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Awesome Astronomy / Translations

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Awesome Astronomy / NASA

NASAThe National Aeronautics and Space Administration
APODAstronomy Picture of the Day
DEVELOPA NASA Applied Sciences Program
NASA SupercomputingNASA supercomputers
NASApeopleNASA' career
NASA EarthNASA about the Earth and lives
NASA ClimateNASA about the climate
HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPEA space telescope
NASCOMThe NASA (Ground) Communications System
ISSInternational Space Station
WISEWide-field Infrared Survey Explorer
NEOWISENear-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer
FGSTThe Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
New HorizonsAn interplanetary space probe that was launched as a part of NASA's New Frontiers program
New Frontiers programA series of space exploration missions being conducted by NASA with the purpose of researching several of the Solar System bodies, including the dwarf planet Pluto
Perseverance roverA Mars rover manufactured by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory for use in NASA's Mars 2020 mission
Deep Space NetworkDSN is NASA’s international array of giant radio antennas that supports interplanetary spacecraft missions, plus a few that orbit Earth
NAIThe NASA Astrobiology Institute is a virtual distributed organization that integrates astrobiology research and training programs in concert with the national and international science communities
Artemis programUnited States-led international human spaceflight program
Photojournal JPLNASA's Image Access Site for Visual Exploration of the Universe
JPL Image GalleryJPL is a federally funded research and development center managed for NASA by Caltech (Image Gallery site)
Planetary DefensePlanetary Defense Coordination Office
TOPSTransform to Open Science
CAPSTONECislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment will help reduce risk for future spacecraft by validating innovative navigation technologies and verifying the dynamics of this halo-shaped orbit

Awesome Astronomy / ESA

ESAThe European Space Agency
GaiaMission to chart a three-dimensional map of the Milky Way
ESA ScienceScience at the European Space Agency ESA
ESA OperationsRealtime mission operations at the European Space Agency
ESACThe ESA's centre for space science
PlanckSpace observatory operated by the European Space Agency
ESA Earth OnlineEarth Observation information discovery platform

Awesome Astronomy / Other Governments' Agences

CNSAChina National Space Administration
POLSAPolish Space Agency
CSACanadian Space Agency
UKSAUK Space Agency
DLRThe German Aerospace Center
ISROThe Indian Space Research Organisation
ISAThe Israel Space Agency
ASIThe Italian Space Agency
JAXAThe Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
CNESCentre national d'études spatiales (Eng. The National Centre for Space Studies) is the French government space agency

Awesome Astronomy / Comets

ICQComet Information and the International Comet Quarterly (ICQ)
MPCDesignation of minor bodies in the solar system
COBSComet Observation database (COBS) saw first light in 2010 and is maintained by Crni Vrh Observatory. It is a free and unique service for comet observers worldwide which allows submission, display and analysis of comet data in a single location
BAA Comet sectionBritish Astronomical Association Comet Section, visual observations page

Awesome Astronomy / Asteroids

TOTASTeide Observatory Tenerife Asteroid Survey
ATLASAsteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System
Pan-STARRSThe Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System
NASA PDS: Small Bodies NodeThe Small Bodies Node (SBN) is a part of NASA's Planetary Data System, specializes in the archiving, cataloging, and distributing of scientific data sets relevant to asteroids, comets and interplanetary dust
IAWNInternational Asteroid Warning Network
MLSMount Lemmon Survey is a part of the Catalina Sky Survey with observatory code G96
SpacewatchAn astronomical survey that specializes in the study of minor planets, including various types of asteroids and comets at Kitt Peak National Observatory near Tucson, Arizona, in the United States
CSSAn astronomical survey to discover comets and asteroids. It is conducted at the Steward Observatory's Catalina Station, located near Tucson, Arizona, in the United States
NEATNear-Earth Asteroid Tracking, a program run by NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, surveying the sky for near-Earth objects
LONEOSLowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search, a project designed to discover asteroids and comets that orbit near the Earth
CSBNThe Committee for Small Bodies Nomenclature (also known as The Working Group for Small Bodies Nomenclature)
SpaceweatherRadioThe short-lived echo of a radio signal
CNEOSThe Center for Near-Earth Object Studies is NASA's center for computing asteroid and comet orbits and their odds of Earth impact
The Spaceguard CentreThe National Near Earth Objects Information Centre
Orbit@homeOrbit@home was a BOINC-based distributed computing project of the Planetary Science Institute
DART MissionThe Double Asteroid Redirection Test mission is a planetary defense-driven test of technologies for preventing an impact of Earth by a hazardous asteroid
Psyche missionA planned orbiter mission that will explore the origin of planetary cores by studying the metallic asteroid of the same name

