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Explorations: Stars, Galaxies, and Planets
Thomas Arny, University of Massachusetts
Meteors, Asteroids, and Comets
Web Links
Governmental Agencies
http://www.nasa.gov/
(http://www.nasa.gov/)
NASA homepage
http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets
(http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets)
"Welcome to the Planets." Nice pictures, fact sheets, and other info.
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/photo_gallery/photogallery-earth.html
(http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/photo_gallery/photogallery-earth.html)
National Space Science Data Center. A NASA site with lots of pictures, fact sheets, glossary.
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/image/planetary/solar_system/family_portraits.jpg
(http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/image/planetary/solar_system/family_portraits.jpg)
Solar System Family Portrait
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/comet/
(http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/comet/)
Hale-Bopp
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/cometfact.html
(http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/cometfact.html)
Comet Fact Sheet
http://encke.jpl.nasa.gov/whats_visible.html
(http://encke.jpl.nasa.gov/whats_visible.html)
Comets Currently Visible
Institutional / Education
http://impact.arc.nasa.gov/
(http://impact.arc.nasa.gov/)
Ames Space Science Division's Asteroid and Comet Impact Hazards page
http://neat.jpl.nasa.gov/
(http://neat.jpl.nasa.gov/)
Near Earth Asteroid Tracking
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/asteroidfact.html
(http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/asteroidfact.html)
Asteroid Fact Sheet
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/cfa/ps/icq.html
(http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/cfa/ps/icq.html)
The International Comet Quarterly Comet Information Website
http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/faculty/jewitt/submm.html
(http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/faculty/jewitt/submm.html)
The Submillimeter Comet Home Page
http://www.noao.edu/education/igcomet/igcomet.html
(http://www.noao.edu/education/igcomet/igcomet.html)
Build Your Own Comet
http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/faculty/jewitt/kb.html
(http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/faculty/jewitt/kb.html)
The Kuiper Belt Home Page Meteors and Meteorites
Organizations
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/cfa/ps/cbat.html
(http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/cfa/ps/cbat.html)
IAU Circulars
http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/spacewatch/
(http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/spacewatch/)
Spacewatch Project
http://www.imo.net/
(http://www.imo.net/)
International Meteor Organization
http://www.amsmeteors.org/
(http://www.amsmeteors.org/)
American Meteor Society
http://comets.amsmeteors.org/
(http://comets.amsmeteors.org/)
Meteor Showers
Publications
http://www.skypub.com/comets/comets.html
(http://www.skypub.com/comets/comets.html)
Sky and Telescope current info
Other Links of Interest
http://www.seds.org/billa/tnp
(http://www.seds.org/billa/tnp)
"The Nine Planets: A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System," by Bill Arnett Excellent pictures, glossary, and other info. One of the best astronomy web sites.
http://www.vub.ac.be/STER/www.astro/chihp.htm
(http://www.vub.ac.be/STER/www.astro/chihp.htm)
Chiron Comets
http://www.bright.net/~dsberry/astron.html
(http://www.bright.net/~dsberry/astron.html)
Doug's Astronomy World-with information on comets
http://near.jhuapl.edu/
(http://near.jhuapl.edu/)
NEAR Shoemaker Asteroid Rendezvous spaceprobe homepage.
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