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Last updated 3/9/2015; information may be outdated and links may be broken.

For Beginners

• Astronomy Resources - Resources and links for beginning amateur astronomers.
• Astronomy Boy - Resources and tools for amateur astronomers.
• Astronomy Cafe - Hundreds of questions answered by a working-in-the field Astrophysicist.
• Bad astronomy - Points out and corrects bad astronomy in the news, on TV, etc.
• Basic facts about the Sun - Basic facts about the Sun.
• Do you think alien abductions are real? - Then, be more skeptical, by Carl Sagan.
• How to become an Astronaut - A beginning set of guidelines to get you into the astronaut program.
• So you want to buy a telescope… - Advice for beginners.
• Space and Astronomy for Kids - Lots of cool stuff for kids to learn about astronomy. duplicate
• World’s largest model of the solar system - Find out how big the solar system is in terms of the internet.

For Everyone

• Ask the Astronomer - 3001 questions answered. For new questions see next link.
• Astronomy picture of the day - Something new every day!!
• Astronomy picture of the day Archive - All the old APODs, too.
• Basic facts about the Sun - Basic facts about the Sun. duplicate
• CNN News, Science, Technology, Space - The latest news reports about space stuff. duplicate
• Did MEN land on the Moon? Yes - Go here for a debunking of the Fox tv show.
• Donald Simanek’s Page - Lots of links for skeptics, philosophers, about de-hoaxing hoaxes, etc.
• Hobby Space - A web guide to space activities and hobbies.
• Hubble Images - A plethora of pictures since 1994.
• JPL News Flashes - A lot of astronomy related news, press releases, etc. duplicate
• More Hubble Stuff - More info about Hubble Space Telescope, as well as education and games.
• NASA’s Planetary Photojournal - Provides easy access to publicly released images of the planets, etc.
• Science at NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center - Science headlines from Marshall Space Flight Center.
• SETI@Home - Search for extraterrestrials yourself in your own home. duplicate
• Skywatching Center - An index of something to look for in the sky each night.
• Starry sky com - What’s up in the sky at this instant. Customize for your location.
• The Star Gazer (Jack Horkheimer) - If you can’t see the show, you can read it here.
• The Sky at a Glance - Updated weekly about what’s up in the sky.
• World Wide Telescope - Explore, take guided tours, without leaving your computer. duplicate
• Wiki Sky - A growing list of stellar objects to look at, etc.

Amateur Astronomy Info

• Amateur Telescope Making - Resources and techniques for the amateur…
• Aurora Page - Forecasts, links and images Of the ‘Northern Lights.’
• Current Comets - Current comets that are visible and other comet information.
• Comets and Meteor Showers - Information on Comets, Meteor Showers and Asteroids.
• Expanding Universe - A classified search tool for amateur astronomy.
• Eclipse home page - New and improved web page for solar and lunar eclipses.
• Heavens Above - Locate satellItes visually in Maryland. duplicate
• Humans in Space - Links to the latest info on the space shuttle and space station. duplicate
• IAU Circulars - Home page of he Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams.
• ISS Visibility - The naked-eye visibility of the International Space Station. duplicate
• Learn What’s Up - Updated on or before the first of every month.
• Lunar Info for Amateur Astronomers - Some links about the Moon including fictional stories.
• The Messier Catalog - There’s a lot of info on the Messier objects here. duplicate
• Meteor Showers Online - Contains information on how to observe meteors and when. duplicate
• The Moon - Almost anything you want to know about the Moon can be found here. duplicate
• Moon Phases - See images of what the moon will look like on a certain date. duplicate
• Nearby Star Observers - Exchanging info about stars within 20 parsecs (65.2 light years).
• Noctilucent Cloud Observer’s Homepage - How to observe and report noctilucent cloud observations.
• Phases of the Moon - See images of what the moon will look like on a certain date. duplicate
• Planetary Nebula Observer’s Home Page - Mucho info on PNs and links, too.
• Satellite Overpasses - Can predict the times a satellite will pass overhead and where.
• SETI@Home - Search for extraterrestrials yourself in your own home. duplicate
• Skyeye at Obliquity - A guide to this month’s celestial events.
• Sky Maps - Free sky maps for the northern or southern hemisphere.
• Sky Watch - Personalized sky calendar that sends emails about events to look for from you location.
• Space Shuttle Sightings - Want to see the Space shuttle, and other spacecraft naked eye? Go here.
• Sunrise, sunset times - Sunrise and sunset times from the USNO. And more info.
• Supernovae, The Latest Visible - A list of currently observable supernovae.
• Terry’s Hunt of the Month - Contains 5 monthly observing lists from the Messier, Herschel, Herschel II, FWAS Favorites, and the Beyond Messier lists.
• Unisys Weather - Make your own forecastes with these maps. duplicate
• Virtual Telescope - The Internet’s Virtual Telescope. Pictures at any wavelength.
• Visual Satellite Observer’s Home Page - Why, when and what satellites to look for.
• What satellites are visible from the ground? - Find out what time and which satellites are passing overhead. duplicate
• World Wide Telescope - Explore, take guided tours, without leaving your computer. duplicate

Amateur Astronomy Orgs

• American Association of Amateur Astronomers - The Astronomical League’s Internet Astronomy Club.
• American Assoc. of Variable Star Observers - Founded in 1911 with members in over 40 countries.
• American Meteor Society - Observers with a common goal of studying meteors.
• Antique Telescope Society - Interested in antique astronomical telescopes, books, binoculars, etc? Check this site.
• Assoc. of Lunar & Planetary Observers - This website is for communications and efficiency of observing.
• The AUDINE Project - A CCD camera for everybody.
• Center for Backyard Astrophysics - A global network of small telescopes dedicated to photometry of cataclysmic variables.
• Eclipse Chasers - Info for Solar Eclipse Chasers, travel, experiences, photography. duplicate
• International Assoc. of Astronomical Artists - Membership is not restricted to artists. Anyone can join. duplicate
• International Meteor Organization - A network setup for amateur meteor observers and observations.
• International Occultation Timing Assoc - Measuring the shape of asteroids, etc.
• International Supernovae Network - To share info worldwide among amateurs and professionals. duplicate
• NAMN - North American Meteor Network - For training meteor observers and coordinating North American observations.
• San Francisco Sidewalk Astronomers - Many objects can be seen even from light-polluted cities.
• Sidewalk Astronmers Home Page - A non-profit org. dedicated to public service in astronomy.
• Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers - A world-wide organization of radio astronomers. duplicate
• TASS (The Amateur Sky Survey) - Using low-cost drift-scan cameras to monitor bright objects across a large section of sky.
• Visual Satellite Observer’s Home Page - Gives an idea of why, when and what satellites to look for in the night sky. duplicate

