Science & Nature
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https://projectrho.com/starmap.html
Winchell Chung (aka Nyrath the nearly wise) maintains this ambitious 3-D starmap project dedicated to the golden age of science fiction and real astronomical data. Inspired by E.E. 'Doc' Smith's classic space operas, the site blends scientific accuracy with a deep love of the stars to create interactive three-dimensional maps of nearby stellar neighborhoods.
https://ipac.caltech.edu/2mass/gallery/index.html
The 2MASS Atlas Image Gallery at IPAC (California Institute of Technology) showcases stunning false-color infrared composite images from the Two Micron All Sky Survey, covering everything from solar system objects and nebulae to galaxies and star clusters. Compiled from three infrared wavelength bands mapped to visible colors, this publicly released collection serves as both a scientific resource and a visually compelling window into the infrared universe.
https://targetarea.net/
Scott Blair's personal site, active since 1997, focuses on storm chasing and severe weather photography, featuring copyrighted images of tornadoes and violent storms captured in the field. The site also honors Eric Nguyen, a fellow storm observer and meteorologist, with a link to a memorial scholarship supporting future weather scientists.
https://briankoberlein.com/
Brian Koberlein is an astrophysicist and author who writes accessible, research-based blog posts covering topics like black holes, dark matter, solar flares, and planetary formation. The site serves as a hub for his ongoing science communication work, with an archive of posts and a newsletter for readers who want regular cosmic updates.
http://www.severewx.com/
Built by meteorologists and storm chasers, Severewx.com covers tornadoes, severe thunderstorms, and storm chasing with firsthand chase reports, photo galleries, and educational weather science content. The site includes real-time weather forecasts, links to weather resources, and a firsthand account of the team's own tornado intercepts.
https://w9dup.org/
The official site of W9DUP, the DuPage Amateur Radio Club (DARC) based in Illinois, covering club news, membership, Field Day results, hamfests, ARES emergency preparedness, and local amateur radio events. Visitors can find an active club calendar, EchoLink and IRLP info, licensing education resources, and a showcase of the club's 7th-place national Field Day finish.
https://radiojove.gsfc.nasa.gov/
NASA's Radio JOVE Project invites students, educators, and citizen scientists to observe and study solar and planetary radio emissions using affordable dipole antenna telescope kits they build themselves. The site offers detailed guides for constructing radio telescopes, downloadable spectrograph software, a data archive, educational materials, and a community map of active Radio JOVE teams around the world.
https://brars.cc/
The Blue Ridge Amateur Radio Society (W4NYK) has been serving ham radio operators in Greenville, SC since 1959, operating repeaters on Caesar's Head and Paris Mountain and hosting the longest-running nightly net in South Carolina. The site covers club news, repeater details, VE testing sessions, swap nets, and member resources for the Upstate SC amateur radio community.
http://w5auu.org/
A ham radio operator's personal site identified by the W5AUU callsign, redirecting visitors to an updated location. The W5 prefix places this operator in the Texas/Oklahoma/Louisiana/Mississippi/Arkansas region, making it a regional amateur radio resource.
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.