Here’s a collection of astronomy-related links for you which I’ve enjoyed and found useful.\u00a0 I am by no means implying that a site is NOT good if I haven’t listed it; good grief, there are thousands of them!\u00a0 These are just a few of those I’ve used, and thought you might like to look them over if you haven’t done so already.<\/p>\n
Of course, the preface “http:\/\/”<\/a>; is implied for each of these links, and you don’t have to use capital letters.\u00a0 I did that for clarification, and to make it easier to find something if you’re just scanning down the list.<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.NASA.gov<\/a> – This is NASA’s website, and is a great starting place for all things NASA.\u00a0 It’ll give you directions to set up your very own NASA page, streamlined to your interests, called “MyNASA”.<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.ESA.int<\/a> – Here’s the European Space Agency homepage.\u00a0 News stories, images, videos, and additional links can be found here.\u00a0 ESA, like NASA, has a section for kids with great games, competitions, downloads… well, you get the general idea.<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.JPL.nasa.gov<\/a> – While many people think of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Lab (CA Institute of Technology) as one organization, they aren’t.\u00a0 Their relationship is more like an extremely successful and productive marriage.\u00a0 You’ll find a lot of duplication between NASA’s website and this one, but you’ll also find a lot of incredible new stuff.<\/p>\n SOHOwww.nascom.nasa.gov<\/a> – I know, the “soho” before “www” looks weird, but that’s the correct address.\u00a0 This is the home of SOHO, the Solar and Heliospheric observatory.\u00a0 This is one cool website, for a really cool project.<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.HUBBLEsite.org<\/a> – “Out of the ordinary …out of this world.”\u00a0 That certainly describes Hubble, and HubbleSite.\u00a0 Here’s where to find all those beautiful Hubble images, extras for kids, help for educators, news about Hubble… many, many fascinating bits and pieces to keep you interested for hours.\u00a0 There’s even a little section on the Webb Space Telescope (not due to launch until 2014).<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.SPITZER.caltech.edu<\/a> – Here’s where you’ll find Spitzer Space Telescope images, along with all things Spitzer.\u00a0 Of course, you get a lot of cross-over from NASA, JPL, and CalTech, but it’s still a great, stand-alone site.<\/p>\n CHANDRA.harvard.edu<\/a> – Another weird address… there’s no “www” in front of “Chandra”.\u00a0 Among other features, this site (like HubbleSite) has a “where is Chandra right now” section that’s updated every minute.\u00a0 It’s great to have all of Chandra’s jaw-dropping images in one place, too.<\/p>\n saturn.jpl.nasa.gov<\/a> – Bet you’re thinking I just lost my mind!\u00a0 This is the address to the CASSINI MISSION homepage.\u00a0 Again, no “www” in front of “saturn”.\u00a0 This site, along with NASA’s home page, won a WEBBY in 2009 for excellence on the internet.\u00a0 The Cassini Mission site won for “best science site”.\u00a0 Nice.<\/p>\n VOYAGER.jpl.nasa.gov<\/a> – If it’s jaw-dropping images you’re looking for, don’t neglect this site.\u00a0 Welcome to the home of Voyager I and II.<\/p>\n MESSENGER.jhuapl.edu<\/a> – Messenger’s web site.\u00a0 There are some great images of Mercury here that Tom and I haven’t had a chance to use yet.<\/p>\n antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov<\/a> – The address for ASTRONOMY PICTURE OF THE DAY.\u00a0 This is a fairly simple, straightforward web site, which disguises the fact that you’ll find some of the most beautiful images you’ve ever seen hiding behind all that simplicity.\u00a0 One tip:\u00a0 The search engine is not designed to handle “sounds-like” searches, so you’ll need the exact spelling.<\/p>\n SPACEWEATHER.com<\/a> – I bet you’re beginning to wonder if anything is prefaced “www” anymore.\u00a0 This site will give you cool images, interesting articles, and helpful links.\u00a0 For instance, if you go to this link today, you’ll see that tomorrow is the biggest full moon of the year (with images).<\/p>\n STEREO.gsfc.nasa.gov<\/a> – For the best information and 3-D images of the Sun, this is the site to visit.\u00a0 Here is where you can see what the Sun looks like right now.\u00a0 The whole thing… hair\/hide\/fur\/feathers and all.<\/p>\n ngm.NATIONALGEOGRAPHIC.com<\/a> – The home of National Geographic.\u00a0 Good articles, stunning images… how could I leave out National Geographic?\u00a0 A lot of its content is more “down to Earth”, but NatGeo is right there in space exploration and funding, too.<\/p>\n There, that should keep you busy for a little while if you weren’t already familiar with each of these sites.\u00a0 There are tons more, and you’ll find handy links to some very interesting places.\u00a0 If nothing else, pop over and look at how the moon will appear tomorrow.<\/p>\n And see?\u00a0 I can yap for HOURS without any encouragement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Here’s a collection of astronomy-related links for you which I’ve enjoyed and found useful.\u00a0 I am by no means implying that a site is NOT good if I haven’t listed it; good grief, there are thousands of them!\u00a0 These are … Continue reading