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| Index to planetariums worldwide, listed by country or by US state. | |
| Presents simulated view from any point in the solar system, generated based on NASA astronomical data. Users can stipulate viewpoints and targets, as well as times and dates for their chosen view. | ||
| An illustrated guide to the sun, describing solar wind, solar flares, solar surface, and sunspots. | ||
| Provides information on the international space station under construction since 1998, and crewed since November 2000. Features the schedule for additional construction work, a 3 dimensional electronic model of the station, details of the partners involved, and the latest station-related news stories. | ||
| Several hundred new galaxies are visible in this view of the universe, called the Hubble Deep Field (HDF), taken from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. Photographs are available in low and high resolution, black and white and colour, and are accompanied with an explanatory caption, press release, and background information. | ||
| WMO is a specialist organisation of the United Nations, based in Geneva. It coordinates global scientific activity in areas of weather prediction, air pollution research, climate change, ozone layer depletion studies and tropical storm forecasting, to allow prompt and accurate weather information for public, private and commercial use, including international airline and shipping industries. Major WMO progammes include World Weather Watch, Applications of Meteorology, World Climate Research, Global Climate Observing System, Atmospheric Research and Environment, Hydrology and Water Resources, Education and Training. Information is in English, French and Spanish. | ||
| Information about Apollo 11, the first successful mission to the moon. Features comments from astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins, bibliographies including an annotated bibliography of the Apollo program, biographies of Apollo 11 crew members, documents providing information about various missions, guidelines and costs, galleries of images, and timelines. | ||
| Support organisation for relatives, friends, and carers of victims of variant Creutzfeldt Jacob Disease (vCJD) Provides personal testimonies, briefing sheets, statistics, and research information. | ||
| 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. | ||
| Details of Canada's national space programme, including the Radarsat Earth observation satellite. | ||
| The Nuffield Radio Astronomy Laboratories at Jodrell Bank are home to some of Britain's major astronomical research facilities, including the 76 metre Lovell Telescope, and MERLIN, a synthetic-aperture radio telescope operated on behalf of PPARC. | ||
| The 2111 Foundation for Exploration funds research and educational programs around the world, promoting the exploration of space and the preservation of Earth. | ||
| Descriptions and MPEG animations that simulate travel to black holes and neutron stars. These movies are scientifically accurate computer animations made with strict adherence to Einstein's General Theory of Relativity. The descriptions are written to be understandable on a variety of levels. | ||
| Enables the user to display a virtual reality image of the phases of the moon between 1800 and 2199 AD. Also includes calculations of sunrises and sunsets or moonrises and moonsets worldwide, the dates of Ash Wednesday and Easter, and a Julian Date converter. Celestial Navigation Data and Orbital Elements of Asteroids are also included. | ||
| Links to worldwide radio telescope sites. | ||
| Offers data on all recognised constellations including the location of each, descriptions accompanied by constellation charts, and notes on special stars or star clusters. | ||
| Repository of aerial photographs and satellite images of the earth which can be viewed online. | ||
| Set of Earth statistics, images and movies. | ||
| This supplement provides additional information about subjects that appear in the printed version of Eos as a way of extending coverage in areas of growing importance to geophysical scientists. Brief material in the printed component of Eos will reference the longer, more detailed information on the same topic in the supplement. | ||
| Links to information of general interest regarding the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and the Space Telescope Science Institute (ST ScI). | ||
| Library and archives of the ROE which possesses one of the most comprehensive collections of astronomical literature in existence. Site includes information about the library, access to the catalogue, links to other astronomy resources and libraries and to electronic journals. | ||
| A data centre dedicated to the collection and worldwide distribution of astronomical data and related information. | ||
| Official UK government information on BSE, a disease of cattle first identified in 1986. Includes information on public health (the controls put in place by the Government for the protection of consumers from BSE), the measures taken to eradicate BSE and protect animal health, on support to the beef industry, the effects of BSE in the rest of Europe and Europe's response, the science of BSE (details of research), BSE statistics, and MAFF publications. | ||
