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| Week of | Site |
| December 29, 2003 | NASA Kennedy Space Center - everything NASA |
| December 22, 2003 |
Space Audio
- sounds from space. Very interesting. An Observing Guide to Saturn - now is a good time for viewing Saturn |
| December 15, 2003 |
The Constellation Home Page - excellent site with both constellation outlines and mythology, from the American Association of Amateur Astronomers |
| December 8, 2003 | Handbook of Binocular Astronomy |
| December 1, 2003 | Basic Astronomy - guide for beginners |
| November 24, 2003 | Absolute Beginners Astronomy Page - dedicated to the humble neophyte |
| November 17, 2003 | StarChild - a Learning Center for Young Astronomers |
| November 10, 2003 | |
| November 3, 2003 | Scientific Notation with examples |
| October 27, 2003 | Bad Astronomy - righting wrong ideas, excellent site |
| October 20, 2003 | Our Galaxy - covers the historical recognition of our galaxy's true nature, its properties, rotation, and structural elements |
| October 13, 2003 |
Chinese Astronaut Marvels Over Space Trip China Launches Its First Piloted Spaceflight Virtual Space Tour - really excellent animation and narration about the solar system. Requires Macromedia Flash Player 7 (free) |
| October 6, 2003 |
SMART-1 - the Europe Space Agency's (ESA) first Lunar spacecraft |
| September 29, 2003 | Composition, Formation and Evolution of the Galaxy - features the results of the concept and technology study compiled by the GAIA Science Advisory Group. |
| September 22, 2003 | Scientific American: The Mars Direct Plan - outlines a relatively inexpensive plan to send astronauts to the Red Planet within a decade |
| September 15, 2003 | Wikipedia: 3753 Cruithne - describes the asteroid that shares Earth's orbit. |
| September 8, 2003 | Smithsonian Education - for educators, families, and students - excellent site |
| September 1, 2003 | Hubble - A Rendezvous with Mars - Hubble Space Telescope pictures of Mars |
| August 25, 2003 |
BrainPOP.Com - for school children and their parents, this site helps you field science, technology and English queries with a mini-movie, a quiz, an experiment and a comic strip. The four-year-old site is already surfed by 2 million K-8 students. You can view two free movies a day or for $35 per year you can have unlimited access. It has school rates as well. |
| August 18, 2003 | New Worlds - describes NASA's discoveries of, and efforts to understand, extrasolar planets. |
| August 11, 2003 | BBC News: Milestones in Exploration - milestones in the exploration of Mars, from 1965 to 2004, including some relevant audio and video |
| August 4, 2003 | Great Images in NASA (GRIN) - a collection of over a thousand images of significant historical interest |
| July 28, 2003 |
Science News for Kids Destination: MARS - official site for the Spirit Rover Mission |
| July 21, 2003 |
Einstein Archives Online -
contains over 3,000 digitized images of his papers including special theory of relativity, travel diaries, and various humanitarian statements |
| July 14, 2003 | Star Pronunciation Guide - phonetic pronunciations for hundreds of stars and other astronomical objects |
| July 7. 2003 |
Beagle 2 -
British led effort to land on Mars. Part of the European Space Agency's
Mars Express mission. NOZOMI (PLANET-B) - the first Japanese Mars orbiter |
| June 30, 2003 | The Virtual Astronaut - great site for junior high students, requires fairly fast CPU |
| June 23, 2003 | The Intelligent ChildŽ - very interesting site for children who enjoy the challenges of science |
| June 16, 2003 | Red Planet Rovers - complete coverage of the red planet rovers, Mars Exploration Rovers, MER-A (scheduled to land on Jan. 4, 2004) and MER-B (scheduled to land on Jan. 25, 2004) |
| June 9, 2003 | Mars Express - European Space Agency's flight to Mars with Beagle 2, it's probe |
| June 2, 2003 | Phases of the Moon - from 1700 - 2035 (United States Naval Onservatory) |
| May 26, 2003 | Pictures of the Earth from Mars - first-ever images of its kind |
| May 19, 2003 | Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth - all photographs since 1961 |
| May 12, 2003 | Mission Genesis (NASA) - to collect pieces of the Sun , returns to Earth in 2004 |
| May 5, 2003 | Apollo Lunar Surface Journal - audio transcripts from the Apollo moon missions |
| April 28,2003 | European Space Agency (ESA) Mars Express - information about the European Space Agency's Mars mission for 2003 |
| April 21, 2003 | NASA Mars Exploration Rover Mission - launches May/July 2003 |
| April 14, 2003 | The Space Place - really nice site by NASA for a general audience, children to adults |
| April 7, 2003 | X Prize - $10,000,000 prize for the first privately built spaceship |
| March 31, 2003 | Solar System Simulator (NASA) - lets you see what any solar system body looks like from any other solar system body |
| March 24, 2003 | Cool Science Images - including astronomy, biology, environmental science, health, and technology |
| March 17, 2003 | Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon - the definitive reference manual to the global photographic coverage of the Moon |
| March 10, 2003 | Myths Online - excellent source for constellation mythology |
| March 3, 2003 | Morgan County Observatory - a very large telescope (16") for public observation at Berkeley Springs, WV, well worth the trip |
| February 24, 2003 | The Astronomer - British magazine for advanced amateur astronomers |
| February 17, 2003 | Absolute Beginners Astronomy Page |
| February 10, 2003 | Beginning Urban Skywatching |
| February 3, 2003 | 7 by 35 - page for people who want to use binoculars and small telescopes to observe the sky. |
| January 27, 2003 | Astronomical Data Center for Amateur Astronomers |
| January 20, 2003 | Mais Observatory: CCD Spectroscopy - site dedicated to amateur spectroscopy |
| January 13, 2002 | Science.gov - a gateway to authoritative selected science information provided by U.S. Government agencies, including research and development results. |
| January 6, 2002 | Buying Your First Telescope |