Archeoastronomy

• Aboriginal Star Knowledge - Many topics dealing with Native American Astronomy.
• Ancient Astronomical Cosmology - Notes on ancient cosmology and links to other archeoastronomy sites.
• Archeoastronomy - Contains many archeoastronomy links.
• Center for Archeoastronomy - A non-profit center with some Native American archeoastronomy.
• Comets - The Delivery System - Did comets deliver the beginnings of life to the Earth?
• History of Astronomy - Including archeoastronomy, ancient astronomy, and ethnoastronomy.
• Nabta - Oldest known astronomical megalith in the Sahara Desert in Egypt.
• The Prehistoric web index - Links to pages of megaliths and prehistoric sites.
• Stone Circle Webring - Stonehenge isn’t the only circle of rocks around.
• Stonehenge - That famous site in southern England.
• Winter Solstice Sunset 1998-2004 at Orkney Island, Scotland - Built by Neolithic humans. Maes Howe was partly clouded out in 1997.

Astrobiology

• Astrobiology 101 - Exploring the Universe.
• The Astrobiology Institute - A cooperation among many institutions.
• The Astrobiology Web - Many links to various astrobiology related sites.

Basics of Astronomy

• Astronomical Spectroscopy - What is and what does a spectrum tell us.
• Basic facts about the Sun - Basic facts about the Sun. duplicate
• Basics of Radio Astronomy - Trying to make Radio Astronomy less esoteric for laypeople. duplicate
• Basics of Space Flight - A Learner’s Workbook set up by the Jet propulsion Laboratory.
• Cosmic Rays - What are they and how are people trying to figure out what they are.
• Cosmology Tutorial - A brief intro to cosmology, by Ned Wright.
• Dark Matter - A brief intoduction to dark matter. duplicate
• General Relativity Tutorial - A tutorial designed to demistify General relativity.
• Imagine the Universe - Imagine science, lots of educational stuff, ask a NASA scientist, etc, for 14 and up. duplicate
• Interacting and Merging Galaxies - Lecture notes from Prof Barnes of U of Hawaii.
• Starchild - Learning center for young astronomers, 4-14 years old. duplicate
• Wolf-Rayet Stars - A brief intro and description of Wolf-Rayet (massive) stars.

Beyond the Solar System

• Canadian Galactic Plane Survey - Mapping interstellar matter in a large swath in the Milky Way. duplicate
• Kepler Mission, The - Searching for extraterrestrial planets.
• Messier Objects - Data, and resolutions to aim (dream?) for. duplicate
• Multi-wavelength views of the Milky Way - Similar to the poster and more.
• Nearby Field Galaxy Survey - To construct a photometric and spectrometric atlas of 200 nearby galaxies.
• North American Skies - Info on stars, planets, eclipses, etc., visible in the sky.
• Planetary Nebulae - Pictures and discussion of how they are formed.
• Stars and Constellations - Maps, info, photos, etc.
• Supernovae - A partial list of recent supernovae.

Cosmology and Miscellaneous Info

• Cosmological Constant - A discussion of the role of the cosmological constant in modern cosmology.
• Cosmology in a computer map - List of links about various aspects of cosmology.
• Cycles in the Universe - There are cycles in everything. is the Universe cyclical?
• Dark Matter - A brief introduction to dark matter from Harvard Univ. duplicate
• Gamma-ray burst sky map - The latest sky map of the location of gamma ray bursts.
• High Energy Astronomy - Links to a lot of other sites dealing with High Energy Astronomy.
• Lyman Alpha Forest - A Lyman Alpha Forest web site with publications, animations and images.
• The MACHO Project - A search for MAssive Compact Halo Objects.
• Magnetars - A Scientific American article on Magnetars.
• Neutron Stars - A brief introduction to neutron stars.
• Spacetime Wrinkles - Einstein’s Spacetime theory.
• Stellar Evolution - Brief description of the evolution of stars.
• Stephen Hawking’s Universe - Strange stuff, etc., explained by Stephen Hawking.
• Virtual trips to black holes and neutron stars - Travel to a black hole.

History of Astronomy

• 20th Century Women - Contributions of 20th century women to physics.
• 4000 Years of Women in Science - A listing by discipline of women involved in science in the past.
• Astronaut Connection - History of space exploration, and other cool stuff.
• Bios of famous Astronomers - A history of astronomy in terms of persons, not just astronomers.
• Bios of Women Mathematicians - Including the first PhDs in Mathematics by women before 1930.
• Brahe, Tycho - (1546-1601) Catalogued over 1000 stars, among other things.
• Chronology of Space Exploration - Timeline of spacecrafts sent into the solar system, listed by celestial body.
• The Galileo Project - A source of info on Galileo Galilei (1564-1642).
• The Greatest Women in Science History - A source of info on woemn scientists that you may not have heard of before.
• History of the Apollo lunar exploration missions - Where no man has gone before.
• History Topics Index - A modeern history of mathematics as well as ancient history.
• Kepler, Johannes - Studied under Tyvho Brahe and espoused similar views as Galileo.
• Space Discovery - A history of space discovery and info about the planets, etc.
• Women in Science - Some women scientists from the past.

Humor

• How many astronomers does it take to change a lightbulb? internal link
• Stone Trek - A parody of Star Trek and the Flintstones.
• Sucker Holes - Amateur astronomy jokes.

