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HubbleSite: Hubble's exciting universe 
  
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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…
https://hubblesite.org/mission-and-telescope/hubble-30th-anniversary
Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) 
  
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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…
https://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/index.html
The Nebraska Astronomy Applet Project: Online Labs for Introductory Level Astronomy 
  
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The Nebraska Astronomy Applet Project site provides high quality applets simulating important astrophysical phenomena such as eclipsing binaries, stellar evolution on the H-R…
http://astro.unl.edu/naap/
NASA: Swift Mission 
  
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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.
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/swift/main
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
Celestia 
  
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C. Laurel
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Celestia is a free real-time space simulation that lets you experience our universe in three dimensions. Unlike most planetarium software, Celestia doesn't confine you to the surface…
https://github.com/CelestiaProject/Celestia
UNL ClassAction: Interactive Classroom Materials for Introductory Astronomy 
  
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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…
https://astro.unl.edu/nativeapps/
Orbits in Strongly Curved Spacetime 
  
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This applet explores from three different physical perspectives the orbit of a low-mass test particle around a non-rotating black hole. An instructional guide to the applet and a…
https://www.fourmilab.ch/gravitation/orbits/
ASPIRE: Star Life Cycle 
  
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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,…
http://sunshine.chpc.utah.edu/Labs/StarLife/
Animated Tutorials: Astronomy 
  
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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…
http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/animations/astronomy.html
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