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Celebrate Astronomical Valentine Day. Just love this Galaxies, Nebulae, Planets, Stars, Cosmos and all astronomical objects.

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) was founded in 1919. Its mission is to promote and safeguard the science of astronomy in all its aspects through international cooperation.

"The Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes (MAST) is a NASA funded project to support and provide to the astronomical community a variety of astronomical data archives, with the primary focus on scientifically related data sets in the optical, ultraviolet, and near-infrared parts of the spectrum. MAST is located at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)."

"The Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes (MAST) is a NASA funded project to support and provide to the astronomical community a variety of astronomical data archives, with the primary focus on scientifically related data sets in the optical, ultraviolet, and near-infrared parts of the spectrum. MAST is located at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)."

We have built this astrometric calibration service to create correct, standards-compliant astrometric meta-data for every useful astronomical image ever taken, past and future, in any state of archival disarray. We hope this will help organize, annotate and make searchable all the world's astronomical information.

Emerald Observatory is an iPad™ application which displays a variety of astronomical information. It is similar in that way to our flagship products, Emerald Chronometer® and Emerald Chronometer HD, but designed from the start to take advantage of the iPad's larger display. Much of the supporting technology, including NTP (atomic time) and the highly accurate astronomical algori ..

"The Open Exoplanet Catalogue is a catalogue of all discovered extra-solar planets. It is a new kind of astronomical database. It is decentralized and completely open. We welcome contributions and corrections from both professional astronomers and the general public."

Astronomers have found Pluto sized object beyond Neptune now they have a debate to decide what to call a Pluto a planet or exoplanet. Curious to know more about it.

Astronomers have found Pluto sized object beyond Neptune now they have a debate to decide what to call a Pluto a planet or exoplanet. Curious to know more about it.

Astronomers searching the atmospheres of alien worlds for gases that might be produced by life can't rely on the detection of just one type.

Astronomers searching the atmospheres of alien worlds for gases that might be produced by life can't rely on the detection of just one type.

Are astronomers capable of detecting habitable planets with a 3:2 spin orbit resonance? Check out myths, facts, images and latest discoveries only at Astrobilogy Magazine.

Are astronomers capable of detecting habitable planets with a 3:2 spin orbit resonance? Check out myths, facts, images and latest discoveries only at Astrobilogy Magazine.

Reliable websites for Astronomical News and Information

Exoplanets are planets outside of the solar system. They are also referred to as extrasolar planets. Starting in 1992 with the first discovery, astronomers have located about ..

SpaceEngine - is a free space simulation software that lets you explore the universe in three dimensions, starting from planet Earth to the most distant galaxies. Areas of the known universe are represented using actual astronomical data, while regions uncharted by human astronomy are generated procedurally. Millions of galaxies, trillions of stars, countless planets!

As an astronomer, teacher, lecturer and all-around science junkie, I am exposed to all sorts of people and their ideas about what goes on in the sky around them. I have been delighted to find that most people are very curious about the night (and day!) sky, but unfortunately a lot of misinformation is spread about astronomy. Sometimes this information is just plain silly, but many times it makes just enough sense that people believe it. Sometimes the news media help spread these ideas (like the one that you can spin or stand an egg on end during the Vernal E

Despite all warnings, and sane advice not to buy a telescope, but rather start with a good pair of binoculars, you decided that you want one, no matter what. It's all right; I did the same thing. I think most amateur astronomers did that too

ESO, the European Southern Observatory, builds and operates a suite of the world's most advanced ground-based astronomical telescopes

"THE WORLDS FIRST ASTRONOMICAL CLOCK IN THE DIGITAL AGE"

The SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS) is a Digital Library portal for researchers in Astronomy and Physics, operated by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) under a NASA grant. The ADS maintains three bibliographic databases containing more than 6.9 million records: Astronomy and Astrophysics, Physics, and arXiv e-prints. The main body of data in the ADS consists of bibliographic records, which are searchable through highly customizable query forms, and full-text scans of much of the astronomical literature which can be browsed or searched via our full-text search interface. Integrated in its databases, the ADS provides access and pointers to a wealth of external resources, including electronic articles, data catalogs and archives. We currently have links to over 7.6 million records maintained by our collaborators.