Awesome Astronomy / Sun

SOHOThe Solar and Heliospheric Observatory
LASCOThe Large Angle and Spectrometric Coronagraph
SWANSolar Wind Anisotropies project was developped in collaboration with Finnish Meteorological Institute
SDAC.virtualsolar.orgVirtual Solar Observatory
Max-Planck Institute for Solar System Research - correlatedStudy the structure and dynamics of the solar magnetic field
star.mpae.gwdg.deMax Planck Institute for solar system research, solar and stellar coronae group
mps.mpg.deMax Planck Institute for solar system research
SDACSolar Data Analysis Center
PSPThe Parker Solar Probe
WISPRThe Wide-Field Imager for Solar Probe
SOHO NewsroomNewsroom for Solar and Heliospheric Observatory
SunspotsSunspots by SOHO
JHelioviewerA visualization software for solar image data based on the JPEG 2000 compression standard

Awesome Astronomy / The Moon

Moon SocietySpace advocacy organization

Awesome Astronomy / Experiments

LIGOLaser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory
ETEinstein Telescope also know as Einstein Observatory
OGLEThe Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment

Awesome Astronomy / Observatories

VOVirtual observatory
LSSTThe Vera C. Rubin Observatory, previously referred to as the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST), is an astronomical observatory currently under construction in Chile
LSOLas Cumbres Observatory is a network of astronomical observatories run by a non-profit private operating foundation directed by the technologist Wayne Rosing
ALMAThe Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array is an astronomical interferometer of 66 radio telescopes in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile, which observe electromagnetic radiation at millimeter and submillimeter wavelengths
ROGThe Royal Observatory is an observatory situated on a hill in Greenwich Park in east London, overlooking the River Thames to the north
ONThe National Observatory it's located in the city of Rio de Janeiro, it is one of the oldest scientific institutions in Brazil
SARAOThe South African Radio Astronomy Observatory, a facility of the National Research Foundation, is responsible for managing all radio astronomy initiatives and facilities in South Africa, including the MeerKAT Radio Telescope in the Karoo, and the Geodesy and VLBI activities at the HartRAO facility

Awesome Astronomy / Exoplanet projects

Exoplanet Exploration ProgramNASA's Exoplanet Exploration Program
SRONSRON's Exoplanets programme, the Dutch national expertise institute for scientific space research
NASAExoplanetArchiveA service of NASA Exoplanet Science Institute
List of exoplanet search projectsList of exoplanet search projects by Wikipedia

Awesome Astronomy / Astrophotography

Astrophotography/ Amateur Astronomy EnthusiastsFacebook' group about astrophotography
Astrophotography tipsAstrophotography: Tips & Techniques (skyandtelescope.org)
Astrophotography how-toCatching the Light. Astrophotography by Jerry Lodriguss
TWANThe World At Night is an international effort to present stunning nightscape photos and timelapse videos of the world’s landmarks against celestial attractions. TWAN is a bridge between art, science, and culture

Awesome Astronomy / Society / Poland

CBKThe Space Research Centre (Polish: Centrum Badań Kosmicznych) is an interdisciplinary research institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences
TOSSolar Observers Society (Polish: Towarzystwo Obserwatorów Słońca)
PTAThe Polish Astronomical Society (Polish: Polskie Towarzystwo Astronomiczne)
PTFThe Polish Physical Society (Polish: Polskie Towarzystwo Fizyczne)
PTMAPolish Society of Amateur Astronomers (Polish: Polskie Towarzystwo Miłośników Astronomii)
Urania – Postępy AstronomiiPolish astronomical magazine
PKiMPolish Fireball Network
ProximaPolish astronomical magazine
Astronomia NovaAstronomia Nova association
CAMKThe Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center (Polish: Centrum Astronomiczne im. Mikołaja Kopernika) is a Polish scientific research institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences headquartered in Warsaw
NCBJNational Centre for Nuclear Research (Polish: Narodowe Centrum Badań Jądrowych) is the largest research Institute in Poland
PTAstrobioA society which was initiated by Polish experts dealing with problems with astrobiology

