Planetary Sciences
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Web Resources
Astronomy (University of Arizona Library)
A facility of the U.S. Naval Observatory providing extensive information on the sun and moon, including phases, eclipses, positions and a table of illuminations, as well as data for the major solar system bodies and bright stars, dates, and other miscellaneous information.
Breaking News - Archive of breaking news stories from Astronomy Now magazine.
Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. (Includes a searchable archive).
Astroweb - Astronomy/Astrophysics on the Internet
A searchable database.
Celestial, cultural, geographic, traditional and other calendars.
ComPADRE - Digital Resources for Physics & Astronomy Education
The comPADRE Pathway, a part of the National Science Digital Library, is a growing network of educational resource collections supporting teachers and students in Physics and Astronomy.
Maps of the earth with views from the sun and the moon, views of the moon from the earth and sun, perigee and apogee and named formations. This site also allows for custom requests.
Extensive site including academic organizations, articles, collections, directories, events, government organizations, nonprofit organizations, organizations, periodicals, and personalized searches.
Day to day events surrounding the first NASA moon mission in 25 years: project, history, data and archives. Also the world's largest source of information about the moon past and present.
Presents an overview of the history, mythology, and current scientific knowledge of each of the planets and moons in our solar system. Each page has text and images, some have sounds and movies, and most provide references to additional related information.
Search site of Astronomical (and related) topics - a service of the High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center (HEASARC), Dr. Nicholas White (Director), within the Laboratory for High Energy Astrophysics at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.
Scholarly Internet Resource Collections: Physical Sciences, Engineering, Computing and Math.
Intute is a free online service providing you with access to the very best Web resources for education and research. The service is created by a network of UK universities and partners. Subject specialists select and evaluate the websites in our database and write high quality descriptions of the resources. The database contains 115930 records.
Knowledge base on extragalactic astronomy and cosmology.
NASA SEARCH
Search all NASA web sites from one place!
This list provides access to the most useful sources of online information about NASA and planetary science. It also includes links to selected websites concerned with human space flight, astronomy, and science education.
Planetary Science Research Discoveries
An educational site sharing the latest research on planets, meteorites, and other solar system bodies being made by NASA-sponsored scientists.
PhysLink- Physics & Astronomy online education and reference
Links to space research sites, mission homepages, and more!
Sky & Telescopes: The Essential Magazine of Astronomy
Many links to Astronomy and space related sites.
Space exploration: current information in space policy, exploration, development and more. Plus the latest political developments, upcoming events, and cutting edge research.
A look at the solar system with maps, a solar system simulator, star backgrounds, spacecraft models and numerous resources for a variety of space information.
OBSERVATORY SITES
This site includes photos, information on Spacewatch at the University of Arizona, statistics of comets and asteroids, and the Minor Planet Center. It also shows a video of an asteroid that will come within 600 thousand miles of the earth in 2028.
The Steward Observatory Home Page, University of Arizona
This site is dedicated to general information about astronomy, the observatory, telescopes, computational facilities and laboratories. There is also a summary of active research, schedules, outreach, and other web links.