Outer Space and Science: Breaking space & science news. The latest photos from Mars & Saturn, the Hubble Space Telescope, satellite imaging and more. Emerging technology and cutting edge science.
2 Micron All Sky Survey - 2MASS has uniformly scanned the entire sky in three near-infrared bands to provide an unprecedented view of the Milky Way and the local Universe, nearly free of the obscuring effects of interstellar dust. Photo gallery.
Apollo Lunar Surface Journal - Relive the most incredible and exciting journey mankind has ever undertaken - the historic landings on the Moon. Vast amounts of behind the scene details, commentary from the Astronauts, image, video & audio libraries. An absolute must-see for space enthusiasts!
ASTER - The Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer. Stunning photos of Earth from outer space.
Archaeology - From the Archaeology Institute of America. Archaeological news, articles, events and digs. Articles archive. Archaeology links.
Asteroid & Comet Impact Hazards - News, facts, & photo gallery. From NASA.
Astronomy - Astronomy news, photo gallery, forums, beginners guide.
BBC Science & Nature - Topics include Animals, Prehistoric Life, Human Body & Mind, Genes, Space, and Hot Topics.
Better Humans - Aiming to connect people to the future so that they can create it, this site is dedicated to having the best information, analysis and opinion on the impact of advancing science and technology.
Biology News Net - Biology news, articles & current events.
Chemical Elements - An Interactive Periodic Table of the Elements.
Digital Globe - Sample images from space. Images in the news.
Dinosauricon - A website devoted to dinosaur information and illustrations.
DinoData - Dinosaur news, discussions, maps, and tons of information & illustrations.
Dr. Sky - Provides the latest in observational Astronomy information as well as topics from the world of Space Science and Aviation/Aerospace.
Encyclopedia Astronautica - A compendium of outer space facts and photos.
European Space Agency - Europe's gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe. View news on current, past and future projects, as well as plenty of great photos.
Evolution - An evolution website for teachers. UC Berkeley.
Exploratorium - Online since 1993, the Exploratorium, a museum of science, art, and human perception, was one of the first science museums to build a website, which now contains over 15,000 Web pages exploring hundreds of different topics.
GOES Solar X-Ray Imager - Fantastic x-ray photos & MPEG movies of our sun.
History Of Mathematics Archive - Biographies, history & chronology indexes.
Hubble Telescope - The Hubble Space Telescope home page.
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Jack Horkheimer: Stargazer - The World's first & only weekly TV series on naked-eye astronomy. Watch Jack's delightful and award-winning 5-minute episodes online - 12 months worth of archives. Seen on PBS.
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency - Institute of Space and Astronautical Science. News on Japan's missions to space.
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Mars Society - An organization dedicated to seeing humans explore and settle on Mars. Read about their ongoing research and projects. Mars news and related links.
Museum Of Unnatural Mystery - An online museum that explores the fringe edges of science and at the same time uses those subjects to get people interested in the more mundane aspects of scientific work. Quite fun actually.
NASA - The NASA home site. Links to their other web sites. Breaking news and announcements.
NASA Astronomy Picture Of The Day Archive - Very cool! Archived back to 1995.
NASA Human Spaceflight - Very cool and informative web site filled with up-to-date news and photos from and about the International Space Station and Space Shuttle missions. Track the ISS's current position, and when it will be visible in your own night skies.
National Center For Biotechnology Information - A national resource for molecular biology information, NCBI creates public databases, conducts research in computational biology, develops software tools for analyzing genome data, and disseminates biomedical information - all for the better understanding of molecular processes affecting human health and disease.
National Geographic - News and photography covering the entire planet from the largest nonprofit scientific and educational institution in the world.
National Science Foundation - Science news and discoveries.
Nature - Science updates & archives.
New Scientist - Comprehensive coverage of today's breaking science news from the world's largest network of science and technology correspondents.
NOVA - Terrific site from PBS covering the wide range of topics from the TV show. Articles & interviews, slide shows & interactives. Archived material back to 1996.
Paleontology Portal - Exploring time & space, fossil gallery, famous fossil locales.
PhysicsWeb - Physics news and resources.
Popular Mechanics - Science, Technology, Automotive, Outdoors, and more.
Popular Science - Science, Internet, Medicine & Biotechnology, Aviation & Space, and more.
Red Colony - The largest and most influential Mars colonization website on the Internet. Articles. stories, technical papers, images and more.
Red Nova - Space, science, and technology news & information.
Science.gov - Gateway to authoritative selected science information provided by U.S. Government agencies, including research and development results.
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Science Learning Network - News, links & resources.
Science News For Kids - Science news for children aged 9 to 13. Covers animals, chemistry, dinosaurs, the environment, physics, astronomy, and much more. Games.
Science News Online - Award-winning weekly newsmagazine covering the most important research in all fields of science.
ScienCentral News - "Making Sense Of Science". Independant source for the latest news on science and technology.
Scientific American - The latest science news: In Depth, Highlights, Editor's Picks, Ask The Experts, Technology & Business, and more.
Scirus - Scientific information search engine.
Sky & Telescope - Image gallery, news, observing highlights, Interactive Sky Chart, and more.
SOHO Satellite - NASA's Solar and Heliospheric Observatory satellite. Check out this site to see the spectacular sun spots and solar flares while we are at the 11 year high of the solar sun spot cycle!
Solar Views - All about our solar system. A multimedia adventure and learning experience. Photos galore. Fascinating stories of what goes on behind the scenes of many of the space missions, including Apollo.
Space.com - Daily space news, covering everything from the International Space Station, Shuttle launches and new space missions, to the Hubble telescope, terra-farming Mars, comet & asteroid news, and so much more. A fantastic site. Free newsletter.
Space Daily - Your portal to space. Daily space news.
Space Imaging - Fascinating images of Earth from satellites: California wildfires, Mars, Mt. Everest, Iraq war images and much more. Home page.
Space Race 2 - The competition is on to create the first non-government-run,
commercially available space flights. The first goal, the $10,000,000 Ansari X-Prize, was won by Scaled Composites by launching a re-useable spaceship, capable of
carrying 3 people, on 2 flights within 2 weeks of each other, to 100,000 meters (62.5 miles), utilizing the same spacecraft, and returning to Earth safely. The long-term goal
is affordable space tourism. See who the competitors are, how they are doing, and get the latest news. X-Prize Blog.
The contenders:
Acceleration Engineering - USA
Advent Launch Services - USA
American Astronautics - USA
ARCA Space - Romania
Armadillo Aerospace - USA
Bristol Spaceplanes - England
Canadian Arrow - Canada
da Vinci Project (Golden Palace Space Project) - Canada
Discraft - USA
Fundamental Technology Systems - USA
High Altitude Research Corp (HARC) - USA
Interorbital Systems (IOS) - USA
IL Aerospace Technologies (ILAT) - Israel
Kelly Space & Technology - USA
Lone Star Space Access - USA
Micro-Space - USA
Pablo de León - Argentina
PanAero - USA
Rocketplane Ltd - USA
Scaled Composites - USA
Space Adventures - Russia
Space Transport - USA
Starchaser Industries - England
Suborbital Corp - Russia
TGV Rockets - USA
Vanguard Spacecraft - USA
Space Wander - Take a fascinating 6 minute trip through our solar system and beyond.
Space Weather - Weather on other planets of our solar system. Science news & info about the Sun-Earth connection.
Universe Today - Space news from around the Internet - Updated daily.
Visible Earth - A searchable directory of images, visualizations and animations of the Earth. From NASA.
The Why Files - The science behind the news.
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