Awesome Astronomy / Society / International

IAUInternational Astronomical Union
MPCMinor Planet Center
CBATThe Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
ATelThe Astronomer's Telegram
JPLThis site provides information related to the orbits, physical charateristics, and discovery circumstances
ESOThe European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere
Mars SocietyAn American worldwide volunteer-driven space-advocacy
AstronomyA monthly American magazine about astronomy
S&TSky & Telescope is a monthly American magazine covering all aspects of amateur astronomy
CERNThe European Organization for Nuclear Research, is the world's largest particle physics lab
AAVSOAmerican Association of Variable Star Observers
BAABritish Astronomical Association
EASThe European Astronomical Society is a learned society, founded under the Swiss Civil Code in 1990, as an association to contribute and promote the advancement of astronomy in Europe, and to deal with astronomical matters at a European level
RASThe Royal Astronomical Society is a learned society and charity that encourages and promotes the study of astronomy, solar-system science, geophysics and closely related branches of science
SPAThe Society for Popular Astronomy is a national astronomical society based in the United Kingdom for beginners to amateur astronomy
RiAusThe Royal Institution of Australia (RiAus) is a national scientific not-for-profit organisation with a mission to "bring science to people and people to science"
SABThe Brazilian Astronomical Society is the organization responsible for Astronomy in Brazil
AfASAfrican Astronomical Society (AfAS) is the Pan-African professional society for astronomers
ASCOM InitiativeThe ASCOM Initiative establishes standard interfaces that enable communication between applications and diverse astronomy hardware
OpenAstronomyA collaboration between open source astronomy and astrophysics projects to share resources, ideas, and to improve code

Awesome Astronomy / Citizen science / Sungrazer

The Sungrazer ProjectA NASA-funded Citizen Science Project focused mainly on the comets

Awesome Astronomy / Citizen science / Zooniverse

ZooniverseA citizen science web portal owned and operated by the Citizen Science Alliance
Zooniverse repo on GitHubZooniverse' repositories on the GitHub
Galaxy ZooZooniverse project about galaxies
Variable Star ZooZooniverse project about variable stars
SuperWASP Variable StarsZooniverse project about variable stars
Planet Hunters TESSZooniverse project about exoplanets
Muon Hunters 2.0Zooniverse project about muons
Hubble Asteroid HunterZooniverse project about asteroids
Galaxy Zoo MobileZooniverse project about galaxies
Solar Stormwatch IIZooniverse project about the Sun
Backyard Worlds: Planet 9Zooniverse project about Planet Nine
Gravity SpyZooniverse project about gravitational waves
Radio Meteor ZooZooniverse project about meteors
Comet HuntersZooniverse project about comets
Pulsar HuntersZooniverse project about pulsars
Supernova HuntersZooniverse project about supernovas
Disk DetectiveZooniverse project about stars, which are surrounded by dust-rich circumstellar disks
Higgs HuntersZooniverse project about hints of the Higgs boson
Galaxy Zoo: Bar LengthsZooniverse project about galaxies
Milky Way ProjectZooniverse project about the Milky Way
Radio Galaxy ZooZooniverse project about black holes
Astronomy RewindZooniverse project aimed at turning the SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS) into a data resource
Radio Meteor ZooZooniverse project about meteors
Radio Galaxy Zoo: LOFARHelp to discover the weirdest variable stars
Star NotesHelp to transcribe the groundbreaking work of early women astronomers
AI4MarsTeaching Mars rovers how to classify Martian terrain
Bursts from SpaceFocused on the mysterious bursts from space
Zwicky Chemical FactoryHelp to classify stellar explosions for understand how elements are created in the universe
Citizen ASAS-SNClassify the light curves of variable stars and help to find the most unusual ones
Dark Energy ExplorersIdentify distant galaxies to help measure dark energy when the universe was just ~2-3 billion years old
Active AsteroidsThe project is focused on active asteroids
NASA GLOBE CLOUD GAZEA NASA funded project aimed to help NASA better understand the effect clouds are having on Earth’s climate
Planet Hunters NGTSThe project is focused on discovering hidden worlds with the Next-Generation Transit Survey
Bursts from Space: MeerKATThe project is focused on the light curves and images to determine if a source is radio-variable or transient
Solar Jet HunterThis project uses only one of the AIA wavelengths: the 30.4 nanometers (nm) filter. In this filter, jets are generally brighter than the average brightness of the Sun, which make them easier to spot in images or videos. However, many jets can be seen in more than one AIA filter, indicating that the jet plasma contains components at several different temperatures
Cosmic Muon ImagesInterdisciplinary studies with Geoscience and Archaeology has the goal to show how the technology developed to study fundamental physics can be applied to the development of frameworks that may have a significant impact on society

