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NASA: Space Science and Astrobiology
NASA PubSpace in PMC Web portal for easy public access to the peer-reviewed papers resulting from NASA-funded research held in PubMed Central (PMC). PMC is a full-text, online archive of journal literature operated by the National Library of Medicin
Dictionary of Astronomy (Oxford Reference Online) The revised second edition of this established dictionary contains over 4,300 up-to-date entries covering all aspects of astronomy. The dictionary also includes biographical entries on eminent astronomers, as well as worldwide coverage of observatories and telescopes.
Astronomy Picture of the Day Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
Apollo Image Archive "Arizona State University and NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston have teamed up to make high-res scans of original Apollo flight films available online."
Astrobiology The NASA program site defines astrobiology as the study of life in the universe. It provides a biological perspective to many areas of NASA research, linking such endeavors as the search for habitable planets, and efforts to understand the origin of life.
Science.gov: Astronomy
Stanford Solar Center This site presents a collection of fun educational activities based on Solar Oscillations Investigation (SOI) and Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) data.
Stellarium "Stellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer. It shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope." This free downloadable software includes features such as overlays of constellation art.
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AccessScience contains articles, reference materials, biographies, images, and animations covering all major scientific disciplines.
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Gale OneFile: Science provides information on the latest scientific developments in particle physics, advanced mathematics, and nanotechnology. Updated daily, Science has articles to satisfy almost every scientific inquiry and keep researchers current. Key subjects include the biological sciences, computing, engineering, and technology.
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The Science journal brings you breaking news from the world of scientific research. It also includes Sifter, a blog about the best science stories on the web, and a weekly podcast. Some of the topics covered are archaeology, biology, brain & behavior, chemistry, climate, earth, economics, education, environment, evolution, funding, health, math, paleontology, people & events, physics, plants & animals, policy, scientific community, social sciences, space, and technology. The journals are truly international in scope; most of the authors are based outside the United States, covering geographic areas such as, Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, and Latin America. Full text 'Science' journals available from 1997 to the present.

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