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Astrobites 
  
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Astrobites is a daily astrophysical literature journal written by graduate students in astronomy. The goal of this site is to present one interesting paper per day in a brief format…
https://astrobites.org/
Bad Astronomy: Death by Meteorite 
  
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This page is a blog post that explains what the odds are of being killed by a meteorite impact. Because of the wide-spread damage that would occur from a meteorite of significant…
https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/death-by-meteorite
American Astronomical Society 
  
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The American Astronomical Society (AAS), established 1899, is a major professional organization in North America for astronomers and other scientists and individuals interested in…
https://aas.org/
The Harlow Shapley Visiting Lectureships in Astronomy 
  
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The Harlow Shapley Visiting Lectureship Program of the American Astronomical Society, a program of two day visits by professional astronomers to college campuses, can bring the…
https://aas.org/education/harlow-shapley-visiting-lectureships
Center for Astronomy Education 
  
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The NASA Center for Astronomy Education (CAE) provides professional development for faculty, postdocs, and graduate students who teach introductory astronomy to non-science majors.…
https://www.as.arizona.edu/cae/
Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers 
  
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The Association of Lunar and Planetary Observer's webpages, an organization of amateur astronomers interested in observing solar system objects. The site has contact information for…
http://alpo-astronomy.org/
Curious About Astronomy? 
  
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Curious About Astronomy? contains a list of common questions that students have about astronomy with an answer from a professional astronomer. Students who do not find an answer to…
http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/index.php
What are the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis)? 
  
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Visit this site to learn about the science of the aurora borealis. The image section features many spectacular photographs.
https://www.mtu.edu/tour/copper-country/northern-lights/

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