Reliable websites for Astronomical News and Information

The AstroWeb database of resource records is maintained by the members of the AstroWeb Consortium, at seven institutions:CDS (André Heck, Daniel Egret)MSSSO (Anton Koekemoer at MSSSO and at STScI)NRAO (Don Wells)WWW-VL (La Plata) (Sergio Paoli)ST-ECF (Hans-Martin Adorf, Fionn Murtagh)STScI (Bob Jackson)VILSPA (Jose Daniel Ponz)

Astronomy/Astrophysics on the Internet

Society for Planetary SETI Research (SPSR) is an organization of scientists and scholars from a variety of disciplines formed around their common interest in anomalies on planets and their satellites whose origins may be the result of intelligent activity. The focus of SPSR research is primarily the surfaces of Mars and the Moon as revealed by orbiter and lander investigation.

Astrophysics (since Apr 1992)

This unique resource covers the entire field of astronomy and astrophysics and this online version includes the full text of over 2,750 articles, plus sophisticated search and retrieval functionality, links to the primary literature, and is frequently updated with new material. An active editorial team, headed by the Encyclopedia's editor-in-chief, Paul Murdin, oversees the continual commissioning, reviewing and loading of new and revised content.

SciAsto.Net is a network of amateur astronomers in love with the SCIence of ASTROnomy. Our roots go back to the mid 1990s and the astronomy newsgroup sci.astro (still in existance). A few active members decided to start an IRC chat group on the undernet server. Spearheading that effort was Chris Sheehan, Bob Hale

Our on-line system is a detailed sky map. We generate the map automatically using our database with the positions and basic characteristics of space objects.

The Space Telescope Science Institute enables excellence in astronomical research by optimizing the science from state-of-the-art observational instruments in space.

The Tau Zero Foundation is a volunteer group of scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, and writers who have agreed to work together toward practical interstellar flight and to use this quest to teach you about science, technology, and our place in the universe. By posting the latest developments and unfinished advancements here, we give students the starting materials to begin their own discoveries. By showing both how daunting and incredible this challenge is, we hope to increase attention on protecting the habitability of Earth while planning journeys into the galaxy. By reaching for the stars we will create benefits every step of the way.

Milkyway@Home uses the BOINC platform to harness volunteered computing resources, creating a highly accurate three dimensional model of the Milky Way galaxy using data gathered by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. This project enables research in both astroinformatics and computer science.