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Astronomy

  • The Extrasolar Planets Encyclopedia: A project of the Observatoire de Paris devoted to current information on planets outside of our own solar system, available in French and English.
  • The Galaxy Page: Developed by Students for the Exploration and Development of Space, Arizona Chapter, this site provides links to major planetary and stellar astronomy sites.
  • Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature: From the US Geological Survey, this site provides a contemporary, searchable database of names used in our planetary system.
  • Mars Exploration Program
  • NASA: This searchable site provides links to the dozen NASA centers along with other interesting official links.
  • NASA Ames Research Center: Dedicated to research in astrophysics, exobiology, and planetary science this site provides links to research on aeronautics, space and computing.
  • The Nine Planets: A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System: From the Lunar Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, this site includes narrative, factual and graphical information on each planet.
  • NASA Planetary Science Research Discoveries: Housed at the University of Hawaii, this site archives full-length articles on topics of interest to amateur astronomers, educators and general readers.
  • A Space Library: From NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab, this site includes computer-generated images, images from Voyager, and USGS maps of planets, stars and miscellaneous space items.
  • Star Date Online: A good introductory site on astronomy and space science for the general viewer.
  • Views of the Solar System: From the Los Alamos National Laboratory, this site presents a vivid multimedia adventure unfolding the splendor of the Sun, planets, moons, comets, asteroids, and more.
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