| Extensive collection of different views of the Earth with maps, globes, satellite images, artistic visions, and more, also includes time zones. | ||
| Offers a number of images taken by the Subaru optical infrared telescope located at the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii, as well as background information on the project, a description of the telescope and its construction, and overviews of the instrumentation and anticipated scientific activities involving the telescope. | ||
| Resource tracing the formation of the earth over 4.5 billion years, explaining how the earth has evolved, how to read rocks, why there are ocean basins, mountains and continents, what causes climate and climate change, and what makes the earth habitable. Provides details of rock collecting expeditions, the scientists involved, steps involved in preparing rocks for exhibition, and tools used on expeditions. Also features an illustrated glossary of geology terms and selected minerals. | ||
| Extensive information on Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy. Includes general information, reports, publications, research as well as non scientific information. | ||
| ASTER is an imaging instrument on EOS AM 1, a satellite launched in 1998 as part of NASA's Earth Observing System (EOS). ASTER will be used to obtain detailed maps of surface temperature, emissivity, and reflectance elevation. | ||
| Documents discussing space weather, the elements of near Earth space, Earth-space meteorology and practical consequences of space weather. Glossary included. | ||
| Collection of real time satellite images of the Earth's regions, depicting land masses, atmospheric conditions, and oceans. Also illustrates cloud cover and wind speed, and details the geographical coordinates and scale of areas viewed. | ||
| Non governmental organisation devoted to the development of international cooperation for the advancement of photogrammetry and remote sensing and their applications. PRS is the art, science, and technology of obtaining reliable information from non-contact imaging and other sensor systems about the Earth and its environment. | ||
| Offers original articles and features about UFOs and aliens, plus annotated links to selected relevant Internet resources, compiled by a subject specialist, a subject specific bulletin board, and details of related news and events. Topics include alien abductions, Area 51, astronauts' reports of sightings, the Bermuda Triangle, crop circles, recent UFO sightings and the Roswell incident. | ||
| Earth Interactions exploits the capabilities of electronic communications technology to add value to the publication of research results in the interdisciplinary earth sciences. The journal publishes articles dealing with the interactions between the lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere in the context of global issues or global change. It provides authors with the opportunity to use animations and other visualisation techniques that traditional publications cannot accommodate. | ||
| An account of the demise of Mir, the Russian space station. Provides information about, and images of, Mir itself, the de orbit, and various reactions around the world. | ||
| As well as information about the department, example images from the telescope and weather and system reports, there is the facility to register and request the telescope to look at anything in the Northern night sky. | ||
| Text from a series of educational leaflets covering the structure, characteristics and observation of the moon and all the planets of the solar system. Educational use of the information by private individuals or schools is encouraged. | ||
| Document summaries, research papers, datasets, and news about pulsar research. | ||
| A large collection of photographs of the Earth taken by astronauts from the Space Shuttle, including pictures of specific cities, bays and coastlines. It is possible to search for a particular area. | ||
| A collection of images produced by the Hubble Space Telescope. Pictures are organised in year groupings from 1994 and by subject, with press releases and copyright details. | ||
| Daily image reports from Terra, a NASA satellite launched to investigate interrelationships in the Earth system between land, ocean, atmosphere, and life. Data gathered will enable future climate changes to be predicted, allowing us to prepare effectively for the future. | ||
| Collection of images of specific portions of the night sky, searchable by coordinates, scale, and orientation via non astronomer, basic, advanced, and Java interfaces. Incorporates a dictionary for those with minimul knowledge of astronomy. | ||
| Tutorial that explains the elements of the lunar phases one by-one, with sections on time of day, time of month, and apparent direction of the moon. | ||
| Full text of the final report of the UK public inquiry into the emergence and identification of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) and new variant Creutzfeld Jakob Disease (nCJD), and actions taken in response by the British government. | ||
| Information on British meat and nutrition issues with pages on healthy eating, information for healthcare professionals, and a collection of recipes which would not appeal to vegetarians. | ||