K-12 Teachers

• Allstar Network - Teaching resources for middle & high school, and early college students.
• Amazing Space - A set of web-based activities designed for classroom use, but all can enjoy them.
• Assoc of Science-technology Centers - This link represents more than 400 hands-on science museums.
• Astronomy course - for students using the internet.
• Cosmic Adventures - A portable planetarium and digital projector to teach people of all ages about astronomy. duplicate
• Educational Hotlists - Many links to educational resources on the net from the Franklin Institute of Philadelphia.
• Frank Potter’s Science Gems - Science resources sorted by category, sub-category and grade level.
• From Stargazers to Starships - High school level material with a lot of history.
• Hands-On Universe - Enables secondary school students to investigate the universe.
• HESSI - High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager - The purpose of this site is to peak the interest of young scientists.
• Imagine the Universe - Imagine science, lots of educational stuff, ask a NASA scientist, etc, for 14 and up. duplicate
• Leicester University’s Educational Guide to Space and Astronomy - It is what it says.
• NASA’s Education Program - Stuff for teachers and students to learn and enlighten inquisitive minds.
• NASA for Students - Stuff for teachers and students to learn and enlighten inquisitive minds.
• NASA Kid’s Club - An aeronautics and space resource for kids.
• The Nine Planets for Kids - Info on the planets and its moons for kids.
• Orbit Xplorer - Physics education software for high school and college students and teachers.
• The Particle Adventure - An interactive tour of the inner workings of the atom.
• Project ASTRO - Bringing astronomers and teachers together.
• Space and Astronomy for Kids - Lots of cool stuff for kids to learn about astronomy. duplicate
• Space Explorers - Bringing Space into the Classroom.
• Space Link - An aeronautics and space resource for educators.
• Space Science Group, The - Using the space program to motivate students to study math and science.
• Starchild - Learning center for young astronomers, 4-14 years old. duplicate

Observatories, et al.

• Allegheny Observatory - At the University of Pittsburgh.
• Armagh Observatory - Founded in 1790, but still doing research today.
• Australian Astronomical Observatory - A world-class observing facility for British and Australian astronomers.
• Australia Telescope National Facility - Has 4 telescopes, mostly for radio astronomy.
• BREC, LSU, BRAS Highland Road Park Observatory - A astronomical observatory for education and recreation in Louisana.
• Chinese Academy of Science - National Astronomical Observatories - The HQ of the NAOC are located in Beijing, China.
• Cangaroo (Collaboration of Australia and Nippon (Japan) for a Gamma Ray Observatory in the Outback) - To study gamma rays in the southern sky.
• DOT - Dutch Open Telescope - Monitoring the Sun from La Palma.
• Earth Observatory - You can monitor regional and global changes as they happen, almost.
• European Southern Observatory - A intergovernmental European astronomical observatory in Chile, South America.
• Gettysburg College Observatory - Mainly looking for asteroids.
• Griffith Observatory - Located in Los Angeles.
• Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory - Some 65 km NW of Johannesburg, South Africa.
• Howard Astronomical League Observatory - was built at Alpha Ridge Park in Marriottsville, MD, just north of I-70.
• Keck Observatory - Located on Mauna Kea, Hawaii.
• Kitt Peak National Observatory - Home of 22 optical and 2 radio telescopes above the Sonoran desert.
• Lick Observatory - On the Santa Cruz campus of the University of California.
• Lowell Observatory - Near Flagstaff, Arizona.
• Meyer-Womble Observatory - Located on top of Mt Evans, the highest elevation of any observatory.
• National Air & Space Museum - You don’t have to go to DC to see the exhibits, but its worth it to go at least once. duplicate
• Pan-STARRS (Panoramic Survey Telescope & Rapid Response System) - To discover and characterize Earth-approaching objects. duplicate
• Royal Observatory Greenwich - Home of the Prime Meridian of the world.
• South African Astronomical Observatory - Located on the high arid Karoo plateau.
• Subaru telescope - The newest telescope on Mauna Kea, HI, with the largest single piece mirror also.
• Sudbury Neutrino Observatory - The observatory is still uder construction, but is proceeding well.
• Univ of Maryland Observatory - Open to the public on the 5th and 20th of every month. duplicate
• U.S. Naval Observatory - Provides data to measure the Earth’s rotation and maintains the Master Clock for the U.S.
• Very Large Telescope Array - The Very Large Telescope Array is located at the European Southern Observatory in nothern Chile.
• Whipple Observatory - Located near Amado, AZ on Mount Hopkins.

Online ‘Scopes the Public Can Use

• Robosky.com - Control professional observatories in real-time.
• Bradford Robotic Telescope Observatory - A 46 cm autonomous ‘scope located in West Yorkshire, England.s
• Micro Observatory - Explore the Universe with telescopses that YOU control.
• The Robotically Controlled Telescope Consortium - A consortium of universities have taken control of the 1.3 m Kitt Peak Observatory.
• Robotic Telescopes - A general resources list for robotic telescope developers.
• Univ of Iowa Automated Telescope Facility - Currently offline to increase security measures.

Other Instruments

• AMANDA - Antarctic Muon and Neutrino Detector Array to observe high energy (10^12 eV) neutrinos.
• BOOMERanG - Balloon observations of millimetric extragalactic radiation and geophysics.
• CHIMERA (Caltech HIgh-speed Multi-colar camERA) - Looking for objects in the Kuiper Belt.
• COLLIDE (Collision Into Dust Experiment) - To be used to study planetary ring dynamics.
• GONG - The Global Oscillation Network Group studying solar internal structure using helioseismology.
• ISOMAX - Isotope Magnet experiment launched on a balloon from the ground.
• Leonid Mulit-Instrument Aircraft Campaign - Flew above the clouds and most of water vapor in the atmosphere.
• LIGO - Laser Interometer Gravitational Wave Observatory - Looking for gravity waves.
• MAXIMA - Millimeter Anisotropy Experiment Imaging Array.
• NEAT - Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking - Doing a comprehensive search for near-Earth asteroids and comets.
• ROTSE - Robotic Optical Transient Search Experiment - To search for optical counterparts to gamma-ray bursts.
• SETI home page - SETI was designed to answer the question: Are we alone in the Universe?
• SOFIA - Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy - Performing infrared observations of the universe.
• Southwest Ultraviolet Imaging System (SWUIS) - Looking at comets and asteroids, etc.
• Stratospheric Balloons - Making measurements in the stratosphere for 40 years.
• VIRGO - Interferometer telescopes for gravitational wave observation by the Europeans.

Radio Astronomy

• Amateur Radio Astronomy - Lots of links to radio observatories, radio resources and people.
• ARISS - Amateur Radio on the International Space Station.
• Basics of Radio Astronomy - Trying to make Radio Astronomy less esoteric for lay people. duplicate
• Radio Astronomy web sites - A list of web sites from the Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers (SARA).
• SERENDIP - The UC Berkeley search for extraterrestrial civilizations.
• Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers - A world-wide organization of radio astronomers.
• National Radio Astronomy Observatory - Including VLA, VLBA, Greenbank,WV and Atacama in Chile.

