The Clark Foundation recommends the following web sites to
educators and students seeking additional information on astronomy and
the space sciences. The Clark Foundation does not sponsor or
financially support any of these sites, and is not responsible for
their content.
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| General Astronomy |
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| Utah Skies |
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"View-tah's" Astronomy Pages--Bringing the Joys of Astronomy to the Public
Through Awareness, Advocacy, and Education.
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| Thursday's Classroom |
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A prototype educational web site by
Science@NASA. Our aim is to provide a lasting connection between NASA's latest research and
the classroom environment.
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| Starchild |
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A learning center for young astronomers from NASA's Goddard
Space Flight Center.
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| Sunspots and the Solar Cycle |
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Planning for satellite orbits and space missions often require advance
knowledge of solar activity levels. NASA scientists are using new
techniques to predict sunspot maxima years in advance.
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| Earth and Sky |
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An award winning daily science radio series.
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| The NASA/JPL On-Line Tour of the Solar System |
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The NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory Tour of the Solar System.
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| Solar System Live |
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The interactive Orrery of the Web. You can view the entire Solar
System, or just the inner planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars).
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| Astronomy Image Library |
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A searchable database of many, many thousands of astronomical
images. Planets, Galaxies, Stars, Nebula, you name it. If it's in the
night sky and it can be observed with a telescope, there are probably
a few images of it in this database.
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| Astronomy Picture of the Day |
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Each day a new image, along with a brief explanation written by a
professional astronomer.
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| Lycos Astronomy Links |
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List of Astronomy links maintained by the Lycos web search
service.
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| Astronomy and Astrophysics Guide |
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A "list of lists." LOTS of astronomy-related links here, including
links to the major astronomical observatories around the world.
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| Phil Plait's Bad Astronomy |
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A good selection of articles to read about misconceptions in Astronomy.
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| CONNECTED |
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From Rice University's Department of Space Physics and Astronomy, this
is a terrific source of information about Astronomy, "Space
Weather," and interactive educational modules appropriate for use
in grades K - 8.
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| Views of the Solar System |
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Explore the Sun, planets, moons, comets, asteroids, and more. Discover
the latest scientific information, or study the history of space
exploration, rocketry, early astronauts, space missions, spacecraft
through a vast archive of photographs, scientific facts, text,
graphics and videos.
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| Extrasolar Planets Encyclopedia |
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A catalog of planets believed to be orbiting other stars, compiled by
Jean Schneider of the Observatoire de Paris.
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| Astronomy Public Outreach |
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This scenic viewpoint on the I-Way is part of the public outreach effort of the Center
for Astrophysics and Space Sciences of the University of California at San Diego.
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| AstroWeb |
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A collection of pointers to astronomy-related information available on the Internet.
This is a searchable database maintained by the AstroWeb Consortium.
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| Pluto's Home Page |
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Everything you ever wanted to know about Pluto.
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| The Star*s Family - StarWorlds |
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Large searchable directory of organizations, institutions,
associations, companies, and so on, involved in astronomy and related
space sciences, together with other entries of interest (currently
more than 6,000 entries with all practical details available and about
5,000 hot links).
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| Michael Boschat's Astronomy Page |
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Amazing alphabetical listing of Astronomy Resources.
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| Aladin Project |
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ALADIN is a new project currently under development by the CDS, Strasbourg (France) to
create an Interactive Deep Sky Mapping Facility. The ALADIN project is developing an
interactive atlas of the digitized sky allowing the user to visualize on his/her own
workstation digitized images of any part of the sky, to superimpose entries from
astronomical catalogs or user data files, and to interactively access the related data and
information from the SIMBAD database for all known objects in the field.
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| SEDS |
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This is a great general space and astronomy resource! SEDS (Students for the
Exploration and Development of Space) is hosted by the University of Arizona Chapter at
the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory.
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| International Dark-Sky Association |
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The International Dark-Sky Association is is a non-profit, membership-based
organization. IDA's goal is to be effective through education about the value and
effectiveness of quality nighttime lighting and of the solutions to the problems in
stopping the adverse environmental impact of light pollution and space debris.
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| IOTA |
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The International Occultation Timing Association (IOTA) was established to encourage
and facilitate the observation of occultations and eclipses.
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| SETI Institute |
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The SETI Institute serves as a home for scientific research in the general field of
Life in the Universe with an emphasis on the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
(SETI). Our research is designed to answer the question: Are we alone in the Universe?
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| Remote Access Astronomy Project |
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The Remote Access Astronomy Project, RAAP, was developed to allow undergraduates in
beginning and advanced Astrophysics courses to combine theory with observations by working
with satellite imaging data and a Remotely Operated Telescope, ROT. The program has been
extended to allow high schools and junior colleges to participate by accessing our Web
server or BBS (805-893-2650) and downloading images and educational programs.
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| Virtual Trips to Black Holes and Neutron Stars |
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For kids of all ages, cool astronomy links from the Yahoo! Web search
service.
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| Jet Propulsion Laboratories |
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the California Institute of
Technology site of news and information on JPL missions.
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| NASA Space Calendar |
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The NASA Space Calendar covers space-related activities and anniversaries for the
coming year. Included are over 300 links to other home pages for more information.
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| NASA Home Page |
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The gateway for all the news about the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration--look specifically at the "what's new" section.
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| Spacecraft |
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The BIG list of links to past, present, and future space missions!
