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University Educational Guide to Space &
Astronomy: A nice site designed primarily for teachers and
learners of all ages. The content is listed in outline form,
and each subject heading is classified according to the
level for which it is intended, junior through advanced
Students for the Exploration and Development of Space
is a student-driven organization which promotes learning
about space, and becoming a space-faring society. Many, many
resources available through the home page. Learn what all those beautiful objects in celestial
space are called, and some down-to-earth ones, too. Much more than the complete life history of Galileo,
this site contains information about the science and
scientists of his time, as well as links to sites concerned
with modern astronomy. Check out images of the sun's corona and coronal loops
that the Transition Region and Coronal Explorer spacecraft
has sent to scientists here on earth. A collection of educational activities based on Solar
Oscillations Investigation (SOI)
and Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO)
data. Study the Sun's magnetic field, surface turbulence,
sunspot activity and even its interior. Also visit the
Exploratorium's Sunspots
page. Other solar image web sites: NASA
Solar Data Analysis Center; Assoc. of Lunar and
Planetary Observers solar
section. Science news and information about the Sun-Earth
environment. The Imager for Magnetopause-to-Aurora Global
Exploration is a satellite-based observatory that focuses on
the effects of solar storms on the earth's magnetoshpere,
specifically the Aurora Borealis. Another good place to
learn more about this topic is the Southwest
Research Institute , which manages the IMAGE
project and leads the IMAGE science investigation. Check
their IMAGE
Mission web site. Information about the meteor shower that occurs about
the middle of each November. From the Franklin
Institute. Scientists examining the red shift (z) of distant
supernovae are rethinking their views about the expansion of
the universe.This Harvard site has a wealth of background
information about supernova searches as well as results,
images, and data. The Cosmology Project at Berkeley Lab is also engaged
in the examination of far-flung exploding stars. Lots of
information, images, papers and links to other people and
places. A Berkeley site detailing information about these once
considered 'failed stars'. This Paris Observatory site contains recent
information, tutorials, catalogs of planetary bodies and a
sky map. The Planck satellite is designed to study in detail
fluctuations in the Cosmic Background Radiation Field over
the whole sky, with "unprecedented" sensitivity and angular
resolution. The purpose is to shed new light on the earliest
origins of the universe. NASA has a related Microwave
Anisotropy Probe project at Goddard. Information
about recent observations can be found at Princeton,
UCSB,
and Berkeley. Visit this multimedia site that contains information
about the moon, schedules of lunar events and cycles, and
the Moonlight Sonata. Lots of cool info and links to more about the red
planet. Also check out the Hitchiker's
Guide to the Moon at the same site. The Hawaiian
Astronomical Society presents this page of
information about the various constellations visible in the
night sky. The constellation names are arranged in
alphabetical order, and a click on a name takes you to maps,
images and a textual description of the myth accompanying
the constellation's image. The SDSS is the most ambitious astronomical survey
project ever taken. This Japanese-American collaboration
aims to map more than one million galaxies over half of the
sky. Scientists and astronomers will be able to see
large-scale patterns of galactic sheets and voids in the
universe, hopefully providing answers to questions about the
evoltion of the cosmos. There is an image
gallery along with more information and
links. Lots of information about THE space telescope. Images,
history, links to other Hubble sites. One of the
Franklin
Institute Museum's pages. Breathtaking images from as close as our own solar
system to the deepest reaches of the known universe.
Caution, these images can be humbling. The Astronomy Picture of the Day site features a
different picture daily of our universe along with a
hyperlinked explanation of the picture's contents written by
a professional astronomer. The next day's pic is announced,
and there is an archive of past pics. The title of this page is a bit misleading. There is
much more to be browsed. Links to dozens of astronomy sites
and observatories provide information and images from all
over the world, as well as history, star charts, software,
news about various space exploration missions and
more. Results of a WebCrawler search. A good place to start
for Hubble images in particular, but there are lots of
citations for general astronomy sites, as well. Part of the University
of Wisconsin-Madison graduate school site. The
focus os on weather, climate, and various other aspects of
our global environment. You can access
real-time data and software through their links.
Take a look at what's happening above you right now. This is a cool site. You can click on a weather map
for the weather, select a continent or a state, or enter a
zip code/city/state for the weather. Check ski conditions
and tropical storm warnings; get the weather in a varity of
languages, and in metric or english units. Other features,
too. All the current information about the weather pattern
that's getting blamed for everything. Access data from a
variety of places. A monthly astronomical calendar highlighting planetary
and stellar star gazing events. From the Franklin
Institute's Fels
Planetarium. The web site of the daily science radio program of the
same name. The series is sponsored by NASA and NOAH and the
site contains lots of information, including something to
observe in the sky each day or night. This Caltech site focuses on research into the
movement of the earth's mantle, or plate tectonics. Folllow
links to the seismological laboratory and to other
geodynamics sites. Excellent. up-to-date information. See
also a March 2001 Scientific American article refering to
this work. Part of the SSEC site listed above. You can download
images of famous storms like Hurricane Hugo, satellite
images of disasters like the Yellowstone forest fires, and
various planetary images, as well as weather images. Tsunamis (tidal waves) are a very real threat to
Hawaii and the Pacific Northwest, including Alaska. Find out
how the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA)
studies, models and attempts to predict the behavior of
these monster waves. The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer's, purpose is to
detect heavy antiparticles, which physicists feel have only
a small chance of being discovered in our own galaxy. This
page has links to more information about telescopes and
particle experiments. You can find more information about
the AMS experiments at the.
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