ASTRONOMICAL TOPICS AND LINKS

News and Images

  • Astronomy Picture of the Day
  • Latest SOHO Images of the Sun
  • Jet Propulsion Lab
  • CNN Space News
  • Space.com
  • Skyhound
  • Sunset Movie

    • Popular Magazines

  • Astronomy Magazine
  • Sky and Telescope Magazine

    • Observatories and Telescopes

  • Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA)
  • Telescopes In Education
  • Pine Mountain Observatory
  • The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO)
  • National Optical Astronomy Observatories
  • National Radio Astronomy Observatory
  • The United States Naval Observatory
  • The Space Telescope and Science Institute

    • Astronomy Education

  • Contemporary Laboratory Experiences in Astronomy
  • AstroEd: Astronomy Education Resources
  • ScienceWeb
  • AN ASTRONOMY COURSE FOR STUDENTS USING THE INTERNET (HS)
  • The StarChild Project: Connecting NASA and the K-12 Classroom
  • Athena: Earth and Space Science for K-12 (interactive)
  • Space Educator's Handbook (interactive)
  • Exploration in Education (downloads available)
  • Nuffield Project: Schools Astronomy Programme (interactive, downloads, and automated telescopes)
  • Imagine the Universe (for ages 14+)
  • Space Science Education
  • ASU Mars K-12 Education Program
  • NASA Educational Brief: Gamma Rays (for middle and secondary-level classroom)
  • Dark Matter
  • The Magnetosphere
  • Windows to the Universe (graphics intensive)
  • The Center for Science Education
  • The Universe at a Glance
  • Ask an Astronaut
  • Ask the Astronomer
  • Teacher-Developed Earth and Space Science Lessons and Classroom Activities (something for everyone)
  • From the Earth to the Moon (Space for Kids included)
  • KidSat (allows the use of remote-sensing instruments
  • Mysteries of Deep Space (interactive site for high school and some middle school)
  • NASA's Observatorium
  • Public Outreach, Education, Teaching and Reaching Youth (interactive)
  • Space Link
  • An Overview of the Solar System (grades 2-6)
  • Welcome to the Planets (grades 2-6)
  • Small Planet Communications (grades 2-6)
  • Astronomy (9-12, but has some links for younger students)
  • American Astronomical Society Teacher Resource Agent
  • Astronomy Education Links
  • Galileo K-12 Education
  • Educational Space Simulations Project

    • Astronomical Societies and Organizations

  • American Astronomical Society
  • The Astronomical Society of the Pacific
  • American Association for the Advancement of Science
  • Amatuer Astronomy Clubs
  • NASA
  • European Space Agency

    • Astronomy Shareware, Software, and Star Charts

  • Choose your speed -- travel times to celestial objects!
  • Speeding Star Set to Escape Our Galaxy!!
  • See what is in the sky above you!
  • Skyglobe (sky planetarium program) and Geoclock software
  • Educational Shareware and Freeware
  • Planetarium Software
  • Astronomy Software for the Macintosh
  • Planetarium Software for Windows 95
  • Astronomy Related Programs and Utilities (several downloadable files)
  • Polaris: Starchart Map Server
  • StarMap