Astronomy Organizations, Societies, Institutes & Centers

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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) - (dead link)

American Meteor Society

Anglo-Australian Observatory

Astronaut Hall of Fame - (dead link)

California Institute of Technology

Canadian Space Agency

Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB)

Department of Planetary Sciences
- University of Arizona

European Southern Observatory (ESO)
"...is an intergovernmental, European organisation for astronomical research. It has eight member countries. ESO operates astronomical observatories in Chile and has its headquarters in Garching, near Munich, Germany."

European Space Agency

  • XMM-Newton Mission
    "ESA's X-ray space observatory is unique. It is the biggest scientific satellite ever built in Europe, its telescope mirrors were amongst the most powerful ever developed in the world, and with its sensitive cameras it will see much more than any previous X-ray satellite"...Achievements: "X-rays from accretion onto black holes, properties of exploding stars, nature of exotic matter, observations of GRB."

International Astronomical Union

International Jupiter Watch (IJW)

International Space Station

Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

Hawai`i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology - (dead link)

Hawai`i Space Grant Consortium

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Lunar and Planetary Laboratory
University of Arizona


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Massachusetss Institute of Technology - Center for Space Research

The Meteoritical Society - (dead link)

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - see Oceanography - NOAA Resources

NASA resources - go to our Astronomy: NASA page

Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI)

  • Apollo Image Atlas
    "...is a collection of photographic images of the moon taken during the Apollo Saturn missions.

The Planetary Society
"The Planetary Society is your connection to the exploration of the cosmos and the search for extraterrestrial life and intelligence

Russian Space Agency - (dead link)
Includes MIR Station information, picture gallery, and more

SETI Institute
"...serves as a home for scientific research in the general field of Life in the Universe with an emphasis on the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI)."

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

  • Center for Earth and Planetary Studies
    "...is the scientific research unit within the Collections and Research Department of the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution. CEPS performs original research and outreach activities on topics covering planetary science, terrestrial geophysics, and the remote sensing of environmental change."

Space Policy Project of the Federation of American Scientists."

Space Studies Board
National Academy of Sciences

Space Telescope Science Institute

Stanford University - Aerospace Robotics Laboratory (ARL)
"Research in the ARL focuses on improving robotic performance through the application of feedback control, integrated sensing systems, and task-level autonomy. All of the research is developed and validated on experimental hardware systems. These systems include both mobile robots (land, sea, sky, and space) and a variety of fixed manipulators for space and factory applications."

UCLA Space Physics Center

University College London - Centre for Cosmic Chemistry and Physics

University of Hawai'i at Manoa - Hawai'i Institute of Geophysics & Planetology (HIGP) - (dead link)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics Group (AFD)

University of Pittsburgh - Allegheny Observatory





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