| Project group using infrared technology to scan the skies to create a complete celestial census. Contains data sets, factual documents, images, and links to other similar projects. | ||
| Non mathematical but detailed overview of space research on the Earth's environment in space. Includes a glossary of space terminology, and covers electrons, auroral acceleration and magnetic storms. | ||
| Article considering how bovine prions may have been passed to humans, resulting in a new form of CJD. Prions are transmissible particles that are devoid of nucleic acid and seem to be composed exclusively of a modified protein. BSE and human CJD are among the most notable central nervous system degenerative disorders caused by prions. | ||
| Information about an interdisciplinary experiment to use satellite data to monitor the northern boreal forests of Canada. Offers results of findings, and data covering airborne fluxes and meteorology, hydrology, terrestrial ecology and trace gas biogeochemistry. | ||
| The Sea Viewing Wide Field-of-View Sensor Project aims to understand the earth's behaviour and evolution by looking at it from space, and to gather quantitative data on global ocean bio-optical properties. Colour satellite images of plankton blooms, chlorophyll concentrations, coral reefs, and hurricanes are available, as well as technical reports and a teacher's section. | ||
| NASA program that aims to capture the spirit of exploration and focus it back on the Earth. NASA and its partners are striving to discover patterns in climate that will allow prediction of environmental events such as floods and severe winters. | ||
| Official history, reference, science and personnel behind the international space station project due to commence operations in 1999. | ||
| Set of projects investigating the effects of human disturbance on the Earth's biogeochemical processes. Emphasis is placed on the ocean's role in the global carbon cycle, forest decline and land use change, nutrient cycling in terrestrial ecosystems, and processes contributing to changes in atmospheric chemistry and climate. Additional sections include a list of publications, associated projects and graduate education resources. | ||
| Digitised version of images first printed in a 1971 atlas. Material is accessible via listings of feature names, descending N and S latitude, and descending E and W longitude. In addition, feature names, photo numbers, and co ordinate ranges are fully searchable. | ||
| Details of the first NASA mission to the Moon for 25 years. As well as mission status reports and news of the search of the Lunar Prospector spacecraft (launched on 6 January 1998) for water ice on the lunar surface, there is a partial lunar gazetteer and a large body of general information about the Moon, past and present. | ||
| Presents articles on astronomy, cosmology, and space exploration. Also includes the latest space news, and a monthly guide to the night sky. | ||
| Summary of the current consensus and evidence about bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), CJD, and the prion hypothesis. | ||
| Document describing infectious agents which do not have a nucleic acid genome. They are called prions, which are defined as 'small proteinaceous infectious particles which resist inactivation by procedures that modify nucleic acids'. Examples of prion diseases are scrapie, tme, cwd, bse, and cjd. | ||
| Details of a government inquiry into the history, emergence and identification of BSE and new variant CJD in the UK. Includes full text transcripts and witness statements, a glossary, archived press releases, and a BSE timeline. Documents available in HTML, Word, or PDF. | ||
| Articles from the British Medical Journal on BSE and New Variant Creutzfeld-Jakob Disease. | ||
| Covers integrated applications in the geotechnologies, including remote sensing, GIS, image processing, GPS, mapping, photogrammetry, orthophotography, and surveying. Tables of contents only. | ||
| News updates from the Very Large Telescope, which is controlled by the European Southern Observatory. | ||
| Monitors regional and global changes on Earth and explores the causes and effects of climactic and environmental change through the use of satellite data. Includes sections on climate and biosphere monitoring, earth science, tropical cyclone and hurricane research, and an Observation Deck featuring a data chart showing all environmental measurements displayed by the Earth Observatory. Each section contains an illustrated summary of related research with links to further information and colour satellite images. | ||
| Descriptions of NASA space science missions either under study, in development, or currently operating. Features information on missions completed since 1989, and provides links to individual mission homepages. Multi mission programmes are outlined, and a summary of space science launches from 1992 to 2003 is offered as a PDF file. | ||
| Collection of images of gaseous nebulae. Each image is complemented by descriptive text, including details such as the type of nebula, and its distance from Earth. | ||
| Calculates the day length, time of sunrise and sunset, and the sun's height at noon for any given location and particular time of year. | ||
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