Solar System (Subscribe)
Categories
- Sun (149)
- Small Bodies (158)
- Planets (215)
- Oort Cloud (1)
- Kuiper Belt (19)
- Dwarf Planets (31)
- Conferences (0)
- Asteroid Belt (0)
Links
Windows to the Universe
http://www.windows2universe.org/
Aimed at portraying Earth and Space Sciences in a fun way. Includes information about space weather, global space physics and a real time movie of current solar activity.
Welcome to the Planets
http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/
Select images from NASA's planetary exploration program.
Views of the Solar System
http://www.solarviews.com/eng/homepage.htm
Multimedia tour with statistical data, detailed information, pictures and videos. Also includes educational resources.
USGS Astrogeology Research Program
Features planetary imagery, research, GIS, mapping, and image processing software. The site provides information about the group and about the Solar System.
The Solar System
History of and basic facts about major solar system bodies.
The Solar Space Station
Facts, descriptions and pictures, with sections about the Sun, the planets and meteors and asteroids.
The Planetary Society: Our Solar System
http://www.planetary.org/explore/topics/groups/our_solar_system/
Concise information about all planets, comets and asteroids.
The Nine Planets
Overview, sections dedicated to each planet and the smaller bodies - with data, information and some pictures - glossary and appendices.
Stardate Online: Guide to the Solar System
http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/
Contains an outline of the formation and evolution of planets, comets, asteroids, and of their features and exploration.
Solar System Simulator
Online software that generates views of the bodies of our planetary system at any date from any artificial or natural point of observation.
Solar System Simulator
Shows the position of the planets as they rotate around the sun for many years to come.
Solar System Exploration Home Page
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/index.cfm
The Solar System Exploration Home Page is part of NASA's Office of Space Science and describes NASA's program to explore the solar system.
Solar System Dynamics
Provides detailed information related to known bodies in orbit around the Sun. Ephemerides, physical parameters, Earth close-approaches, observer tools.
Solar System Dynamics
http://ssdbook.maths.qmul.ac.uk/
Web-based resources accompanying the book of this name, by Carl D. Murray and Stanley F. Dermott.
Smiley's Planet
http://www.d.smiley1.btinternet.co.uk/
Explore the solar system's planets. Includes pictures, descriptions, statistical information and a special section on the latest voyage to Mars.
SkyScopes
Information about planetary astronomy and space exploration and habitat. Online chat, message boards, and related links. Sells replicas and toys.
Shaker Effects in Celestial Mechanics
http://www.f-heeke.de/astro/article1.html
Article by Franz Heeke about the rotation of the sun and planets, the sun's motion around the centre of mass of the solar system, planetary rings, solar activity and climate, and the origin of the solar system.
Planets Alive: Our Solar System
Information about the planets and other objects found within the solar system. Includes details of their structure and atmosphere, physical parameters, rings, satellites and missions.
Planetary Science Institute
Research and educational institute with projects to study planets, asteroids, and comets.
Planetary Interactions
http://www.sweb.cz/vladimir_ladma/english/cycles/cycles.htm
Cycles, resonances, synchronizations and interactions in the solar system.
Planetary Fact Sheet
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/index.html
Table of essential measurements and facts regarding the nine planets with links to highly detailed summaries.
Planetary Cartography and Graphics by Ralph Aeschliman
Planetary maps and graphics of Mars, the Moon and Venus.
Planetary Alignment and Magnetic Field Interaction
http://www.allanstime.com/UnifiedFieldTheory/Planets_Alignment/
Article by David W. Allan on the magnetic field interactions in planet alignments and the correlation of sun spot activity to periodic field polarity reversals.