The Astronomy Center has provided educational resources to introductory astronomy educators since 2003. Over the past 20 years, the rapid pace of discovery has rendered some of our linked resources obsolete. Thus, the Astronomy Center will be decommissioned on March 1, 2022. Our highest quality resources will be retained on ComPADRE.org.

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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This web site presents Hubble's fascinating discoveries from 1990-2020 through pictures, videos, and stories that describe the universe's past, present, and future. Articles describe…
  
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The Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) Team
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The WMAP mission reveals the conditions of the early universe by measuring the comic microwave background radiation in the sky. Using the temperature difference that is measured in a…
  
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N. Gehrels; Publisher: Goddard Space Flight Center
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Swift is the first space observatory dedicated to the study of gamma-ray bursts and their afterglow in the gamma ray, X-ray, ultraviolet, and optical wavebands.
  
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J. Köppen
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This site provides a collection of Java applets written for teaching, creating exercises, allowing self-study and for use as small research tools. They aim to permit an interactive…
  
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K. Lee
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This web site contains a series of in-class question modules. Each Flash module consists of a set of questions and resources designed to encourage student engagement in the…
  
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High Resolution Fly's Eye: Physics at the University of Utah
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This website provides a tutorial on the evolution of stars. It begins with proto-stars, then provides information about main-sequence stars, hydrostatic equilibrium, helium burning,…
  
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Publisher: Sumanas, Inc
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This web site contains two animated tutorials that demonstrate different astronomy concepts. These are: Moon's Phases shows how the motion of the moon relative to the Earth and Sun…
  
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Publisher: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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The Chandra X-Ray Observatory provides animations and videos of a range of X-ray sources it has imaged. These include objects in our Solar System, as well as Stars & Star Clusters,…
  
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R. O'Connell
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This study guide discusses Greek astronomy. It progresses through the dark ages and the Renaissance highlighting Copernicus's contributions to astronomy. There is also animations…
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These lecture notes describe the main features of optical-band telescopes---i.e. those which operate in or near the part of the EM spectrum to which our eyes are sensitive. It also…
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