Awesome Astronomy / Citizen science / Other

NASA's citizen science projectsCollaborations between scientists and interested members of the public
IASCThe International Astronomical Search Collaboration is a citizen science program that provides high-quality astronomical data to citizen scientists around the world

Awesome Astronomy / Sources for scientific papers

arXivA free distribution service and an open-access archive
ADSAstrophysics Data System
InspirehepAstrophysics papers database with focus on astro particle-physics
ResearchGateA European commercial social networking site for scientists and researchers

Awesome Astronomy / Databases

NASA/IPAC Extragalactic DatabaseAn online astronomical database for astronomers that collates and cross-correlates astronomical information on extragalactic objects (galaxies, quasars, radio, x-ray and infrared sources, etc.)
SIMBADThe Set of Identifications, Measurements and Bibliography for Astronomical Data is an astronomical database of objects beyond the Solar System
PDSThe Planetary Data System is a distributed data system that NASA uses to archive data collected by Solar System missions
GCVSGeneral Catalogue of Variable Stars
AstDyS-2Website provides data on numbered and multiopposition asteroids, including orbital elements, their uncertainty, proper elements, ephemerides with uncertainty, and more
JPLJPL Small-Body Database Browser
MPCMPC Database Search
ASIAGOSNAsiago Supernova Catalog
HEASARCThe High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center is the primary archive for NASA's (and other space agencies') missions studying electromagnetic radiation from extremely energetic cosmic phenomena ranging from black holes to the Big Bang

Awesome Astronomy / Tools

FITSFlexible Image Transport System
LaTeXA document preparation system
PythonAn interpreted, high-level, general-purpose programming language
RProgramming language and free software environment for statistical computing and graphics
StellariumA free and open source planetarium for your computer
IRISFree image processing software
SPICEA toolkit comprised of several items like large collection of user-level application program interfaces (APIs) and underlying subroutines and functions, provided as source code with extensive user-focused documentation or ready-to-use library made from the APIs
CosmographiaA SPICE-enhanced version of the open source visualization tool
AstrometricaSoftware which provides the ability to easily compare astromerical images for the purpose of moving object detection

