwatch.com/SKYWATCH/skywatch.html Eye in the Sky http://www.nationalgeographic.com/eye/ "...an investigation into the state of the planet from the point of view of satellites." How Satellites Work http://octopus.gma.org/surfing/satellites/ J-Track Satellite Tracking Page http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/RealTime/JTrack/ "We created J-Track so you could quickly and easily keep track of your favorite orbiting objects." The Satellite Site http://www.thetech.org/exhibits_events/online/satellite/ Back to the Science Page The Space Shuttle Program Flights to Date http://www.spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/index.html NASA Space Shuttle Launch Simulation http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/fun/splash/launch/index1.html NASA Space Shuttle Virtual Tour http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-90/vrtour/ The Space Shuttle Program http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_program - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Space Stations International Space Station http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Space_Station - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Mir http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mir - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Salyut http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salyut - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Skylab http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skylab - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Other Spacecraft The Chinese Shenzhou Spacecraft http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenzhou_spacecraft - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The Russian Shuttlecraft Buran http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuttle_Buran - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The Russian Soyuz Spacecraft http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_spacecraft - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The Russian Voskhod Spacecraft http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voskhod_programme - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The Russian Vostok Spacecraft http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vostok_spacecraft - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Planetary Mission Links, A to Z http://www.lpi.usra.edu/library/LISTS/mmm_file.html The Russian Vostok Spacecraft http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vostok_spacecraft - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. NASA Human Space-Flight News http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/home/index.html Back to the Science Page Stars Aboriginal Star Knowledge: Native American Astronomy http://www.kstrom.net/isk/stars/starmenu.html Astronomy Basics http://skyandtelescope.com/howto/ Beginner's Guide to the Heavens http://www.dibonsmith.com/learning.htm The Constellations http://www.dibonsmith.com/menu.htm The Constellations: The Binocular Menu http://www.dibonsmith.com/binoc_tb.htm The Constellations and their Stars http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/ The Hayden Planetarium http://www.haydenplanetarium.org/ The Web Nebulae http://www.seds.org/billa/twn/ Zoom Astronomy: Stars http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/stars/ Telescopes & Observatories Bradford Robotic Telescope Observatory Site http://www.telescope.org/index.php Eye on the Future: The Hubble Space Telescope http://www.thetech.org/exhibits/online/hubble/ Hubble Space Telescope's News Center http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/ Sky & Telescope http://skyandtelescope.com/ - A good place to start.