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Deep-Sky Planner Deep-Sky Planner
Deep-Sky Planner- Astronomical observation planning, logging, reporting, and telescope control software for imagers and visual observers. ...
JWB Software & Services LLC JWB Software & Services LLC
JWB Software & Services LLC- Offers Four By Jove, software that provides precise information on the location of the four main moons of Jupiter. Also AstroVizier, which provides a precise and detailed physical ephemeris f ...
A Deep Ecliptic Survey for Kuiper Belt Objects A Deep Ecliptic Survey for Kuiper Belt Objects
A Deep Ecliptic Survey for Kuiper Belt Objects- A description of the Deep Ecliptic Survey, a systematic search for Kuiper Belt Objects using large telescopes. ...
Distant EKOs: The Kuiper Belt Electronic Newsletter Distant EKOs: The Kuiper Belt Electronic Newsletter
Distant EKOs: The Kuiper Belt Electronic Newsletter- Recent and past issues of the Distant EKOs Newsletter, a review of the science and current events surrounding Kuiper Belt Objects ...
UniSci: Some Kuiper Belt Objects Turn Out To Be Binary Pairs UniSci: Some Kuiper Belt Objects Turn Out To Be Binary Pairs
UniSci: Some Kuiper Belt Objects Turn Out To Be Binary Pairs- NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is hot on the trail of an intriguing new class of solar system objects -- dim and fleeting objects that travel in pairs in the f ...
nationalgeographic.com: 800-Mile-Wide "Object" Found in Solar System nationalgeographic.com: 800-Mile-Wide "Object" Found in Solar System
nationalgeographic.com: 800-Mile-Wide "Object" Found in Solar System- Astronomers have discovered the largest object in the solar system since Pluto was named the ninth planet in 1930. ...
Discovery Announcement of 2001 KX76 Discovery Announcement of 2001 KX76
Discovery Announcement of 2001 KX76- From the National Optical Astronomy Observatory Newsletter ...
swri.edu: A Kuiper Belt Glossary swri.edu: A Kuiper Belt Glossary
swri.edu: A Kuiper Belt Glossary- This page lists acronyms and definitions of terms used in Kuiper belt research. ...
The Kuiper Belt and the Oort Cloud The Kuiper Belt and the Oort Cloud
The Kuiper Belt and the Oort Cloud- Primer on objects in the outer solar system from The Nine Planets multimedia tour of the solar system. ...
NOVA Online: Doomsday Asteroid NOVA Online: Doomsday Asteroid
NOVA Online: Doomsday Asteroid- Transcript of the television broadcast, kitchen comet activity, general information on comets. ...
Distant EKOs Distant EKOs
Distant EKOs- The Newsletter is dedicated to the dissemination of research relevant to the Kuiper belt. The goal is to provide researchers with easy and rapid access to current observational and theoretical studies of th ...
Quaoar Quaoar
Quaoar- Frequently asked questions. ...
Kuiper Belt Kuiper Belt
Kuiper Belt- Guide to KBOs and recent research by Dr. David Jewitt of the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy ...
List of Transneptunian Objects List of Transneptunian Objects
List of Transneptunian Objects- Lists currently known transneptunian objects, also known as Kuiper Belt Objects. Updated daily. ...
Pluto-Kuiper Belt mission team dedicates Science Operations Center Pluto-Kuiper Belt mission team dedicates Science Operations Center
Pluto-Kuiper Belt mission team dedicates Science Operations Center- On Monday, February 4, on what would have been the 96th birthday of Pluto's discoverer, Clyde W. Tombaugh, NASA's New Horizons Pluto-Kuiper Belt mission ...
How Big Is 2001 KX76? How Big Is 2001 KX76?
How Big Is 2001 KX76?- Size comparison of 2001 KX76 and other known objects. From NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day. ...
European Southern Observatory: Virtual Telescope Observes Large Asteroid European Southern Observatory: Virtual Telescope Observes Large Asteroid
European Southern Observatory: Virtual Telescope Observes Large Asteroid- European Southern Observatory images of 2001 KX76 ...
science.nasa.gov: Hubble Spots the Biggest World Since Pluto science.nasa.gov: Hubble Spots the Biggest World Since Pluto
science.nasa.gov: Hubble Spots the Biggest World Since Pluto- NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has measured Quaoar and found it to be 1300 km wide. ...
10th Planet Discovered 10th Planet Discovered
10th Planet Discovered- NASA science article on this newly discovered Kuiper object. ...
STScI: Hubble Hunts Down Binary Objects at the Fringe of Our Solar System STScI: Hubble Hunts Down Binary Objects at the Fringe of Our Solar System
STScI: Hubble Hunts Down Binary Objects at the Fringe of Our Solar System- The Hubble Space Telescope is hot on the trail of a puzzling new class of solar system object that might be called a Pluto "mini-me." ...
Scientific American: Journey to the Farthest Planet Scientific American: Journey to the Farthest Planet
Scientific American: Journey to the Farthest Planet- Scientists are finally preparing to send a spacecraft to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt, the last unexplored region of our planetary system. By S. Alan Stern ...
Views of the Solar System: Oort Cloud Views of the Solar System: Oort Cloud
Views of the Solar System: Oort Cloud- Definition and overview. ...
Welcome to the Planets Welcome to the Planets
Welcome to the Planets- Images from NASA's planetary exploration program. ...