Awesome Astronomy / Repositories

Celestia1,878almost 2 years agoReal-time 3D visualization of space
Astronomy for Meteor605about 3 years agoModel layer for Meteor
SunPy926almost 2 years agoPython for Solar Physics
Mapping The Solar System1,236almost 4 years agoCode, data, and instructions for mapping orbits of asteroids in the solar system
Astroquery708almost 2 years agoFunctions and classes to access online data resources
OpenSpace808almost 2 years agoAn open source astrovisualization project
Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) microservice838almost 2 years agoAstronomy Picture of the Day API service
Lightkurve428almost 2 years agoA friendly package for Kepler & TESS time series analysis in Python
Taotie426about 2 years agoA curated collection of resources for astrophysical research
Allsky Camera1,226almost 2 years agoA Raspberry Pi operated Wireless Allsky Camera
Tensorflow Elliptical vs Sprial Galaxy Image Classifier187almost 9 years agoClassify whether an image is of a Spiral or an Elliptical Galaxy using Transfer Learning (Tensorflow)
Gaia SkyMirror of Gaia Sky repository hosted on GitLab
astro-rust270almost 7 years agoAstronomical algorithms in Rust
Astroberry Server275almost 5 years agoA ready to use system for Raspberry Pi for controlling all your astronomy equipment
galpy231almost 2 years agoGalactic Dynamics in Python
The Solar System345almost 4 years agoThe Solar System: Modeled to scale with Three.js
astronomia122over 4 years agoAn astronomical library
PyTransit102almost 2 years agoFast and easy exoplanet transit light curve modelling
gaia_tools63about 4 years agoTools for working with the ESA Gaia data and related data sets
Astropy4,493almost 2 years agoRepository for the Astropy core package
INDIGO153almost 2 years agoA system of standards and frameworks for multiplatform and distributed astronomy software development designed to scale with your needs
Supernova Hunters resultsRepo about results of Supernova Hunters project
AAS WorldWide TelescopeA tool for showcasing astronomical data and knowledge
find_orb98almost 2 years agoOrbit determination from observation
WebbCompare419over 2 years agoComparison James Webb Space Telescope images with older images
Transformation to Open Science775almost 2 years agoTOPS repo
ASCOM InitiativeASCOM repo
OpenAstronomyOpenAstronomy repo

Awesome Astronomy / Apps

Google SkyThe space version of Google's Earth application
Sky MapA hand-held planetarium for your the Android device
Heavens-AboveApp provides you with precise pass predictions for the ISS, visible satellites and radio satellites
Star TrailsApp quite good, If you have some long exposures and want to create star trails from them
Night SkyA stargazing reference app, where the user can explore a virtual representation of the night sky to identify stars, planets, constellations and satellites

Awesome Astronomy / Hackathons

NASA Space Apps ChallengeAn international hackathon for coders, scientists, designers, storytellers, makers, builders, technologists, and others where teams engage the NASA’s free and open data to address real-world problems on Earth and in space

Awesome Astronomy / Social media & groups / Twitter

TheMarsSocietyTwitter handle of The Mars Society, Mars related subjects
ATLAS ProjectTwitter handle of the ATLAS Project, asteroids related subjects
NASA_DEVELOPNASA Applied Sciences Program that conducts research projects applying NASA Earth observations to environmental policy issues around the globe
NASA SupercomputingNASA supercomputers enable scientific discoveries and engineering triumphs for missions in aeronautics, Earth and space science and exploration of the universe
NASA PeopleTwitter handle about career in NASA
NASA Goddard ImagesThe official image, video tweeting account for NASA Goddard
NASA HQ PHOTONASA Headquarters Photo Department
NASA MarshallTwitter handle of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
ATelTwitter handle of The Astronomer's Telegram
NASA Tournament LabEngaging the crowd to contribute to NASA's Space Program
ESA EarthObservationTwitter handle about ESA' Earth Observation
ESA ExhibitionsThe European Space Agency Exhibitions Office, sharing the latest news and pics on ESA Events, tradeshows and more
Astronomy MagazineThe best-selling astronomy magazine
Sky & TelescopeThe world's leading compendium of information about the science and hobby of astronomy
NASA EarthNASA uses the vantage point of space to increase our understanding of Earth and improve lives
NASA IceExploring Earth's sea ice, land ice, snow and permafrost
NASA ClimateNASA' climate science
CERNThe European Organization for Nuclear Research
Scientific AmericanAn American popular science magazine
NASA JPLNASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages many of NASA's robotic missions exploring Earth, the solar system and the universe
NASA's Kennedy Space CenterThe world’s preeminent launch complex for government and commercial space access, enabling the world to explore and work in space
LIGOOfficial Twitter of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration
NASA Glenn ResearchNASA Glenn is advancing exploration of our solar system and beyond while maintaining global leadership in aeronautics
ESA ScienceScience at the European Space Agency ESA, keeping you posted on European space science activities
ESA OperationsFrom Earth orbit to deep space: sharing the excitement of realtime mission operations at the European Space Agency
NASA Solar SystemNASA's Planetary Science Division
NASA AstronautsNASA astronauts Twitter handle
Pan-STARRS1 NEOwatchAutomated updates when the Pan-STARRS1 team identify a new Near Earth Object. A ground-breaking astronomical survey telescope on Haleakala, Maui
NASA Asteroid WatchNASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office detects, tracks, and characterizes Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) to enable mitigation of potential future NEO impacts