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| Hubble Space Telescope Science Institute |
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This is a great source for the latest images from the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope
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| Hubble Space Telescope Informal Education Resource for Museums and Planetariums |
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In-depth information about the Hubble Space Telescope and its discoveries, electronic
image sources - including high resolution TIFF files, where to obtain Hubble images in
photograph and slide form, sources of Hubble exhibits and planetarium programs,
educational resources, plus more!
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| Mars Explorer for the Armchair Astronaut |
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Planetary Data System's Mars Explorer. The Mars Explorer allows you to get an image map
of any area on Mars at a variety of zoom factors, image sizes, and map projections. These
images are created using data from NASA's Viking missions.
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| NASA's Observatorium |
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NASA's Observatorium is a public access site for Earth and space data. This site
features pictures of Earth, planets, stars, and the stories behind those images.
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| The Cassini Probe's Exploration of Saturn |
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The latest information and news about NASA's Cassini spacecraft and its voyage to
Saturn.
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| Galileo at Jupiter |
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The latest information and news about NASA's Galileo spacecraft and its exploration of
Jupiter.
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| Center for Mars Exploration |
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The Center for Mars Exploration (CMEX) WWW server at the NASA Ames research facility.
This site features historical references to Mars, previous Mars mission information, tools
to analyze Mars, current Mars news, and much more.
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| Space Science Education Outreach |
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The Space Science Data Operations Office of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center offers
information about the Sun, our Solar System, and the Milky Way Galaxy.
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| StarDate Online |
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StarDate Productions is the public education and outreach arm of the University of
Texas McDonald Observatory.
This site reports on astronomical events and offers astronomy resources to teachers, the
media, and the public.
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| Teaching Resources |
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| National Science Teachers Association |
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| The Universe in the Classroom |
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The Universe in the Classroom is a free quarterly educational newsletter published by
the Astronomical Society of the Pacific for teachers,
youth group leaders, librarians, and anybody else who wants to help children of all ages
learn more about the wonders of the universe.
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| Educational Resources in Astronomy |
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A huge list of astronomy-related organizations and resources.
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| Stanford Solar Center |
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This site presents a collection of fun educational activities based on Solar
Oscillations Investigation (SOI) and Solar and
Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) data.
Students can explore the Sun's tangled magnetic field, its turbulent surface motions, the
dramatic sunspot cycle, and even what magic happens in the solar interior, where
instrumental eyes cannot penetrate.
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| SM-xnderborg High School Astronomy Pages |
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Astronomy activities of the students at the SM-xnderborg Amtsgymnasiet (High School) in
Denmark. In English, and very cool.
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| The Constellations and their Stars |
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This is a great site. It features information about constellations, stars, and the
mythology behind constellation names. Definitely worth a look!
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| How Things Work |
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Think of this site as a radio call-in program that's being held on the WWW instead of
the radio. The site contains a discussion of the many everyday objects explained in the
book "How Things Work: the Physics of Everyday Life".
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| Online From Jupiter |
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NASA teacher resources for learning.
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| Physics Demonstrations |
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A sourcebook for teachers of physics.
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| Astronomy Education Resources |
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A HUGE list.
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| The Science Hobbyist |
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Amateur science, cool science, weird science.
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| Physics 2000 |
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An interactive journey through Physics
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| SciEd |
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Science and Mathematics Education Resources
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| Amazing Space |
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Amazing Space is a set of web-based activities primarily designed for classroom use,
but made available for all to enjoy.
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| Sonoma State University |
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Educational Resources in Physics, Astronomy, and Related Fields.
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| General Science Education Resources |
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| Benchmarks Online |
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As part of the American Association for the Advancement
of Science's "Project 2061: Science For All Americans" (SFAA), this 1989
publication includes study and debate about science literacy by scientists,
mathematicians, engineers, and educators, and recommended literacy goals in science,
mathematics, and technology for all high-school graduates.
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| National Center for Science Literacy, Education, and Technology |
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The objectives of The Institute for Science and Society are to help increase science
literacy in all parts of our population and contribute to a more rational atmosphere than
now exists for the public consideration of societal issues involving science and
technology, both regional and national.
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| 21st Century Problem Solving |
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This site is dedicated to promoting problem-solving skills, and is directed to
students, teachers, administrators, parents and other professionals.
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| Science Learning Network |
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The Science Learning Network (SLN) is an online community of educators, students,
schools, science museums and other institutions demonstrating a new model for inquiry
science education.
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| Bad Science |
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"Be very, very careful what you put into that head, because you will never, ever,
get it out." This site is not only valuable to educators, but also highly
entertaining. Don't miss it.
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| Global Schoolhouse |
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The Global Schoolhouse provides educational opportunities for schools, teachers,
parents and students to use the Internet for teaching and learning.
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| Utah Education Resources |
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| UTAH LINK |
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| Utah State Office of Education Science Core Curriculum Page |
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All Utah science teachers had better know about this one!
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| Planetarium Resources |
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| International Planetarium Society |
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| Loch Ness Productions |
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| Hansen Planetarium |
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| Ott Planetarium |
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| Summerhays Planetarium |
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| Utah Astronomy Clubs |
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| The Salt Lake Astronomical Society |
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| Ogden Astronomical Society |
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| Utah Valley Astronomy Association |
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| Brigham Young University Astronomical Society |
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| Other |
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| Skeptical |
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Got a question about astrology, crop circles, UFO's, Atlantis, and
other phenomenon that seem more at home in an episode of the
"X-Files?" This site is for you. It features an
extensive list of publications and organizations that critically
analyze (and sometimes satirize) fringe-science.
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