Measurement
Fundamental Physical Constants
Fundamentals
Fusion
Interstellar & Circumstellar Molecules
The Solar System & Beyond
NASA
Multimedia Courses, Tutorials, Databases, Image Databases etc. (Text, Images, Sound & Movies).
CURRENT SPACE MISSIONS - Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Multimedia Courses, Tutorials, Databases, Image Databases etc. (Text, Images, Sound & Movies).
ASTRONOMICAL DATA AND PARAMETERS FOR THE OBSERVATION OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM
OBJECTS - Bureau des Longitudes, France
For more information see the
Bureau des Longitudes
ASTRONOMICAL DISTANCES - D.P. Hamilton, Department of Astronomy,
University of Maryland
"You are in a spaceship leaving Earth to explore the Universe! How fast
do you want to travel?"
For more information see
Astronomy Workshop Tools;
Astronomy Workshop or the
Department of Astronomy
COSMIC DISTANCE SCALES - INTERACTIVE - M. Masetti & K. Mukai, High Energy Astrophysics Science archive Researh Center (HEASARC),
a service of the Laboratory for High-Energy Astrophysics (LHEA), Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA
For more information see
Education;
High Energy Astrophysics Science archive Researh Center (HEASARC);
Laboratory for High-Energy Astrophysics (LHEA) or the
Goddard Space Flight Center
COSMIC JOURNEYS: THE STRUCTURE AND EVOLUTION OF THE UNIVERSE - Laboratory for High-Energy Astrophysics (LHEA),
Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA
Multimedia Tutorials (Text, Images, Sound & Movies).
"...series of space-science missions that will explore the essence of time, gravity, matter, and energy."
For more information see the
Laboratory for High-Energy Astrophysics or the
Goddard Space Flight Center
DISTANCES TO NEARBY STARS AND THEIR MOTIONS: AN INTRODUCTORY ASTRONOMY LAB
(JAVA APPLETS) - J. Stadel & L. Mendoza, Department
of Astronomy, University of Washington
"Astronomers derive distances to the nearest stars by a form of triangulation
called stellar parallax, a most simple and direct method..."
For more information see the
Department of Astronomy
PLANETARY PHOTOJOURNAL - A collaboration between NASA's Planetary Data System
Imaging Node, the Solar System Visualization Project,and JPL's Media Relations Office
"The system database is currently populated with approximately 1460 images; more are being added every day."
SOLAR SYSTEM DISTANCE CONVERTER - CALCULATOR - Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous,
Johns Hopkins' Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University
"Converts between km, miles, Astronomical Units, and light travel time."
For more information see
Site Index or
Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous
THE NINE PLANETS - Bill Arnett
Multimedia Course (Text, Images & Movies).
"The Nine Planets is an overview of the history, mythology, and current scientific knowledge of
each of the planets and moons in our solar system.
Each page has text and images, some
have sounds and movies, most provide references
to additional related information."
Some examples of Mirror sites include
TODAY'S PLANETS POSITION: VISUALIZE SOLAR
SYSTEM AT A GIVEN EPOCH (JAVA APPLET) - Dieter Egger, Alpha-World,
Forschungseinrichtung Satellitengeodäsie,
Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Germany)
For more information see
Astro Applets;
Applets or
Dieter Egger's Home Page
VIRTUAL SOLAR SYSTEM - National Geographic
"...Your chance to discover the wonders of our solar system in a
spectacular 3-D environment. Take a fly-by tour of the sun and each
planet in its orbit,..."
For more information see
National Geographic
Collisions
Interactive Simulations
Courses & Textbooks
ASTRONOMY: BASIC, INTERMEDIATE & ADVANCED
ASTONOMY COURSES 100 THROUGH 200 SERIES
ASTRONOMY & SPACE PHYSICS: INTRODUCTION TO - D.P. Stern,
(Emeritus Staff, Code 609, Extraterrestrial Physics,
Laboratory for Extraterrestrial Physics,
Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA) &
M. Peredo (Science Systems and Applications, Inc.)
Multimedia Course/Tutorials (Text & Images).
Also available in French/Français,
German/Deutsch & Spanish/Español.
For more information see
David P. Stern's Home Page or the
Laboratory for Extraterrestrial Physics
ASTRONOMY 101/103 - T. Herter, Infrared and Optical Astronomy,
Department of Astronomy, Cornell University
Multimedia Course (Text & Images).
For more information see
Index of Courses or
Department of Astronomy
ASTRONOMY - Created by Nick Strobel, Department of Physical Science,
Bakersfield College, CA
Multimedia (Text & Images).
"Introductory college-level course emphasizing the fundamental
observations and the underlying physical principles in scientific models of astronomy."
ASTRONOMY 121: PROPERTIES OF OUR SOLAR SYSTEM - Hyper-Textbooks, Department of Physics, University of
Oregon
Multimedia Course (Text & Images).
For more information see
Topics in Astronomy;
The Electronic Universe or the
Department of Physics
ASTRONOMY 201 - M. Haynes & R. Giovanelli,
Department of Astronomy, Cornell University
Multimedia Course (Text, Images, Simulations, Applets).
For more information see
Astronomy 201 Home Page;
Index of Courses or
Department of Astronomy
Some examples of tutorials/simulations include
COSOMOLOGY 101 - C.L. Bennett, Microwave Anisotropy Probe (MAP), NASA
Multimedia Course/Tutorials (Text & Images).
"Cosmology is the scientific study of the large scale properties of
the Universe as a whole. It endeavors to use the scientific method to
understand the origin, evolution and ultimate fate of the entire Universe..."
For more information see the
Microwave Anisotropy Probe (MAP)
TOPICS IN ASTRONOMY - Hyper-Textbooks, Department of Physics, University of
Oregon
Multimedia Course (Text, Images, Soundtrack & Movies).
Includes: Properties
of Galaxies, Planetary Motion, Inverse Square Law, The Interstellar Medium, Stellar Evolution,
Nucleosynthesis in Stars and the Evolution of Star Clusters.
For more information see
The Electronic Universe or the
Department of Physics
Some examples of tutorials/simulations include
ASTONOMY TEXTBOOKS & TUTORIALS
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