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Interesting Web Links

Want to learn about current planetary missions? Or get the latest pictures of Mars? Or Saturn? I've assembled my favorite links on the World Wide Web here. Quick links to the main NASA, ESA, and similar sites are listed in the left control bar area. Below are lists of other sites that I've found fun, educational, or interesting. Enjoy!

-Jeff

Astronomy Links

  • The Astronomy Picture of the Day: View a new, stunning picture of stars, planets, galaxies, or nebulae every day!

  • Astronomy and Sky and Telescope magazines: Learn about current planetary exploration and astronomy research! These purchased periodicals also show you the current constellations and sights to see with your own binoculars or telescope. Highly recommended for amateur astronomers or anyone interested in astronomy and planetary exploration. Available by subscription or at local bookstores.

Planets and Planetary Missions

  • NASA's Planetary Photojournal: View and download all the latest images from NASA missions! See the rings of Saturn, or the surface of Mars as seen by one of the rovers! This site also provides an archive of images for previous missions. The Photojournal is simply one of the best scientific sites on the internet.

  • New Horizons mission home page: Pluto has never been visited by any spacecraft. New Horizons is a flyby mission which will reach this tiny dwarf planet and Charon, its large moon, in 2015. Get the latest podcases, find out where New Horizons is right now, download posters, screensavers and the press kit from the spacecraft's encounter with Jupiter! And more...
    From the Applied Physics Laboratory at Johns Hopkins' University.

  • NASA's New Horizons home page: Download more images and information from NASA about this exciting mission!

  • Mars Express home page: This Mars orbiter has returned many stunning 2D and 3D images, and is the European Space Agency's first visit to another planet. The mission helps to answer fundamental questions about the geology, atmosphere, surface environment, history of water and potential for life on Mars.
    A European Space Agency (ESA) mission.

  • NASA's HiRISE Mars Camera: The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera is the most powerful camera ever sent to another planet, and can resolve objects less than a meter wide on the Martian surface. HiRISE is an important tool in the quest to understand the geologic and climatic history of the Red Planet.

  • Cassini-Huygens mission home page: As large as a school bus, the Cassini spacecraft is currently in orbit around the beautiful ringed planet, Saturn. The Huygens probe landed on Titan, Saturn's largest moon, in January, 2006. Thanks to this mission, scientists have received data and images that will help better understand this gas giant and its satellites. Cassini-Huygens is a cooperative effort by NASA and ESA.

  • Cassini's Imaging Science Subsystem home page: View the latest breathtaking images from the visible-wavelength camera on the Cassini spacecraft! See Saturn's rings, cloud bands, and explore the mysteries of Titan, the enigmatic moon.