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Selection of Science Activities Free, Fun, and Educational!
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Astronomy, Science & God
Where Did the Universe Come From? Latest Info from Hubble Telescope
celestialmechanic.com
10 Rules of Flat Stomach
Cut Off 9 lbs of Stomach Fat every 11 Days by Keeping these 10 Rules.
fatloss4idiots.com
Directory Sites
Mysteries of Deep Space - History of the Universe Timeline
From PBS Online
www.pbs.org
MAP is a MIDEX class mission, selected by NASA in 1996, to probe conditions in the early universe. MAP measures temperature differences ("anisotropy") in the cosmic microwave background radiation.
map.gsfc.nasa.gov
Ned Wright's Cosmology Tutorial
An illustrated introductory guide to the topic, attempting to summarize modern discoveries on the origin, current state, and future of our Universe.
www.astro.ucla.edu
The Cosmic Microwave Background
Extensive CMB information from the University of British Columbia.
www.astro.ubc.ca
A dedicated 2.5 meter telescope which uses sensitive electronic light detectors to systematically map a quarter of the sky, building a catalog of celestial objects, galaxies, and quasars.
www.sdss.org
Primary aim is to test the hypothesis that a significant fraction of the dark matter in the halo of the Milky Way is made up of objects like brown dwarfs or planets: these objects have come to be known as MACHOs, for MAssive Compact Halo Objects.
wwwmacho.mcmaster.ca
Following in the footsteps of the famous April 1920 'Great Debate' between Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis, this series of debates among leaders in the astronomical community highlight major quests in astronomy and astrophysics in an open forum at the turn of the millennium.
antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov
This Berkeley labs site is based on observation of red shift in stars going supernova.
panisse.lbl.gov
MSAM/TopHat High Altitude Scientific Balloons
A series of scientic experiments flying as balloon payloads in Texas and Antarctica, designed to measure the medium-scale anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background radiation (CMBR).
topweb.gsfc.nasa.gov
Cosmologist's personal site including discussions of movies, experiments, and data analysis efforts.
www.hep.upenn.edu
Companion site to the PBS mini-series, discussing the challenge to traditional Christian views posed by the scientific understanding of cosmological evolution, and ways in which they might be reconciled.
www.pbs.org
Galaxy Formation and the Intergalactic Medium
This site is dedicated to summarizing the research of Paul Shapiro's cosmology group. Of interest mainly to specialists.
galileo.as.utexas.edu
quotations from the Stephen W. Hawking book.
www.generationterrorists.com
Astronomers say the Universe's expansion has been accelerating recently. A new model for repulsive 'dark energy' may help explain the acceleration in a more natural way than other models. From Physical Review Focus.
focus.aps.org
Introduction to the Cosmic Microwave Background
Basic explanations of key concepts, including the Big Bang, expansion of the universe, and the ripples in the density of the early universe that led to the galaxies and stars we see today.
background.uchicago.edu