Research Astronomy

• 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey - To get spectra and redshifts for 250,000 galaxies.
• 2MASS: 2 Micron All Sky Survey - Imaging the whole sky in the infrared.
• Astronomer’s Bazaar - A CDS service for astronomical catalogues.
• Astronomical Data Center - For astronomical catalogues and journal data. duplicate
• Astronomy Resources - Astronomy resources at the Space Telescope Science Institute.
• BATSE - Burst and Transient Source Experiment - Was on board Compton Gamma Ray Observatory.
• Canadian Galactic Plane Survey - Mapping interstellar matter in a large swath of the Milky Way. duplicate
• Chianti - No not a wine. An atomic database for spectroscopic diagnostics of astrophysical plasmas.
• Clementine Data Archive - Gravity and Topography data of the Moon from the Clementine satellite. duplicate
• Energetic Particle Data - Geosynchronous energetic particle data from Los Alamos Nat’l Lab.
• Gamma-ray Catalog - A catalog of the entire gamma ray sky as we know it.
• Heasarc - High energy astrophysics science archive research center.
• Hubble Heritage Project - A page that disseminates Hubble images for research.
• IAU Circulars (recent) - 200 of the most recent IAU Circulars.
• IPAC - Infrared Processing and Analysis Center.
• Infrared Space Observatory U.S. Science Support Center - Was operated in the range of 2.5-240 microns November 1995 to April 1998. duplicate
• International Supernovae Network - To share info worldwide among amateurs and professionals. duplicate
• Legacy Archive for Microwave Background Data Analysis - NASA’s data center for Cosmic Microwave Background research..
• Landsat Data Access - To access information about or obtain Landsat satellite data.
• Multimission Archive at STScI - A variety of astronomical data archives, primarily in the optical, UV and near-IR parts of the spectrum.
• National Space Science Data Center - Can retireve NASA and non-NASA data. duplicate
• Pan-STARRS (Panoramic Survey Telescope & Rapid Response System) - To discover and characterize Earth-approaching objects. duplicate
• SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System - An digital library portal for researchers in astronomy and physics. Contains more than 8.1 million records.
• Sloan Digital Sky Survey - Will get detailed digital images of 1/4 of the sky.
• Small Bodies Node - Archive of data related to comets, asteroids and interplanetary dust.
• Small Satellite Home Page - Provides up to date info, resources, references and links for researchers.
• Space Telescope Institute - Hubble stuff and other Astronomy resources for research Astronomers. duplicate
• Webstars - Links to high quality astronomy on the web.

Solar System Topics

• Asteroids - A web page describing asteroids, their types, etc.
• Asteroids (by NASA) - Photos, missions, and other resources about asteroids.
• Center for Mars Exploration - News, information, maps and educational resources concerning Mars.
• Dr. SOHO’s FAQ - Many questions about the Sun answered using SOHO data.
• Helioseismology - The science of studying vave oscillations of the Sun.
• Hitchhiker’s guide to the Moon - Contains phases and maps of the Moon, links to other Lunar stuff.
• The Moon - Almost anything you want to know about the Moon can be found here. duplicate
• Nine Planets, The - Info on the planets and its moons.
• Oort Cloud, The - Where do comets come from?
• Planetary Image Atlas - You can search, display and download images from many planetary missions.
• Planet Quest - Interactive site using the full capabilities of the Internet.
• Solar System Live! - An orrery of the solar system on the web.
• Solar System Simulator - Want to ride on Voyager? See what you would see here.
• Space Watch - Studying the statistics of comets and asteroids to understand the evolution of collisions in the solar system.
• Views of the Solar System - And much info about the Solar System.
• Windows to the Universe - An innovative approach to learn about the Earth and the Space Sciences.

Space Art

• ars astronautica - Developing a cultural dimension to the space endeavor.
• Dreams of Space - Space Art in children’s books 1950’s to 1970’s.
• Greg Mort - Recruited for NASA’s “American Artist and the Space Shuttle” program.
• International Assoc. of Astronomical Artists - Links to many space artists under membership. duplicate
• Space Art Gallery - The world’s first and largest gallery devoted to space art.
• Rick Costello Space Art - Rick is an amateur astronomer and artist and is just starting to show his art.
• Slawek’s Ultimate Guide - Slawek’s utlimate guide to sci-fi/fantasy/space and surreal art on the Net.
• Solar Voyager - To educate visitors on the solar system and show fantastic visions outside the Earth through art.

