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• Astronomy 20 websites
  • Star map of the night sky.
  • Seeds's Horizons.
  • University of Leicester -Department of Physics and Astronomy Sections
  • Sky andTelescope Magazine
  • Astronomy - The worlds best-selling astronomy magazine.
  • Absolute Astronomy - Exploring the universe of knowlege in many sciences
    
    
• The Panetary Society The Planetary Society, the world's largest space-interest group, is dedicated to inspiring the public with the adventure and mystery of space exploration.
  
  
• Window to the universe
  
  
• Space.Com
  
  
• Space Telescope Science Institute Astronomy Resources from STSci
  
  
• Next Generation Space Telescope This is NASA's official web site for news and information about the space agency's Next Generation Space Telescope (NGST), a powerful space telescope that will replace the highly successful Hubble Space Telescope (HST) when it retires near the end of this decade. Scheduled for launch in 2010, the telescope will carry cameras and spectrographs sensitive to infrared radiation. Over the telescope's 5-10 year lifetime astronomers hope to observe the farthest reaches of the universe.
  
  
• University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy The Institute for Astronomy at the University of Hawaii conducts research into galaxies, cosmology, stars, planets, and the Sun. Its faculty and staff are also involved in astronomy education, and in the development and management of the observatories on Haleakala and Mauna Kea.
  
  
• Earth From Space The NASA Space Shuttle Earth Observations Photography database of over 375,000 images is a national treasure.
  
  
• Chandra X-Ray Telescope New photographs are posted daily. Chandra X-ray Observatory Center, Operated for NASA by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Photo Album || Field Guide || Education New! || Press Room || About Chandra || Resources
  
  
• Chandra X-Ray Observatory Press Kit Overview
  • Payload Components
    • The Spacecraft || The Telescope System || Science Instruments || Inertial Upper Stage || Airborne Support Equipment
  • History/Background
    • Launch || Activation and Checkout || Chandra Major Event Timeline || Chandra's Orbital Profile || Observatory Operations || Program History
  • Benefits
    • Science Program || Superflares || Supernovae & The Building Blocks For Life || Black Holes & Quasars || Galaxy Clusters || Dark Matter & The Universe
  • Chandra at a Glance
    • Mission Duration || Orbital Data || Dimensions ||Weights || Integral Propulsion System || Electrical Power || Communications || On-board Data Capture || High Resolution Mirror Assembly || Attitude Control & Pointing || Science Instruments
  • IUS ( Inertial Upper Stage)
    • Dimensions || Weights || Performance|| Support Equipment Weights || Total Payload Weight || Length
  • Did you know?
    • The Chandra X-Ray Observatory is the world's most powerful X-Ray telescope. It has eight times greater resolution and will be able to detect sources more than 20 times fainter than any previous X-Ray telescope.
    • The Chandra X-Ray Observatory, with its Inertial Upper Stage and support equipment is the largest and heaviest payload ever launched by the Space Shuttle.
    • The Chandra X-Ray Observatory's operating orbit will take it 200 times higher than the Hubble Space Telescope. Each orbit Chandra will travel one-third of the way to the moon.
      
      
• Hubble Space Telescope
  
  
• Hubble Space Telescope News Over 200 photograph taken by Hubble.
  
  
• Sky & Telescope - Astronomy News Describes articles included in the current issue.
  
  
• NASA Covers current events and news and:
  Aerospace Technology || Human Exploration and Development of Space || Earth Science || Space Science
  
  
• JPL Covers current events and news.
  
  
• Junk in Space and More Space junk continues to clutter the friendly cosmic skies, posing threats to satellites and spacecraft, with scientists working to identify which bits of orbital rubbish to pluck from the heavens first. But a new study suggests they're fighting an uphill battle.
  
  
• Near Earth Asteoids