Astronomy

This page is the largest of my links pages. It contains links for the professional astronomer as well as anyone else who is just interested in the field. Note that this field is rife with acronyms so to help out I've provided as many as I can (in parentheses right after the full name).

National Aeronuatics & Space Administration (NASA)

Today at NASA

Headquarters (HQ)

Office of Space Sciences (OSS)

Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)

Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)

Ames Research Center (ARC)

National Space Science Data Center (NSSDC) - at GSFC

Planetary Data System (PDS) - at JPL

Astronomical Data Center (ADC) - at GSFC

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS) - astronomy abstracts

Astronomy Picture of the Day brought to you by the GSFC

Other Government Science Agencies

Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) - HST Pictures

National Science Foundation (NSF)

US Geological Survey (USGS)

: Spectroscopy Lab in Denver, CO; Space Sciences in Flagstaff, AZ

Professional Societies

Division for Planetary Science (DPS)

Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) - host of the annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC) in Houston, Texas

American Astronomical Society (AAS)

Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP)

American Geophysical Union (AGU)

International Astronomical Union (IAU)

American Institute of Physics (AIP) - they also have a page on physics student and career statistics

American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT)

Journals

Icarus

Astrophysical Journal Electronic Edition

arXiv.org e-Print archive

Simbad Query Form u1398uri/pahwfmje

Star Maps and Public Outreach Magazines

This week's sky at a glance

StarGazer - requires Java!

SkyView from GSFC

Woming Skies - A series of monthly articles and star charts for the skies above Wyoming and the Rocky Mountain region (although it does not appear to have been updated recently)

Earth and Sky - an astronomical radio series

SKY & Telescope magazine

SpaceDaily ezine

Solar System Tours