Awesome Astronomy / Social media & groups / Twitter - Astronomers and Scientific Disseminators

Aline NovaisPhD student at Valongo UFRJ, studying atmospheres of exoplanets and science disseminator. User: @astroaline. Language: Portuguese-BR
Ana Carolina PossesAstronomer, doctoral student in extragalactics at UDP (Chile) and Columnist in Revista Galileu. User: @astroposses. Language: Portuguese-BR
Camila EsperançaAstronomer and PhD student at ESO. User: @astronomacamila. Language: Portuguese
Dr. Mae Jemison1st woman of color in space, Astronaut, Physician, Engineer, Educator, Futurist, Leader 100 YearStarship, Area Peace Corps Medical Officer. User: @maejemison. Language: English
Eduardo Machado Pereiraastronomer at the Valongo Observatory and PhD at the National Observatory. User: @mp_eduard Language: Portuguese-BR
Franciele KruczkiewiczPhD in Astrochemistry. User: @intelectorta. Language: Portuguese-BR and English
Neil deGrasse TysonAstrophysicist and host of the new seasons of the Cosmos tv show. User: @neiltyson. Language: English
Roberta DuartePhysics. PhD student in Astrophysics at @blackholesusp.Working and promoting black holes and AI (on #AstroThreadBR). Itineraries in Ciência Todo Dia. User: @import_robs. Language: Portuguese-BR and English
Rayssa GuimarãesAstronomer and Master's Student at Valongo UFRJ. She hunt black holes in galaxies, she's part of AdAstra Science and UFRJ Physics Week. User: @acosmicray. Language: Portuguese-BR and English
Ricardo OgandoAstronomer and scientific popularizer. User: @rilogando. Language: Portuguese-BR
Sofia FonsecaAstronomy student at UFRJ, amateur astrophotographer and science communicator. User: @sofia_fonsecao. Language: Portuguese-BR
Prof. Abel MéndezPlanetary Astrobiologist and Director of the Planetary HabLab. Looking at habitable worlds from the Arecibo Observatory. User: @ProfAbelMendez. Language: English
Thiago S GonçalvesAstronomer at Valongo UFRJ, scientific disseminator. SAB Press Coordinator. User: @thiagosgbr. Language: Portuguese-BR

Awesome Astronomy / Social media & groups / Facebook

Comets and AsteroidsFacebook link to the page about comets and asteroids
The Moon Appreciation SocietyFacebook link to page about the Moon

Awesome Astronomy / Social media & groups / Groups

Comets and Asteroids GroupFacebook link to the group about comets and asteroids
Sungrazer Comet SectionSungrazer Comet Section on the Facebook

