Unveiling the universe
Resources and Links


 

WEB LINKS
  Return to Mars @ nationalgeographic.com
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/mars/frame.html
Tag along with the Pathfinder space probe to explore the Red Planet (complete with 3-D and virtual reality).

Star Journey @ nationalgeographic.com
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/stars/index.html
Take a look at the Hubble Space Telescope and explore the heavens with our popular star chart.

Virtual Solar System @ nationalgeographic.com
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/solarsystem/index.html
Encounter our planetary neighbors in two or three dimensions.

Astronomy Picture of the Day
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod
Each day NASA offers a new and fantastic picture of the heavens.

The Big Bang
http://csep1.phy.ornl.gov/guidry/violence/bang.html
Explore the theory at the root of modern cosmology.

NASA Homepage
http://www.nasa.gov
Find a wealth of information on all things celestial.

Space Telescope Science Institute
http://oposite.stsci.edu
Get the latest news and pictures from the Hubble Space Telescope and take a multimedia tour of the cosmos.

W. M. Keck Observatory
http://astro.caltech.edu/mirror/keck/realpublic/gen_info/gen_info.html
Learn about the largest optical and infrared telescopes.
 

NGS RESOURCES
  Book
Mars: Uncovering the Secrets of the Red Planet. 1998.

Book
The Front Line of Discovery: Science on the Brink of Tomorrow. 1995.

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
Newcott, William R. “New Eyes on the Universe.” Pages 2-41, January 1994.

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
Boslough, John. “Searching for the Secrets of Gravity.” Pages 563-583, May 1989.

Book
National Geographic Picture Atlas of Our Universe. 1986.

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
Gore, Rick. “The Once and Future Universe.” Pages 704-749, June 1983.

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
Canby, Thomas Y. “Pioneers in Man’s Search for the Universe.” Pages 627-633, May 1974.
 

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
  Greene, Brian. The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory. W. W. Norton & Company, 1999.

Gutsch, William A. Jr. 1001 Things Everyone Should Know About the Universe. Doubleday, 1999.

Feynman, Richard. Six Easy Pieces: The Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacher. Perseus, 1996.

Pasachoff, Jay M. Astronomy: From the Earth to the Universe. HBJ College and School Division, 1995.

Weinberg, Steven. The First Three Minutes: A Modern View of the Origin of the Universe. Basic Books, 1993.

Padmanabhan, T. After the First Three Minutes: The Story of Our Universe. Cambridge University Press, 1998.

Davies, Paul. The Last Three Minutes: Conjectures About the Ultimate Fate of the Universe. HarperCollins, 1997.

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