Astronomy

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Asteroid & Comet Impact Hazards Created by the National Aeronautics and Space Agency this site reports on efforts to monitor the skies for potentially dangerous asteroids or comets. Visitors may browse through NASA's fact sheet on asteroids and comets and view images and animations of actual and imagined impacts. 
http://impact.arc.nasa.gov/

Comet Observation Home Page This site tracks comets from the beginning of the 19th century and offers images of comets, details of the nights on which specific comets were visible, and the locations from which they could be seen. Information is provided on comets that are currently visible, and the site incorporates a dictionary of terminology used in studying comets.
http://encke.jpl.nasa.gov/
 

Extrasolar Planets Encyclopedia A site that explores the possibility of planets that exist outside our solar system. The section entitled, "Extrasolar Planets Catalog" lists every suspected extrasolar planet, along with relevant data.  Links to various research efforts on extrasolar planets are provided.  A superb site for a continually emerging field.
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/planets/ 

Mars Exploration Program Authored by NASA, the Mars Exploration Program delivers a wealth of information devoted to the "Red Planet". Notable features include the  Mars for Students and Mars for Teachers sections as well as the All Mars Missions section that documents past, present, and future missions to Mars.
http://marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov/
 

Meteors, Meteorites, and Impacts Hosted by the Students for the Exploration and Development of Space on the campus of the University of Arizona, this site provides a plethora of information on meteors and meteorites. An illustrated chart shows the various meteorite types and the characteristics of each. 
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/meteorites.html

NASA Home page of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.  Also check out BPL's Space Shuttles bibliography.
http://www.nasa.gov/index.html

Nine Planets Operated by the Lunar Planetary Laboratory at the University of Arizona, Nine Planets presents an extraordinary introduction to the solar system. The site is organized by planet with excellent general narrative, factual, and graphical information about each. Sections are also included on the sun and other solar system bodies. An invaluable resource.
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/billa/tnp
 

Sky & Telescope's Astronomy & Space Brought to you by Sky & Telescope magazine, this site is a gateway to astronomy sites on the Internet. Topics are categorized by subject and range from Amateur Research to Space Astronomy Missions.
http://skyandtelescope.com/resources/internet/

Sky Maps To help find your way
around the night sky, Skymaps.com makes available for free each month the Evening Sky Map.  On this site you'll find a descriptive list of the best objects to see with binoculars, a telescope, or using just your eyes.
http://www.skymaps.com/articles/index.html
 

Solar System Simulator
Your imagination meets NASA's science on this site.  NASA has written a program allowing users to create images of any planet, or moon, as seen from any other planet.  But the coolest link, artwork, places you on the planet looking skyward.
http://samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov/

 Views of the Solar System Created and operated by the Hawaiian Astronomical Society, this site takes visitors on a comprehensive tour of the solar system. Views of the Solar System contains more than 1,000 pages of information and a multitude of images and animations. Visitors may explore the sun, moon, and all of the planets, as well as other celestial bodies such as comets and meteorites. For each planet a concise history is provided along with statistics, characteristics and scores of pictures and multimedia. A detailed history of space exploration is also provided.  Without question, the best site on the Internet devoted to the solar system.
http://www.solarviews.com/eng/homepage.htm

Welcome to the Planets Hosted by the California Institute of Technology, Welcome to the Planets maintains a sterling collection of images of the planets. Most of the images are from NASA's planetary exploration program. Profiles of each planet as well as information on the solar system's smaller bodies are readily available.
http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/