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International Astronomy Websites

The European Space Agency
The ESA is Europe's gateway to space. ESA has 15 member states - its mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the people of Europe. ESA can undertake programmes and activities far beyond the scope of any single European country by coordinating the financial and intellectual resources of its members.

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NASA
This Home Page is the main gateway for all news and information about NASA.
  • National Space Science Data Center Photo Gallery
    Images from the Solar System Family, Planetary, Asteroids, Sun, Comets, Astronomical Objects, Nebulae, Galaxies and Globular Clusters, Stars and Exotic Objects, Spacecraft, Galileo, Hubble Space Telescope, Voyager.
  • Astronomy Picture of the Day
    Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
  • Astronomy Picture of the Day Archives
    All pictures are available filed by date. And what a range of images!
  • NASA's Planetary Photojournal
    Absolutely every NASA image you could imagine - and some you could not - from the present and the past of the universe, solar system, spacecraft, technology, and people.
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    Spacecraft and the Search for Extra-Solar Planets
    This section of the Transitofvenus.org website looks at probes and satellites discovering new planetary science both inside and outside our solar system through a comprehensive list of links to other websites.

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    Hubble
    The latest from the Hubble Telescope including photos, news and videos.

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    Astronomy Daily
    Astronomy Daily is the electronic astronomy magazine. Everything to see in the sky and the latest in space news, to today in history stories. Set this website to your location for accurate information.

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    Space.com
    SPACE.com - Something Amazing Every Day. Space.com is the e-magazine about everything to do with space. From News, Spaceflight, Science, Technology, Entertainment, Views in Space, to Extra-terrestrial Life.

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    The Space.com videostreaming library
    8 "channels" of video to view ranging from Black holes to the space race.

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    Planet Quest
    The Search for another Earth is covered on this NASA site. Are we alone? For centuries, human beings have pondered this question. Medieval scholars speculated that other worlds must exist and that some would harbor other forms of life. In our time, advances in science and technology have brought us to the threshold of finding an answer to this timeless question.

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    The @astro pages
    Articles, links and chat forums about amateur astronomy.

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    Pleiades Astrophoto
    This is the website of Juan Conejero and Maribel Carracedo - two astro-photographers in Valencia, Spain - where they live and carry out amazing imaging projects. The website is always under heavy construction to bring new images and includes interesting and useful documents, tools and general information, as well as things to share. A great place to visit if you are into the latest in amateur digital imaging.

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