Spacecraft/Satellite Info

Past Missions

• AcrimSat - Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor - Will measure the solar radiation incident on the Earth’s atmosphere.
• Apollo - Info and pictures about all the Apollo spacecraft.
• ASCA (Astro-D) - The fourth x-ray satellite launched by the Japanese.
• Beacon C - Recorded observations of electron content between the earth and the satellite. duplicate
• Beagle 2 - British led effort to land on Mars as part of ESA’s Mars Express Mission.
• BLITS - (Ball Lens in The Space) - Experimental verification of the spherical glass retroreflector satellite concept.
• Chang’e-1 - China’s first satellite to the Moon.
• Clementine - DoD does space science also. duplicate
• COBE - Legacy Archive for Microwave Background Data Analysis.
• Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory - NASA’s second great observatory, measuring from 30keV to 30Gev.
• Constellation - Developiong new rocket engines for future space exploration.
• Contour - Contact was lost when trying to leave Earth orbit.
• COS-B - All aspects of COS-B mission in a nutshell. Gamma-rays survey of the galaxy.
• Daichi (ALOS) - Japan’s contribution to Pakistan Flood Rescue Activities.
• Darwin - A study to search for Earth-like planets.
• Deep Impact - Will got o comet Temple 1 and impact the surface of the comet.
• Deep Space 1 - Not another Star Trek show, but a real spacecraft testing new technology.
• Deep Space 2 - This Deep Space craft is going to Mars to look for clues of life.
• EUVE - Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer - To study the wavelength range of 70-760 Angstroms in the universe.
• EXOSAT - ESA’s first X-ray observatory mission.
• Explorer - America’s first spacecraft.
• FAST - Fast Auroral Snapshot Explorer - Studying the Earth’s aurora.
• FUSE - Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer - To study the origin and evolution of Hydrogen and Deuterium.
• FUYO-1 (JERS-1) - Japanese Earth Resources Satellite.
• Galileo - Orbiting Jupiter and its satellites.
• Gemini - Info on past missions, the Russian counterpart and more.
• Genesis - Will take a piece of the Sun and return to Earth for analysis.
• GIOTTO - Flew by Comets Halley and Grigg-Skjellerup.
• GLONASS (Global Navigation Satellite System) - An active constellation of Russian satellites for GPS. duplicate
• Glory - Observing the Earth’s aerosols ad solar irradiance.
• GPS (Global Positioning System) - An active constellation of 24 satellites for GPS. duplicate
• GRANAT - A Russian satellite taking pictures in the X- and gamma-ray regimes.
• Gravity Probe B - To test 2 unverified predictions of General Relativity.
• Halca (Muses-B) - Acts like an antenna for VLBI (very long baseline interferometry).
• Hayabusa Project - Spacecraft with ion engine at 1.5 AU from Earth.
• HETE-II (High Energy Transient Explorer) - To carry out a multiwavelength study of gamma ray bursts.
• HIPPARCOS - Measured the positions, distances, motions, brightness and colors of stars.
• Hiten (Muses-A) - Demonstrated a lunar orbiting technique.
• IMAGE - Imager for Magnetopause-to-Aurora Global Exploration to study the Earth’s magnetosphere.
• Infrared Space Observatory - Was operated in the range of 2.5-240 microns. duplicate
• Infrared Telescope in Space (IRTS) - First Japanese orbiting telescope for IR astronomy.
• IUE (International Ultraviolet Explorer) - Analyzed ultraviolet of stars that are blocked by the Earth’s ozone layer.
• Jason-1 - An oceanography mission to discover the tie between oceans and atmosphere, etc.
• JAWSAT - A Joint Air Force Academy Weber State Univ. Satellite project.
• Kaguya - Also called SELenological and ENgineeing Explorer (SELENE - a hyperspectral instrument looking at the Moon. duplicate
• Lageos (LAser GEOdynamics Satellite-1) - First spacecraft dedicated to laser-ranging.
• Lageos (LAser GEOdynamics Satellite-2) - Lageos-2 was built by the Italian Space Agency based on the Lageos-1 design.
• Landsat Program - To search for, access information about or obtain Landsat satellite data.
• LCROSS - Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite. Crashed into the Moon’s south pole and found water.
• Lunar Prospector - Scientists hoping to determine the resources, structure and origins of the Moon.
• Magellan - Venus Radar Mapper - Mapped 98% of the surface of Venus.
• MAP (Microwave Anisotropy Probe) - Will answer 3 fundamental questions of cosmology.
• Mariners 1-2 - Mariner 1 blown up on launch failuer. Mariner 2 visited Venus in 1962.
• Mariners 3-4 - Mariner 3 failed to open properly. Mariner 4 visited Venus in 1965. First Mars flyby.
• Mariners 5 - Mariner 5 was originally a backup Mars spacecraft was sent on a Venus flyby in 1967.
• Mariners 6-7 - Mariners 6 and 7 completed first dual mission to Mars in 1969.
• Mariners 8-9 - Mariner 8 failed on launch. Mariner 9 made it to Mars in 1971.
• Mariner 10 - Visited Mercury in 1973-74 using Venus’ gravity to get there.
• Mariner Missions - A summary of theplanetary Mariner missions.
• Mars Climate Orbiter - Instruments will map mineralogy, morphology and elemental compostion of the surface. Also to study radiation risks to humans.
• Mars Global Surveyor - Instruments will map mineralogy, morphology and elemental compostion of the surface. Also to study radiation risks to humans. duplicate
• Mars Observer - Instruments will map mineralogy, morphology and elemental compostion of the surface. Also to study radiation risks to humans. duplicate
• Mars Pathfinder - Landed July 4, 1997. Investigated the structure of the atmosphere and composition of rocks and soil, etc.
• Mars Polar Lander - Searching for water on Mars.
• Mars Exploration Program - Images, science reports, mission status.
• Mercury Program - A history of Project Mercury.
• MIR - Get the latest info on the Mir Space station here.
• MOS - Modular Optoelectronic Scanner - An imaging spectrometer for the 400-1010 nm range.
• Near Earth Asteroid Rendevous - Passing Eros, getting ready for a controlled crash landing.
• Nozomi (Planet B) - Also known as Planet B, is to study the upper atmosphere of Mars.
• NSCAT - A microwave radar scatterometer that measured near-surface wind vectors over the oceans.
• Orbiting Carbon Observatory - Mission failed when the payload failed to separate from the launch vehicle.
• Phoenix - A Mars lander that studied a Martian arctic site.
• PHOBOS GRUNT - Probing the origins of Mars’ small moon.
• Pioneer 3-4 - Pioneer 3 failed to reach the Moon. Pioneer 4 flewby the Moon (now orbiting the Sun).
• Pioneer Venus Orbiter - Consisted of 2 spacecraft to study Venus, the Orbiter and the Multiprobe.
• POAM (Polar Ozone and Aerosol Measurements) - Used to study the ozone hole.
• POLDER (Polarization and Directionality of Earth Reflectance) - Provided spectral, directional and polarized properties of solar radiation reflected by the Earth.
• QuikSCAT - Will collect important information of ocean winds.
• Ranger - Designed to crash into the Moon and send back close-up pictures.
• SAMPEX - The Solar Anomalous, and Magnetospheric Particle Explorer satellite.
• Seasat - Seasat flight-tested 4 instrumnents that used radar to study Earth and its seas.
• SELENE - Also called SELenological and ENgineeting Explorer “Kaguya” (SELENE - a hyperspectral instrument looking at the Moon. duplicate
• SIR-C/X-SAR Missions - These flew on the space shuttle to provied multifrequency and multipolarization radar data.
• Skylab - An overview of the mission and access to data/pictures.
• SMART-1 - Tested solar electric propulsion and other deep space technologies while observing the Moon.
• SNOE - Student Nitric Oxide Explorer - Measuring parameters that affect the density of nitric oxide (NO) in the Earth’s upper atmosphere.
• Sojourner - Mars Rover - Primarily built to demonstrate that it could be done.
• Solar Mesosphere Explorer - Studied ozone in the Earth’s upper atmosphere.
• Soviet Lunar Missions - Data on 20 successful Soviet missions to the Moon.
• Space Shuttle - Shuttle home page for the current mission and past missions.
• Space Technology 5 - 3 micro-satellites explored the Earth’s magnetic fields.
• Space Technology 6 - To gather science info without human interaction.
• Spartan - Studying the Sun’s corona after launching by the space shuttle.
• SPOT (Systeme Pour l’Observation de la Terre) - System for observing the Earth. duplicate
• Stardust - This satellite will probe the comets and bring back some cametary material.
• Stardust-NExT - Follow-on to Stardust. No web page yet. duplicate
• Starshine 2 & 3 - An optically reflective spherical spacecraft for students to observe upper atmospheric densities.
• Surveyors to the Moon - The first Earth instrument to reach the Moon.
• SWAS - Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite - To investigate the coposition of dense interstellar clouds.
• TacSat-2 - 11 on-board experiments were conducted during the mission.
• TERRIERS - Tomographic Experiment using Radiative Recombinative Ionospheric EUV and Radios Sources - To study ionospheric/thermospheric processes.
• Three Corner Satellite - Will be controlled by an artificial intelligence brain for several months.
• TOMS - Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer - Studying ozone, ultraviolet light, aerosols and more.
• Topex/Poseidon - Trying to understand the oceans and climate from space.
• Trace - Transition Region and Corona explorer, exploring the Sun’s upper atmosphere.
• UARS - Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite - Studying global ozone change.
• Ulysses - Polar orbit around the Sun.
• Virtual Space Museum - An index for information on the Soviet space program.
• Viking 1 & 2 - The first missions to Mars.
• WMAP (Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe) - Making fundamental measurements of cosmology. duplicate
• WIRE - Wide-Field Infrared Explorer - WIRE will perfrom a 4-month survey at 12 and 25 microns.
• Yohkoh - Japanese X-ray telescope focusing on the Sun.

