Astronomy
Indexes | Guides | Electronic Journals | Ready Reference | Organizations | Research Centers | Related Topics
Indexes
The NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS) (1502–present) is an abstracting service funded by NASA. It incorporates Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts, Instrumentation Abstracts, and Physics and Geophysics Abstracts.
INSPEC (1969–present) indexes publications in all areas of physics, astronomy, engineering and computer sciences. Available on campus via EBSCO. Older print editions are in the Keefe Reference Collection under the title Physics Abstracts (QC1 .P46).
Web of Science (on campus only) (1984-present) Online version of Science Citation Index, an interdisciplinary database to journal articles in the sciences. Tracks cited references to locate more recent articles. For cited reference searching for older articles, please contact us.
Guides (Metasites)
Yahoo!—Science: Astronomy
Science.gov Gateway to authoritative selected science information provided by U.S. Government agencies
Scirus Science-specific search engine produced by Elsevier
WWW Virtual Library—Astronomy & Astrophysics
Astronomy departments in the U.S. and around the world
Electronic Journals
Please check the Journal Locator for more information about specific titles.
Annual Review of Astronomy & Astrophysics
Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Astronomical Journal
Astronomy Reports
Astrophysical Journal
IAU Information Bulletin (International Astronomical Union)
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Science
NASA ADS Astronomy and Astrophysics Article Service
Ready Reference
EurekAlert Reference Desk links to a variety of online ready reference tools.
Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
Martindale's Reference Desk is a collection of ready reference sources from all disciplines.
Solar Eclipse Images Stills and movies.
List of Transneptunian Objects
Views of the Solar System provides nearly 1000 high resolution images and a wealth of astronomical information.
The Nine Planets A multi-media tour.
Comets and Meteor Showers
Astronomy Today 3rd edition. Chaisson and McMillan Web Application.
IAU:Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams CBAT is responsible for the dissemination of information on transient astronomical events
The Constants and Equations Page lists planets, constellations, sunrise/sunset times, moon phases, units and symbols.
Organizations & Associations
AAVSO Home Page
American Astronomical Society Home Page
American Physical Society
Astronomical Society of the Pacific
The European Space Agency
IAU WWW Home Page
Royal Astronomical Society
Research Centers/Special Projects/Missions
A Space Library NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory site allows you to view planets from a variety of perspectives at different points in time.
FUSE: Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer Home Page 1998 mission using high-resolution spectroscopy in far ultra-violet spectral region.
The Gemini 8m Telescopes Project
Global Oscillation Network Group Community-based project to conduct a detailed study of solar internal structure and dynamics using helioseismology.
Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and Space Telescope Science Institute (ST ScI)
Infrared Space Observatory Home Page ESA (European Space Agency) mission in cooporation with ISAS (Japan) and NASA (USA).
MIT X-Ray Timing Explorer Project
NASA homepage
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA K-12 Internet Initiative: Online from Jupiter 97
NASA K-12 Internet: Live from the Hubble Space Telescope
NASA/Marshall Solar Physics Marshall Space Flight Center's Laboratory.
Project Galileo Home Page Mission to explore Jupiter.
STARDUST Home Page
Sun-Earth Connections Homepage Observe and interpret variable radiations in earth's space environment.
SOHO - The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory
SkyView Virtual Observatory The Internet's Virtual Telescope.
SDAC Home Page Solar Data Analysis Center at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD.
Ulysses/NASA Home Page The Ulysses Mission—A Deep Space Voyage to High Latitude Over Solar Poles.
Welcome to the NSSDC! National Space Science Data Center, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD.
Related Topics
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Anglo-Australian Observatory Colour photographs
General Science Resources
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