Definition of Planet - Wikipedia Definition of Planet - Wikipedia
Definition of Planet - Wikipedia- Article describes the history and present controversy surrounding the word and its applicability to various objects. ...
Planetary Data System: Small Bodies Node Planetary Data System: Small Bodies Node
Planetary Data System: Small Bodies Node- Data concerning asteroids and comets, in a standard format for use primarily by astronomical observers and mission planners, as well as educators and students. ...
NASA Planetary Photojournal: Asteroid and Comets NASA Planetary Photojournal: Asteroid and Comets
NASA Planetary Photojournal: Asteroid and Comets- Selected NASA images. ...
Asteroids and Comets Asteroids and Comets
Asteroids and Comets- Data from across NASA, compiled at the National Space Science Data Center. ...
Asteroid/Comet Connection Asteroid/Comet Connection
Asteroid/Comet Connection- A digest of news related to asteroids, comets, and meteors. Monitors changes in impact risk calculations. Includes links to original sources of information. ...
Startdate Online: Leftovers Startdate Online: Leftovers
Startdate Online: Leftovers- Fact sheets on asteroids and comets, index to radio broadcasts on related topics. From the McDonald Observatory. ...
Asteroids, Comets, and Meteorites: Their Intimate Relation with Life on Earth Asteroids, Comets, and Meteorites: Their Intimate Relation with Life on Earth
Asteroids, Comets, and Meteorites: Their Intimate Relation with Life on Earth- A curriculum prepared by the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute. ...
Asteroids Comets Meteors (ACM) Asteroids Comets Meteors (ACM)
Asteroids Comets Meteors (ACM)- A meeting bringing together scientists studying small solar system bodies. Dates and links of past meetings. ...
Committee on Small Body Nomenclature Committee on Small Body Nomenclature
Committee on Small Body Nomenclature- Group responsible for the naming of asteroids and comets. Description of the naming process, guidelines for submitting name proposals. ...
Small Bodies Small Bodies
Small Bodies- Link collection covering the Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud, asteroids, comets, meteors and meteorites, near Earth objects, and impacts. ...
Meteorites and Asteroids Meteorites and Asteroids
Meteorites and Asteroids- Companion resource to an astronomy textbook, contains links and current news about meteorites and asteroids. ...
BBC NEWS: Astronomers Discover 'New Planet' BBC NEWS: Astronomers Discover 'New Planet'
BBC NEWS: Astronomers Discover 'New Planet'- A telescope has detected what could be the Solar System's 10th planet, Sedna. ...
The Nine Planets: Small Bodies in the Solar System The Nine Planets: Small Bodies in the Solar System
The Nine Planets: Small Bodies in the Solar System- Overview of asteroids, comets, meteors. Images, data, links. ...
Views of the Solar System: Sun Views of the Solar System: Sun
Views of the Solar System: Sun- Pictures, animations, general information and data. ...
Nine Planets: Sedna Nine Planets: Sedna
Nine Planets: Sedna- General information on the object officially known as 2003 VB12. This object is the most distant body known that orbits our Sun. ...
Celestial Images - Astrophotography Celestial Images - Astrophotography
Celestial Images - Astrophotography- Film and CCD gallery. ...
Keeping an Eye on Space Rocks Keeping an Eye on Space Rocks
Keeping an Eye on Space Rocks- Overview of asteroids, comets, and meteors, with special attention to the impact hazard to Earth. ...
The Small Bodies The Small Bodies
The Small Bodies- Provides detailed information on asteroids, comets and meteoroids. ...
Comets and Asteroids News Comets and Asteroids News
Comets and Asteroids News- Latest news and information about comets and asteroids proved by Remanzacco Observatory, Italy. ...
Catalogue of the Solar System: Small Bodies Orbital Evolution Catalogue of the Solar System: Small Bodies Orbital Evolution
Catalogue of the Solar System: Small Bodies Orbital Evolution- Provides information about asteroids of the Aten, Apollo and Amor groups and periodic comets. In English and Russian. ...
Astrobiology Magazine: Meteors, Comets, and Asteroids Astrobiology Magazine: Meteors, Comets, and Asteroids
Astrobiology Magazine: Meteors, Comets, and Asteroids- Selected articles, usually with some connection to life on Earth or elsewhere in the solar system. ...
Minor Planet Center Minor Planet Center
Minor Planet Center- International clearing house for observations of asteroids and comets. ...
Stanford Solar Center Stanford Solar Center
Stanford Solar Center- Presents a collection of educational activities based on Solar Oscillations Investigation (SOI) and Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) data. ...
NASA/Marshall Solar Physics NASA/Marshall Solar Physics
NASA/Marshall Solar Physics- The Solar Physics Branch of Marshall Space Flight Center's (MSFC) Space Sciences Laboratory (SSL) is composed of 15 scientists involved in various studies of the physics of the Sun. ...
Solar Images from SDAC Solar Images from SDAC
Solar Images from SDAC- Daily pictures from the SOHO and Yohkoh space platforms, the US National Solar Observatory, and the Mauna Loa Solar Observatory. ...
Cosmic and Heliospheric Learning Center Cosmic and Heliospheric Learning Center
Cosmic and Heliospheric Learning Center- Based at NASA/GSFC. Includes sections about the Sun, the cosmic rays and the history of its study. ...
Birmingham Solar Oscillations Network Birmingham Solar Oscillations Network
Birmingham Solar Oscillations Network- Who they are and what they do. Also includes background information, results, data. ...

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