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Black Holes and Beyond |
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A sub-section of Space Time Wrinkles (see Matter and Energy> Quantum Mechanics). Topics include How a Black Hole is Born, Anatomy of a Black Hole. Discusses key concepts like singularity, space time distortion, gravitational waves, event horizons and how black holes are detected. Very well written and presented with images and mutimedia (interviews). Ties in to material on Relativity and Einstein.
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Windows to the Universe |
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From Stargazers to Starships |
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This site from NASA GSFC contains a wealth of detailed information on astronomy, astronomical distance calculations, Newtonian Mechanics, the Sun, nuclear fission, spaceflight and spacecraft and a math refresher.
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Star Journey - National Geographic |
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Star Journey - National Geographic
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Stars and Constellations |
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This site has some excellent resources. Best is the constellation search engine and sky mapping - very nicely rendered images with great detail (good enough for starwatchers to use) and the interactive java applet of the constellations.
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A Supernova Remnant in the Large Magellanic Cloud |
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Milky Way Galaxy |
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... that the total size of the <SPAN class=b0>Milky Way is about 100,000 light-years ... hydrogen maps trace spiral <SPAN class=b0>structure, but why do young stars ... facts, the formation and <SPAN class=b0>evolution of our Galaxy must have ...
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