Operational Missions

• ACE - Advanced Composition Explorer - Providing 24 hr coverage of solar wind and energetic particles.
• AIM - Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere - To study noctilucent clouds.
• AJISAI (EGS) - Experimental Geodetic Satellite.
• Akari (Astro-F) - Japanese infrared imaging satellite.
• Akebono (EXOS-D) - Aurora observation satellite.
• ALOS-2 - Advanced Land Observing Satellite - 2.
• AMOS 2-5 - By Spacecom provides internet and cable for customers.
• Aqua - More Earth studies in the afternoon.
• Aquarius - Focused on measureing Sea Surface Salinity.
• Argos - French weather satellites since 1978.
• ArianeSpace - Contains info about Ariane 4 and 5.
• Astro-E2/Suzaku - Observing x-rays from the universe in low Earth orbit.
• Aura - Will enable new research into how the Earth’s ozone, air quality and climate.
• Beacon C - Used passively now for satellite laser ranging. duplicate
• BeiDou - The first space-based navigation and positioning network developed by China.
• BeppoSAX - Covering X-ray astronomy from .1 to over 200 keV.
• CALIPSO - Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Patherfinder Satellite Observations - To study the role of clouds and aerosols in regulatin Earth’s weather.
• Cassini - on its way to Saturn via Venus and Earth.
• Chandra X-ray Observatory - Looking at the universe in X-rays better than ever before.
• Chandrayaan-1 - India’s first scientific mission to the Moon.
• CHIPS - Cosmic Hot Interstellar Plasma Spectrometer. Studying the “Local Bubble” of our Solar System at ultraviolet wavelengths.
• CINDI - Coupled Ion Neutral Dynamic Investigation - To study the elements that influence space weather near the equator.
• CloudSat - Revealing the inner secrets of clouds.
• Cluster - Two satellites studying the Earth’s magnetic environment and the solar wind.
• DAWN - Going to visit the asteroid Vesta, among other things. duplicate
• COROT (Convection, Rotation and planetary Transits) - To search for rocky planets around near-by stars.
• Cryosat - A synthetic aperture radar designed to measure ice-sheet elevation and sea-ice height protruding the water. duplicate
• Cryosat-2 - Follow-on to Cryosat. A synthetic aperture radar designed to measure ice-sheet elevation and sea-ice height protruding the water. duplicate
• DAWN - Going to visit the asteroid Vesta, among other things. duplicate
• Dragon - A spacecraft that will resupply the ISS space station when the space shuttle is shut down.
• DSCOVR - Deep Space Climate Observatory will go to the Lagrange-1 point (L-1) and look at the earth.
• Elektro-L - Will fly past Comet Hartly 2 in November 2010.
• Elisa - 4 microsatellites will map the positions of radar and other transmitters and their characteristics.
• Envisat - Observing Europe from space.
• EO-1 (Earth Observing) - The first Earth Observing Mission of the New Millenium Program.
• Epoxi - The first Russian meteorological satellite in geostationary oribit.
• Etalon 1 - The first geodynamic satellite launched byt the former Soviet Union.
• Etalon 2 - Etalon are a Russian family of geodetic satellites dedicated to satellite laser ranging.
• Falcon 9 - This is actually a launch vehicle not a spacecraft commercially built.
• Fermi - Gamma-ray Space Telescope - The next generation high energy gamma-ray observatory.
• GAIA - To create the largest and most precise 3-D chart of our Galaxy.
• GALEX - Galaxy Evolution Explorer - Exploring the universe in ultraviolet light.
• Galileo - Galileo achieved In-Orbit Validation Element preparing for a European satellite navigation system.
• GOES-O - The latest weather satellite developed by NASA to aid meteorologists and climate scientists.
• GEOTAIL - Magnetospheric observation satellite.
• GIOVE-A - Galileo In-Orbit Validation Element testing a European satellite navigation system. duplicate
• GIOVE-B - Galileo In-Orbit Validation Element testing a European satellite navigation system.
• GLONASS (Global Navigation Satellite System) - An active constellation of Russian satellites for GPS. duplicate
• GOCE - Dedicated to measuring Earth’s gravitational field and modeling the geoid.
• GOES 8-10 - Observing the Earth from space.
• GOSAT - Measuring carbon dioxide on the Earth from space.
• GPM - Global precipitation measurement satellite.
• GRACE (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment) - Twin satellites measuring Earth’s gravitational field.
• GRAIL - Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory - Twin spacecrafts orbiting the Moon to measure it’s gravity.
• GSTB-V2/A - Has been renamed to GIOVE-A. duplicate
• GSTB-V2/B - Has been renamed to GIOVE-B. duplicate
• Helios - Surveillance for prevention, deterrence and peacekeeping purposes.
• Herschel FIRST - Far Infra-Red and Submillimetre Telescope - Designed to observe the birth of stars and galaxies throughout the universe.
• HINODE (Solar-B) - This is the follow-on mission to the Japanese Yohkoh (Solar-A) mission.
• Hubble Space Telescope - The first space-based observatory.
• HY-2A - A Chinese satellite for marine remote sensing.
• IASI - Designed to provide more detailed data about atmospheric humidity and temperature profiles.
• IBEX - The Interstellar Boundary Explorer - Exploring the Galactic frontier.
• Ibuki(GOSAT) - Measuring carbon dioxide on the Earth from space. duplicate
• ICESat - An EOS mission for measuring ice sheet mass balance, cloud and aerosol heights, vegetation and land canopy.
• Ikaros - Small solar power sail demonstration.
• INTEGRAL - For gamma-ray spectroscopy in the 15 keV-10MeV range with X-ray (3-35 keV) and optical (V-band, 550 nm) bands.
• INTERBALL - Aimed to study various plasma processes in the Earth’s magnetosphere.
• International Space Station - Keep up with the latest developments the ISS.
• Jason-2 - An oceanography mission to discover the tie between oceans and atmosphere, etc.
• JUNO - Unlocking Jupiter’s mysteries, i.e., clues about our early solar system. Launched 8/5/2011.
• Kepler - Searching for habitable planets.
• KIKU No. 8 (ETS-VIII) - Engineering Test Satellite VIII testing mobile communications.
• KIZUNA (WINDS) - Wideband InterNetworking engineering test and Demonstration Satellite.
• KODAMA (DRTS) - Data Relay Test Satellite performing inter-satellire communications.
• KOMPSAT-5 - A Korean for all-weather day/night monitoring of the Korean peninsula.
• LADEE - Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer - Will orbit to Moon to characterize it’s atmosphere.
