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Astronomy & Space
Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc.
http://www.aura-astronomy.org
This site is maintained by a consortium of universities that operate astronomical observatories and features observation opportunities, images from space and information about visiting observatories.
Subjects: Astronomy & Space
Astronomy.com
http://www.astronomy.com
Easy-to-navigate site geared towards families and educators featuring Today’s News, a roundup of current stories and updates on eclipses and other heavenly phenomena; hobbyists can read about telescopes, software and sky-watching; the photo gallery offers users impressive satellite images.
Subjects: Astronomy & Space
Stephen Hawking’s Universe
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/hawking
Interesting and informative site where users can access information on topics such as "Unsolved Mysteries," biographies on famous physicists titled, "Cosmological Stars" and a link to Hawking’s own profile. Most of the topics will be understood by lay-people.
Subjects: Astronomy & Space
NASA
http://www.nasa.gov
Use NASA's learning resources for kids, educators and students to get some scientific insight into planet Earth and space. View multimedia such as movie clips of shuttle launches or admire photographs of outer space and much more. Site is available in Spanish also.
Subjects: Astronomy & Space
Encyclopedia Astronautica
http://www.astronautix.com
A very comprehensive list of articles on spaceflight history and space exploration. Look up the subject that you need information about by using alphabetical index navigation bar at the top. Use the right side bar for access to particularly useful articles from the collection. On the left, lists links and articles from external news and magazine sites.
Subjects: Astronomy & Space
Mars Exploration Rover Mission
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/overview
This site is devoted to NASA’s twin robot geologists, the Mars Exploration Rovers. They were launched toward Mars to search for water on the red planet. The mission is part of NASA’s Mars Exploration Program and is an effort to perform robotic exploration of the planet.
Subjects: Astronomy & Space
SpaceDaily.com
http://www.spacedaily.com
Founded in Tokyo, Japan, this is an excellent sources for news about space exploration and technology. Written by industry professionals and space scientists for the public, special topics include Mars Daily and Space Mart (or space related business news), and makes easily available past headlines.
Subjects: Astronomy & Space
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