Education and Multimedia

Minor Planet Center Minor Planet Center- International clearing house for observations of asteroids and comets. 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. 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. Comets and Asteroids News Comets and Asteroids News- Latest news and information about comets and asteroids proved by Remanzacco Observatory, Italy. The Small Bodies The Small Bodies- Provides detailed information on asteroids, comets and meteoroids. 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. 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. 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. 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. Meteorites and Asteroids Meteorites and Asteroids- Companion resource to an astronomy textbook, contains links and current news about meteorites and asteroids. Small Bodies Small Bodies- Link collection covering the Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud, asteroids, comets, meteors and meteorites, near Earth objects, and impacts. 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. Asteroids Comets Meteors (ACM) Asteroids Comets Meteors (ACM)- A meeting bringing together scientists studying small solar system bodies. Dates and links of past meetings. 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. Startdate Online: Leftovers Startdate Online: Leftovers- Fact sheets on asteroids and comets, index to radio broadcasts on related topics. From the McDonald Observatory. 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 informat… Asteroids and Comets Asteroids and Comets- Data from across NASA, compiled at the National Space Science Data Center. NASA Planetary Photojournal: Asteroid and Comets NASA Planetary Photojournal: Asteroid and Comets- Selected NASA images. 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 e… Orbits Orbits- Interactive 3D orbit visualization for known asteroids and comets. Welcome to the Planets: Small Bodies Welcome to the Planets: Small Bodies- Asteroids Ida and Dactyl, Comets Shoemaker-Levy 9 and Halley, representative meteorites. NOVA Online: Doomsday Asteroid NOVA Online: Doomsday Asteroid- Transcript of the television broadcast, kitchen comet activity, general information on comets.