a compelling app that brings you on a guided tour of space with some of the leading astronomers in the business. You'll probably learn more in the average WorldWide Telescope tour than reading articles on a site like Space.com. It's that informative. Plus, you'll have the ability to see different space objects that you might have never known about.
Stellarium is billed as a "planetarium for your computer." And it delivers. It's free (and open source) and delivers a catalog of over 210 million stars, as well as realistic views of space, providing one of the most awe-inspiring experiences in this roundup. You can see where the planets are from your view atop a rover on Mars or check out shooting stars light years away.
If so, Space Weather is for you. The site takes a look at all kinds of space weather issues impacting the globe. From solar wind to X-ray solar flares, it has it all. You can even find out when the next asteroid encounters could occur (we dodged all the bullets in April).
The site gives you news each day that it gathers from a variety of astronomers and sources, like NASA. You'll find information on topics ranging from the extinction of dinosaurs to theories on the creation of small galaxies.
Space.com provides some of the best information on the Web about the universe. You can see the latest space news. You can even monitor space missions. The site has a "SpaceViews" section offering up pictures and videos for you to see what's out there.
In the picture, I'm wearing a jacket made of paper. My father-in-law bought this in China in 1971. After he passed away, I wore this to his memorial service. The shirt is the first present he ever gave me.