Astronomy & Space
396 sites
http://sunstarfrance.com/
Olly Penrice runs this site combining a French gite rental property called Les Granges with a serious passion for astrophotography in the dark skies of Provence. Visitors can browse astro imaging galleries, explore local cycling and climbing, and even book a stay at the gite to experience the region firsthand.
https://whatcomastronomy.org/
The Whatcom Association of Celestial Observers (W.A.C.O.) is a community astronomy club founded in 1988 in Bellingham, Washington, dedicated to making amateur astronomy accessible and enjoyable. The site offers a calendar of meetings, member resources, observing programs, photos, and local astronomy links for the Pacific Northwest region.
https://astronomy-links.net/MarsColonies.html
Clark M. Thomas presents a critical essay arguing against the viability and ethics of Mars colonization, countering popular arguments with Malthusian population theory and opportunity cost reasoning. The piece challenges billionaire-backed space colony fantasies by urging focus on Earth's existing ecological and humanitarian crises instead.
http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages/solar_eclipses/ASE_1984_GoogleMapFull.html
Xavier Jubier's interactive Google Map traces the path of the May 30, 1984 annular solar eclipse across the USA, offering a detailed geographic visualization of this historical celestial event. Part of a larger solar eclipse resource site, this page lets visitors explore the eclipse path with precision using interactive mapping technology.
http://collectspace.com/news/news-061209a.html
CollectSPACE covers space history news and milestones, including this detailed article tracking which astronaut became the 500th person to fly into space during the STS-127 shuttle mission in 2009. The site provides a comprehensive numbered list of all 500 spacefarers up to that point, mission by mission, making it a valuable reference for space history enthusiasts.
http://stargazing.net/david/constel/skymapindex.html
David Haworth's stargazing site offers a comprehensive index of printable sky maps organized by month, time, and observing location, with five detail levels ranging from basic star fields to full constellation boundaries. Each map links to more detailed constellation charts, making this a practical reference for amateur astronomers heading out for a night of naked-eye or telescopic observing.
https://1728.org/magntude.htm
A focused online calculator for computing astronomical magnitudes, covering apparent magnitude, absolute magnitude, and stellar luminosity with worked examples using real celestial objects like the Sun, Moon, and Sirius. The tool walks visitors through the underlying math of the magnitude scale, making it a handy reference for astronomy students and hobbyists alike.
https://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10
Hosted by Florida State University's National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, this interactive tutorial takes visitors on a visual journey from 10 million light-years away down to the subatomic level in successive powers of ten. The experience moves through galaxies, the solar system, Earth, a leaf, its cells, DNA, and finally protons and electrons, making the concept of scale tangible and awe-inspiring.
https://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0406/03grbmilkyway
Spaceflight Now is a dedicated space news outlet covering breaking stories from NASA missions, rocket launches, and astronomical discoveries, including this article presenting evidence of a gamma-ray burst within the Milky Way galaxy. The site features premium video content covering events like the Cassini Saturn arrival, Mars rover updates, and Hubble Space Telescope news, making it a rich hub for space enthusiasts and science followers.
https://astroring.auroradynia.com/
The Astronomy Webring, hosted by auroradynia, connects enthusiasts of astronomy, astrophotography, and astrophysics across the old web. Visitors can join the ring, browse the member list, or simply hop between sites dedicated to all things space.