• Lageos-3 (LAser GEOdynamics Satellite) - Lageos-3 would be used to measure the gravitational magnetic dipole moment.
• Landsat - Low-cost, multipurpose land remote sensing data of the Earth.
• LARES (LAser RElativity Satellite) - A small satellite that will measure the Earth’s gravitomagnetic field and the Lense-Thirring effect.
• LRO - Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter - Gathering data to assist with long-term missions in the future.
• Mars Exploration Rovers - Both Opportunity and Spirit are still working; looking at rocks and soils on Mars.
• Mars Express - Searching for sub-surface water from orbit.
• Mars Global Surveyor - Returning lots of cool pictures, but no Face on Mars.
• Mars Odyssey - On a search that water existed on Mars for a long period of time.
• Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter - On a search that water existed on Mars for a long period of time. duplicate
• Mars Science Laboratory - Will study the early environmental history of Mars.
• Megha Tropiques - Will provide scientific data on the contribution of the water cycle to the tropical atmosphere.
• MESSENGER - Mercury Surface Space environment Geochemistry and Ranging mission. To study Mercury.
• MICHIBIKI - Quasi-zenith satellite - 1, to enhance GPS availability over Japan. duplicate
• Mission and Spacecraft Library - To find those spacecraft not listed here.
• MSG (Meteosat Second Generation) - Dedicated to operational metrology to monitor climate and improve weather forecasting.
• NASA/s Discovery Program - Designed to enhance our understanding of the solar system.
• New Horizons - The first satellite to flyby Pluto. It’s already more than halfway there.
• NOAA-N - 15th is in a series of polar-orbiting satellites dating back to 1978.
• NOAA-N-Prime - 16th is in a series of polar-orbiting satellites dating back to 1978.
• NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) - Collecting land, ocean and atmospheric data to better understand climate change.
• NuStar - Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array - To study the sky through high energy x-rays.
• ODIN - Detecting millimeter waves in the upper atmosphere only now.
• OMI - Ozone Monitoring Instrument - Studying ozone, ultraviolet light, aerosols and more.
• Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 - Providing global maps of carbon dioxide and solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence.
• Orsted Satellite Project - To survey the Earth’s magnetic field in 1999 and 2000.
• PAMELA (Payload for Antimatter Matter Exploration and Light-nuclei Astrophsics) - To investigate cosmic radiation.
• PARASOL (Polarization and Anisotropy of Reflectances for Atmospheric Scicned coupled with Observations from a LIDAR) - To do what it’s called.
• PICARD - A microsatellite that will send back data needed to improve models for forecasting solar activity.
• Pioneer 10/11 - 2 0f 4 man-made objects to leave the Solar System.
• Planck - With a 1.5 m scope, Planck will produce sky maps at 9 different frequencies.
• PLEIADES - Optical satellites that will provide imagery with a resolution of 0.7 meters.
• POES - Polar Operational Environmental Satellites - Providing data for long-range weather forecasting.
• Polar - To study the plasma, magnetic, ionic fields and other properties of the Sun.
• QZS-1 - Quasi-zenith satellite - 1 (MICHIBIKI), to enhance GPS availability over Japan. duplicate
• RBSP (Radiation Belt Storm Probes Mission - Exploring the extremes of space weather.
• REIMEI (INDEX) - Performing in-orbit demonstrations of cutting edge technology.
• RHESSI - Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager. To explore the basic physics of particle acceleration and energy release in solar flares.
• Rosetta - To study the nucleus and environment of a comet for 2 years.
• Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer - Studying the time variability of x-ray emissions in the sky.
• SeaWiFS - Aboard the Seastar spacecraft to measure the ocean color due to phytoplankton.
• SDO - Solar Dynamics Observatory - Designed to study the Sun’s influence on the Earth.
• Shizuku (GCOM-W) - Global change observation mission - Water satellite.
• SMAP (Soil Moisture Active Passive) - To provide global mapping of soil moisture and freeze/thaw state.
• SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity) - To observe soil moisture over the Earth’s landmasses and salinity over the oceans.
• SOHO - at the L1 Lagrangian point to look at the Sun 24 hours a day.
• SOLSTICE - The Solar Stellar Irradiance Comparison Experiment, to study the Sun in the UV.
• SORCE - The Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment, to study the Sun at all wavelengths.
• Spitzer Space Telescope - Studying the universe in infrared.
• SPOT (Systeme Pour l’Observation de la Terre) - System for observing the Earth. duplicate
• SPOT 5 (Systeme Pour l’Observation de la Terre) - The latest satellite in the SPOT series.
• Starlette - Small, French passive satellites for laser-ranging.
• Stella - Small, French passive satellites for laser-ranging. Mainly used for gravity field recovery.
• STEREO - 2 spacecraft 90 degrees apart looking at coronal mass ejections from the Sun.
• Suzaku (Astro-EII) - Japanese x-ray astronomy satellite.
• SWARM - 3 satellites in different orbits to monitor changes in the Earth’s magnetic field over time.
• Swift - A mulit-wavelength observatory dedicated to the study of gamma-ray bursts.
• TDRS (Tracking and Data Relay Satellite K/L) - Continous communications since 1983.
• Terra (EOS AM-1) - Will enable new research into how the Earth’s land, ocean, air, ice and life functions.
• TerraSAR-X - An German-made X-band synthetic aperture radar for scientific research and applications.
• THEMIS - A mission to study Earth’s aurorae and how they change dramatically.
• TIMED - Thermosphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere, Energetics and Dynamics - Will explore the Earth’s upper atmosphere (60-180 km).
• TRMM - Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission - To study tropical rainfall and the associated energy release.
• Venus Express - Orbiting Venus in an elliptical quasi-polar orbit.
• Voyager - Latest info on both Voyagers.
• Wind - Similar to the Polar mission except in a different orbit around the Sun.
• WISE - Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer - A follow-on toe WIRE which performed a 4-month survey at 12 and 25 microns.
• XMM-Newton - X-ray Multi-Mirror. An x-ray satellite by ESA.