Awesome Astronomy / Miscellaneous

SpaceXA private American aerospace manufacturer and space transportation services company
StarlinkSatellite constellation being constructed by SpaceX
BRITE-PLHeweliusz is the second Polish scientific satellite
BRITE-ConstellationA network of five nanosatellites
PlanetaryResourcesRepo on GitHub from the Planetary Resources
consensys.spaceOpen Source Space
University Rover ChallengeRobotics competition for university level students
KRAKsatSatellite has docked to International Space Station with Cygnus spaceship
ScorpioScorpio rovers family
Space is MoreResearch team focused on space architecture and engineering
Messier marathonAn attempt, usually organized by amateur astronomers
SEDS USAStudents for the Exploration and Development of Space is an international student organization
The Virgo experimentLarge interferometer designed to detect gravitational waves
SpaceWeatherNews and information about the Sun-Earth environment
SWPCSpace Weather Prediction Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
ZTFThe Zwicky Transient Facility is a new time-domain survey that had first light at Palomar Observatory in 2017
DESI SurveyThe Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument. The DESI Survey will measure the properties of Dark Energy using a survey of 30+ million galaxy redshifts
LSST SSSCSolar System Science Collaboration - preparing to study the Solar System with the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope
SkyHuntAstroblog by Trygve Prestgard
R.Kracht pageSOHO comets by Rainer Kracht
Mike Oates pageMike's SOHO Comet Hunt
Einstein@HomeA volunteer distributed computing project that searches for signals from rotating neutron stars in data from the LIGO gravitational-wave detectors, from large radio telescopes, and from the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
KleinplanetenSite by Gerhard Lehmann about asteroids
MB WebpageSelected SOHO-comet discoveries by Michal Biesiada
Time and DateUseful page with section for astronomy
BBC Sky at Night magazineA British monthly magazine about astronomy aimed at amateur astronomers and published by Immediate Media Company
Earth&SkySite about about science and nature
PerihelioSite about comets in twilight
CometChaserPage is dedicated to all astronomers with small telescopes (also with comet section)
Crash Course - AstronomyAn introductory crash course on astronomy
Don MachholzSite by Don Machholz, the comet hunter
Astronomy & AstrophysicsA&A is an international journal which publishes papers on all aspects of astronomy and astrophysics
BOINCThe Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing is an open-source middleware system for volunteer computing and grid computing
Heavens-AboveThe website is dedicated to helping people observe and track satellites orbiting the Earth without the need for optical equipment such as binoculars or telescopes
ASASThe All Sky Automated Survey is a Polish project implemented on 7 April 1997 to do photometric monitoring of approximately 20 million stars brighter than 14 magnitude all over the sky
The Pan-STARRS Survey for TransientsThe Pan-STARRS1 telescope carried out the 3Pi survey of the whole sky north of -30 degrees between 2010-2014 in grizy (PS1 specific filters). This was run by the PS1 Science Consortium
Transient Name ServerTNS by IAU Supernova Working Group
Astronomers Without BordersAWB is a U.S.-based organization founded by Mike Simmons, dedicated to spreading astronomy throughout the world and connecting people through this universal interest
LunaresLunares Habitat is a research station based in Poland, which enables conducting similar manned lunar and Martian missions
MDRSThe Mars Desert Research Station is the second simulated Mars analog habitat owned and operated by the Mars Society
MARS-500The mission was a psychosocial isolation experiment conducted between 2007 and 2011 by Russia, the European Space Agency and China, in preparation for an unspecified future crewed spaceflight to the planet Mars. Information at the official ESA site
LOFARThe Low-Frequency Array is a large radio telescope network located mainly in the Netherlands, completed in 2012 by ASTRON, the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy and its international partners, and operated by ASTRON's radio observatory, of the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research
The European Astrobiology and Society Resource CentreAll you ever wanted to know about societal aspects of astrobiology in one place
ASBThe Astrobiology Society of Britain is a learned society dedicated to the understanding and advancement of astrobiology in the United Kingdom. The organisation is affiliated with NASA
JWSTThe James Webb Space Telescope is a joint NASA-ESA-CSA space telescope that is planned to succeed the Hubble Space Telescope as NASA's flagship astrophysics mission
FASTThe Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope is a radio telescope located in the Dawodang depression, a natural basin in Pingtang County, Guizhou, southwest China
ASAS-SNGlobal network of robotic telescopes, All-Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae
DESThe Dark Energy Survey is a visible and near-infrared survey that aims to probe the dynamics of the expansion of the Universe and the growth of large-scale structure
SGACThe Space Generation Advisory Council is a global network for students and young professionals interested in the space industry
SuperWASPThe UK's leading extra-solar planet detection programme
ISSIAn Institute of Advanced Studies based in Bern, Switzerland
SETIThe search for extraterrestrial intelligence is a collective term for scientific searches for intelligent extraterrestrial life, for example, monitoring electromagnetic radiation for signs of transmissions from civilizations on other planets
Project PlutoProject Pluto supplies astronomical software, both commercial and freeware, to amateur and professional astronomers
COSMOSA science magazine produced in Australia with a global outlook and literary ambitions, published by the Royal Institution of Australia (RiAus)
NGTSThe Next-Generation Transit Survey is a wide-field photometric survey designed primarily to find and characterise transiting exoplanets
KomeciarzMichal Kusiak (comets and asteroids discoverer) webpage

Awesome Astronomy / Conferences

Waset.org - astronomyAn indexed listing of upcoming meetings, seminars and other
IAU EventsThe IAU100 celebrations consists of coordinated activities on national, regional and international levels

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