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| Week of | Site |
| December 25, 2006 | The Star of Bethlehem - Another look at what the Star of Bethlehem, if it was a physical manifestation, might have been. |
| December 18, 2006 | Star of Bethlehem - Scholars debate whether the Star of Bethlehem is a legend manufactured by the early church or a miracle which marked the advent of Christ. |
| December 11, 2006 | IAU Resolutions 5&6 - The International Astronomical Union's definition of a planet in the Solar System and ruling on the classification of Pluto as of August 24, 2006 in pdf format. |
| December 4, 2006 | Yes, Pluto Really is a Planet - Argues that no commonly-accepted category fits it better. |
| November 27, 2006 | Pluto is a Planet - Argues that Pluto meets the simplest and most coherent definition, rebuts opposing arguments, and lists various characteristics of all 9 planets to show what a diverse group they are. |
| November 20, 2006 | Pluto - Argues that Pluto is the most important Kuiper Belt object, not the least important planet, based on its orbit and other properties. |
| November 13, 2006 | Cassini-Huygens: Mission to Saturn and Titan |
| November 6, 2006 | Deimos and Phobos - the two moons of Mars |
| October 30, 2006 | Mars Mania! - Designed to motivate students in grades 4-6 to study about Mars, it explores Mars' terrain, atmosphere, weather, seasons, and how it compares to Earth. |
| October 23, 2006 | Destination Mars - Learn about myths concerning the Red Planet and study a detailed time line of Mars observation and discoveries. |
| October 16, 2006 | HowStuffWorks: How Mars Works - Looks at the major features of the planet, the climate, how the planet was formed, what may have happened to it, and is there or was there water and/or life on Mars. |
| October 9, 2006 | Mars Geology - Features video and photo galleries from Mars exploration missions, including the rovers Spirit and Opportunity. |
| October 2, 2006 | Exploratorium: Journey to Mars - Includes information and images from the Mars Exploration Rovers, webcasts, classroom material for teachers, and more. |
| September 25, 2006 | Geology of Mars |
| September 18, 2006 | Kuiper Belt and the Oort Cloud |
| September 11, 2006 | NASA New Horizons Pluto-Kuiper Belt Mission |
| September 4, 2006 | Eclipse Alert Page - information on upcoming eclipses of both the Sun and Moon |
| August 28, 2006 | Solar Eclipses: 2001 - 2010 |
| August 21, 2006 | Solar Eclipses for Beginners |
| August 14, 2006 | Lunar Eclipses for Beginners |
| August 7, 2006 | Project Constellation - Learn about NASA's Constellation Program that is working on the new spacecraft that will return humans to the Moon and blaze a trail to Mars and beyond. |
| July 31, 2006 | Piercing the Sky - very nice video, a HubbleSite multimedia presentation. |
| July 24, 2006 | Shuttle Orbiter Atlantis - Background, upgrades, and milestones of the fourth Space Shuttle. |
| July 17, 2006 | Shuttle Orbiter Columbia - Provides background and history of the spacecraft, mission history, and crew information for the first Space Shuttle which broke up on re-entry on February 1, 2003. |
| July 10, 2006 | The Sun - A Multimedia Tour - very informative |
| July 3, 2006 | Pluto's Newest Moons Named Hydra and Nix |
| June 26, 2006 | The Mars Panoramas - Interactive panoramic images from the Mars rover missions Spirit, Opportunity, and Pathfinder. |
| June 19, 2006 | Mars Exploration Rover Imagery - Presents raw and synthesized images from the Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity. |
| June 12, 2006 | Astronomy Thesaurus - Thesaurus of astronomy terms and synonyms in English, French, German, Spanish and Italian. From the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics. |
| June 5, 2006 | MARTINDALE'S CALCULATORS ON-LINE CENTER, PHYSICS, ASTROPHYSICS & ASTRONOMY |
| May 29, 2006 | The Astrophysics Visualization Archive - a resource for visualizations (movies) that demonstrate astronomical or astrophysical phenomena |
| May 22, 2006 | Skyhound - What's up in the sky |
| May 15, 2006 | Try Science - fun science experiments for kids, in six languages |
| May 8, 2006 | Explore Space - nice NASA site |
| May 1, 2006 | My Solar System - excellent educational site for both children and adults |
| April 24, 2006 | Whole Mars Catalog at MarsToday.com |
| April 17, 2006 | James Webb Space Telescope - the replacement for the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) |
| April 10, 2006 | Welcome to Astronomy - A Guide to Getting Started - Downloadable in pdf. format |
| April 3, 2006 | The Daily Martian Weather Report |
| March 27, 2006 | Enceladus: Cold Faithful - Very nice, short movie from NASA, about the big water news from Saturn's tiny moon Enceladus |
| March 20, 2006 |
Google Mars - Google's
map of Mars Enceladus Erupting |
| March 13, 2006 | Practical Guide to Astronomy |
| March 6, 2006 | Friday the 13th, 2029 |
| February 27, 2006 | A Giant Hubble Mosaic of the Crab Nebula |
| February 20, 2006 | Moon Phases Calendar (1700 - 2199) |
| February 13, 2006 | The Origin of the Moon |
| February 6, 2006 | Ancient (Mayan) Observatories - Requires free Micromedia Flash Player |
| January 30, 2006 | Astrobiology Magazine - Sponsored by NASA |
| January 23, 2006 | answerbag for Space and astronomy - frequently asked questions answered |
| January 16, 2006 | PlanetQuest: the Search for Another Earth - from NASA |
| January 9, 2006 | Virtual Tour of the Sun |
| January 2, 2006 | SciPeeps - for information on sciences' most prominent people |