Future Missions

• Andromeda - A satellite designed to look for gamma-ray bursts in the Andromeda galaxy.
• Astro-G - Japanese radio-astronomical satellite.
• ATHENA (Advanced Telescope for High ENergy Astrophysics) - To study black holes, map the large scale structure of the Universe and how they are connected.
• BepiColombo - To orbit Mercury, if it gets funded.
• Chandrayaan-2 - A lander/rover mission to the Moon by India.
• Cross-Scale - 7 spacecraft forming 2 nested tetrahedra to quantify plasmas on different scales.
• EarthCARE - Earth clouds, aerosol and radiation explorer.
• JUpiter ICy moons Explorer) - To make detailed observations of Ganymede, Callisto and Europa. Launch date in 2022.
• Euclid - To map the geometry of the dark Universe.
• ExoMars - To further characterize the biological environment of Mars leading the human exploration, eventually.
• GCOM-C - Global change observation mission - Climate satellite.
• HY-2B - A Chinese satellite for marine remote sensing. Follow-on to HY-2A.
• HY-2C - A Chinese satellite for marine remote sensing. Follow-on to HY-2B.
• HY-2D - A Chinese satellite for marine remote sensing. Follow-on to HY-2C.
• ILN - International Lunar Network - A global luner network of ground stations.
• Jason-3 - An oceanography mission to discover the tie between oceans and atmosphere, etc.
• Jason-CS - Jason-CS (Continuity of Service) is to ensure overlap of data from Jason-3.
• JWST - James Webb Space Telecsope - To examine the first light of the Universe - objects which formed shortly after the Big Bang.
• LISA - Laser Interferomer Space Antenna - To search for gravity waves from black holes.
• Marco Polo - To return to Earth an unaltered sample from a near-Earth asteroid.
• MICROSCOPE - To compare the effects of a gravitational acceleration on bodies of different composition.
• MSG (Meteosat Third Generation) - Dedicated to operational metrology to monitor climate and improve weather forecasting. duplicate
• Plato - To discover and characterize a large number of close-by exoplanetary systems.
• RadioAstron - An international project to launch a 10 m radio telescope into a high apogee orbit around the Earth.
• SAFIR - Single Aperture Far Infrared Observatory - Will study the earliest phases of galaxy formation.
• Sentinel-3 - Will be devoted to observing the oceanography of the Earth.
• Solar Orbiter - To produce images of the Sun and the closest in situ measurements.
• Solar Probe - To study the Sun’s corona by flying through it.
• Space Technology 7 - Will demonstrate trajectory control and formation-flying position control.
• Spectr-R - Also known as RadioAstron. An international project to launch a 10 m radio telescope into a high apogee orbit around the Earth. duplicate
• Spectrum-X-Gamma Coordination facility - An international high-energy astrophysics observatory being built.
• SWOT (Surface Water Ocean Topography) - Will provide sea surface heights (SSH) and terrestrial water heights over 90% of the Earth.
• VENμS - Vegetation and Environment monitoring on a New Micro-Satellite.
• WFIRST (Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope) - Designed to settle essential questions in the areas of dark energy, exoplanets, and infrared astrophysics.

Terrestrial Events

• Aurora Page, The - Info, links and images of the ‘Northern Lights.’ duplicate
• Comets (by NASA) - Photos, missions, and other resources about comets.
• Comet Finders Page by SOHO LASCO - Comets found by LASCO (onboard SOHO) and other comet info.
• Earth’s Magnetosphere - Explore the Earth’s magnetosphere.
• Eclipse home page - New and improved web page for solar and lunar eclipses. duplicate
• Green Flashes - See pictures and know when to look for Green Flashes.
• Humans in Space - Links to the latest info on the space shuttle and space station. duplicate
• Inconstant Moon - An intro to lunar astronomy and an ongoing reference for experienced observers.
• New England Meteoritical - Everything about meteorites.
• Meteor Showers - Contains predictions, past observations, and other good meteor stuff. duplicate
• Meteor Showers Online - Gary Kronk’s page. Contains predictions, past observations, and other good meteor stuff. duplicate
• Space Race Museum - Mostly about the American side of the space race.
• Stars - Info about stars and constellations, including Star of the Week.
• Sunspots - Information about sunspots.
• Terrestrial Impact Craters - A lot of info on impact craters, including earthly ones.

Weather Resources

• AccuWeather - Make your own forecastes with these maps.
• Intellicast - Make your own forecastes with these maps.
• National Weather Service - Make your own forecastes with these maps.
• Unisys Weather - Make your own forecastes with these maps. duplicate
• The Weather Channel - Weather for any city, state, zip code or country.
• The Weather Underground - Weather for any city, state, zip code or country.