MAD.SCI Libe: Astronomy

Astronomy

* The Astronomy Cafe: A marvelous site for scientists and non-scientists who have an interest in the workings of the universe.
* NASA Home Page: The NASA site is filled with pictures and information concerning shuttle missions, the Hubble space telescope and other ongoing projects.

Humans in Space: Ever wonder what astronauts eat, how they sleep on the shuttle or what they wear when taking a space-walk?
Ongoing projects may be accessed through NASA's Spaceflight web site.
Astrobiology Website: Is there life out there? Could life have existed on Mars?
SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Life. Now you can assist SETI's efforts by analyzing radio telescope data at home on your own personal computer.

* The Nine Planets: Take a multi-media tour of the solar system.
Solar Views: Information about the solar system, Hawaiian Astronomical Society>
A Virtual Tour of the Sun A tour of the sun from outer gaseous layers to molten core. In English and Dutch.
The Sun Education Page: More information about the sun.
Spartan 201: NASA's Mission to explore the Sun's corona.

Lifecycles of Stars: Information about the formation and death of different kinds of stars.
Comets and Meteor Showers: Information about what they are and when they can be viewed.
Virtual Tour of Black Holes and Neutron Starts: Information and animations detailing how things would appear near either phenomena.
The black hole FAQ: Information about black holes, what they are, and what it would feel like to fall into one.

Ned Wright's Cosmology Tutorial: An introduction to the universe, from the Big Bang on.

A Guide Book to Astronomy: Perspectives of careers in astronomy from astronomers.
Careers in Astronomy: American Astronomical Society.

The Planets in Our Solar System: by Franklyn Mansfield Branley and Kevin O'Malley (ISBN: 006445178X). An easy to read guide to the solar system, written primarily for a K-6 audience.
A Man on the Moon: by Andrew L. Chaikin and Tom Hanks (ISBN: 0140272011). Detailed accounts of the Apollo NASA missions.
The Elegant Universe: by Brian Greene. A laymans' guide to superstring theory (ISBN: 0375708111).
A Brief History of Time: by Stephen Hawking. Discusses the science behind questions such as the origin of the universe, how it began and how it may end (ISBN: 0553380168). The Illustrated Brief History of Time provides further depth and information to the first text (ISBN: 0553103741).