Space
Science
- The
Artemis Society is endeavoring to
keep the dream of manned space flight alive by
establishing a Lunar base.
- Bad
Astronomy is very much as it sounds. This
is a site that reviews movies, news, television
shows and much much more and gives you the truth
behind the fiction, relating just how far off the
mark many of these have hit the scientific truth.
Well worth checking out.
- Blunt
Trauma and Operative Care in Microgravity is
an article done for the Journal of College Surgeons
in May of 1997. If you are interested in fleshing
out the perameters of space medicine for a story
this article might be one possible resource.
- City
in Space is CNN's take on the emerging
great achievement in earth orbit engineering, the
International Space Station. This site also has
a wealth of links to other stories that relate
to man's presence in space.
- The
Comet Observation Homepage gives you
more information about those wonderful objects
in the sky that have fascinated us throughout our
species history.
- Earth
Viewer is exactly as it sounds, a
place to view the earth from different perspectives.
- Hubble
Space Telescope Greatest Hits 1990-1995 Gallery is
a feast for the eyes as only the Hubble Space Telescope
can provide.
- The Latest
Hubble Space Telescope Photographs are
just as spectacular.
- Mars
and the Exploration of Mars:
- The
Millenial Foundation
- MSNBC's
Space Front Page is a good place to check
for the headlines on what is happening in space
news.
- The
NASA Homepage has links to a variety
of interesting destinations on and off the earth.
- The
Nine Planets is another archive of
graphics and information.
- The
NOAA Operational Significant Event Imagery Server is
the perfect resource for those who would like to
keep abreast of the global events from an orbital
view point. This site even includes a mailing list
that allows you to specify what kind of report
on events you might want and have it deliver to
your email box each day. From hurricanes to exploding
volcanoes, you can find it here.
- The
Reusable Launch Vehicle Homepage will give
you the latest word about the goal of completely
reusable spacecraft. Something the original design
of the shuttle aspired to, but failed to realize.
- Russia's
Mir Space Station Homepage
- The
Space Activism Home Page has a wealth
of links about Space and how to get involved in
making the dream a reality.
- space.com is
something of a mystery. Lou Dobbs of CNNFN fame has
dropped his duties in that arena to pursue the exploitation
of space through the above named web site. The site
at this juncture is only collecting names and emails
for a mailing list and contact email for resumes. But
it promises to be interesting to find out what is afoot
at the very least.
- The
Space Movie Archive is as described.
- Spacezone among
it's other features are links to history, education
and entertainment about space exploration as well as
real audio links to shuttle missions when available.
- Today@NASA is
another good starting point. US
Space Camp is for the kids and the kids
at heart who dream of being in orbit and beyond.
- Views
of the Solar System gives you another
source of astronomical graphics.
- Warp
Drive When? is an interesting exploration
of what is truly possible and what is speculative
in regard to exceeding Einstein's speed limit.
Biological
Science
- National
Geographic's Dinorama is
a multimedia presentation of facts and figures
and information about that most favorite subject
of young and old, dinosaurs. Make sure you have
Quictime VR and some other useful additionals to
your computer software and dig right in as any
good paleontologist would be required to do.
History
of Science
- John
Baptist Porta's Natural Magick is a hypertext
version of the actual treatise from the 16th century
that ranged the length and breadth of science for
that time. As a documentary artifact it is priceless
at getting a glimpse of the thoughts of those interested
in science in that period and what they considered
science to be.
- The
Charles Babbage Institute has as its goal
the preservation of historical material about computing
and information technology. Their web site has
links to several interesting sites including the Cray
Research Virtual Museum and a photo
gallery
- Einstien's
Legacy is an attempt to put relativity
and the massive scientific contribution of this
major genius of the twentieth century into context,
starting with Newton and moving through the different
discoveries and speculations and let ultimately
to general relativity and more.
- Antony
van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723) is a web site
devoted to this inventor of the microscope.
- History
of Astronomy is available in both
English and German and is an interesting reference
for those who would like to know more about how
we got to where we are.
- ECHO has
a variety of links and content that could prove useful
in background or story idea generation. It describes
itself as 'Cataloguing, Annotating, and Reviewing Sites
on the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine'
and is now a collaboration between an older site 'WWW
Virtual Library for the History of Science, Technology, & Medicine'
and the now unified site known as ECHO or exploring & collecting
history online
Other Specialties or Points of Interest
- The
Arctic Studies Center Home will take you
to Siberia and an Arctic adventure.
- The
BBC Evolution Home Page is a bit of history
about Charles Darwin, a bit of current life sciences
and links to information about this mainstay of
life sciences that has spawned a controversary
in some circles.
- Becoming
Human is
a multimedia tour-de-force for a web site, providing
information about how our species got to where
it is now and what was involved. Well worth a look.
- The
Exploratorium Home Pageis a collection
of electronic exhibits, news and resources for
teachers, students and science enthusiasts
- The
HMS Beagle Page is an excellent resource
on the biomedical area of science with many interesting
links and nice interface.
- The
MAD Scientist Network is an interesting
place to have your questions about science answered.
Check it out.
- Netspedition
Amazon is an interactive expedition to
the Amazon rainforest.
- Netsurfer Science is
an ezine and a mailing list from the folks who publish
Netsurfer Digest with an emphasis on science tidbits.
- Nova
Online is where to go for this classic
PBS spot of excellence in science documentary.
- The
Particle Adventure is a huge site that
explores all things concerned with the inner workings
of atoms. The sites includes its material in moe
than one language and is creatively set up. If
you want a fun way to explore atoms or what to
get a handle on some scientific speculation that
might justify a bit of rubber science this might
be the place for you.
- Popular
Science's Top 50 Science and Technology Websites is
a point you will definitely want to take a visit.
The sites listed are all good and all of interest.
Bon Appetit.
- Scientific
American the web site and its magazine
are definitely a resource for anyone attempting
to do either science fiction or science based articles
or fiction.Of particular interest is their Explorations
site and much more well worth lookin at.
- The
Scientific American Frontiers Homepage is
the companion website for the Beyond Science television
show on PBS. Thoroughly of interest and an excellent
spot to visit.
- The
Science Facts Behind the X-Files is an
interesting way to get to some interesting science
sites on the internet by pointing out true scientific
aspects of individual episodes.
- Science
Friday Online! is the virtual presence
of this NPR staple that always is sure to brighten
up your radio on Friday with enlightenment about
one feature of science or another and ever lively
discussion. Check out the web site and peruse the
links from their broadcats. Well worth a visit.
- The
Why Files or the science behind the
news is a fascinating place to visit.
Weird
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