Thinking in Space
Routinely Updated Space News
- Space.com News – The premiere space news page
- Space Daily – The other premiere space news page
- Spaceflight Now – Another leading source for online space news
- NASA Press Releases – Short PR briefings directly from NASA
- NASA News and NASA TVs – Lastest briefings from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center as well as live coverage and schedule
Space Probes
- Schedule of Space Probe Launches, Encounters, etc – All deep space missions, US and international; also calendar of upcoming chats where experts answer your questions
- Lunar Prospector – Lunar Prospector official site
- Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous – probe that landed on asteroid Eros
Spacecraft, Space Stations, and Bases
- Space Shuttle – Good site, but must dig for detail
- Diagrams of historic spacecraft – Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, etc.
- Ames Research covering many topics.
- Project Orion – 1950's design for very large space craft propelled by nuclear explosions
- Apollo Saturn Reference Page – Excellent reference page on Apollo Saturn program; see the links page as well
- Encyclopedia Astronautica – The premiere spacecraft history website
- European Space Agency (ESA) Portal – Europe's space program website
Planets and Astronomy
- The Nine 8 Planets – Excellent reference material on our solar system
- Ephemeris Generator – Generate views from any object to any object in the Solar System
- Mars Orbital Laser Altimeter (MOLA) – Includes detailed contour map data of Mars
- Planetary Image Atlas – Photos from space probes; search NASA's image database
- Planetary Sciences page – Reference on planetary science
- Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) PhotoJournal – Photos from missions exploring our solar system, small bodies and the universe, taken by various instruments
- Amateur Astronomy at Home – For Anyone First Getting Interested in Astronomy with many links to explore further
- Beginners Guide To Backyard Astronomy – For aspiring astronomers starting out at home, in their own backyard.
- Mars for Kids
- Astronomy, Science and Physics Guide – to aid you in your interstellar education by providing a broad range of links to the various sites
- Be an Astronomer Right from Your Window – At-Home Astronomy Techniques
Stars
- Stardate: McDonald Observatory site – Good astronomy reference site
- Sloan Digital Sky Survey – Most exhaustive mapping of the heavens
- Starry Night Sky Chart – See the stars by location and date/time
Become an Armchair Astronaut - Training and Simulators
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Basics of Space Flight – Learn online from an actual NASA course how spacecraft find their way
- X Plane Online – X-Plane is not designed for online flight, but this "fan site" offers a work-around
- Orbiter: Free Space Flight Simulator – Excellent simulator for entire solar system, but picky about graphics cards
- Be a Martian – Virtual world
- Real Space Models – Detailed resin model kits of many spacecraft
