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Astronomy Education Review
Astronomy Apps for Mobile Devices: A First Catalog 
  
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A. Fraknoi, Astron. Educ. Rev., 10 (1), 010302 (2011).
An annotated overview of 98 astronomy applications for smart phones and tablets has been published in the on-line journal "Astronomy Education Review." Compiled by Andrew Fraknoi…
https://doi.org/10.3847/AER2011036
Space.com 
  
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Space.com is an online forum for discussion of space, science and technological innovation. It has links to online magazines like Live Science, Space News, and Ad Astra, SETI science…
https://www.space.com/
Silicon Valley Astronomy Lectures 
  
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This series of video lectures covers a wide range of current topics in astronomy and astrophysics given by leading scientists in their fields. These are recorded from regular…
https://www.youtube.com/user/SVAstronomyLectures
NASA: Radioisotope Power Systems 
  
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This is a multimedia overview of RPS (radioisotope power systems), a type of nuclear energy technology that uses heat to produce electricity for powering spacecraft. The heat is…
https://rps.nasa.gov/
NASA: The Apollo Missions 
  
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This website describes all the Apollo missions, including the goals, the spacecraft equipment, the events of the mission, and the outcomes. This website also includes links to…
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/missions/index.html
SOHO: Solar and Heliospheric Observatory 
  
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The SOHO website provides an overview of the SOHO mission, the instruments involved, the operations of the mission, and the latest articles about the mission. There is also an image…
https://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/
Newtonian Mechanics 
  
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Algebra-based material at the high-school level, oriented towards astronomy and spaceflight, which explores Newton's Laws and their application. Concepts are stressed such as vectors…
http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Smechopen.htm
From Stargazers to Starships: Spaceflight 
  
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This is an historical overview of spaceflight, stressing the technology of rockets, satellites and orbits, and its use in unmanned missions. It contains sections on rocket motion,…
http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Spaceflt1.htm
Flight to Mars: How Long? Along what Path? 
  
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This set of three web pages provides a calculation of paths, times, and distances for a flight to Mars and back. The author uses a Hohmann transfer ellipse between two circular…
http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Smars1.htm
Java Applets for Teaching of AstroPhysics 
  
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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…
https://portia.astrophysik.uni-kiel.de/~koeppen/apindex.html
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