Web Directory

» 9th Annual International Astrophysics Conference
   To be held March 14 - 19, 2010 at the Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research (CSPAR) at The University of Alabama.
   http://icnsmeetings.com/conference/9thannual/

» AstroEngine
   Space science blog by Dr Ian O'Neill discussing astrophysics concepts in an informed yet informal way.
   http://www.astroengine.com

» Astrophysics
   Wikipedia article on this branch of astronomy that deals with the physics of the universe, including the physical properties of celestial objects and the interstellar medium, as well as their interactions.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrophysics

» Astrophysics and Astronomy
   Introductory essays on astrophysics and astronomy.
   http://www.hpwt.de/Astroe.htm

» Cambridge Relativity
   Beginner's guide to all the basic concepts of Astrophysics written by active scientists at Cambridge University, UK.
   http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/gr/public/

» Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics
   Nationally supported research centre. Find out about current research, upcoming seminars and job opportunities.
   http://www.cita.utoronto.ca

» Cause of the Spectral Characteristics of Quasars
   Hypothesis which attempts to explain the characteristics of quasi-stellar objects as optical illusions created by gravitational lensing and other phenomena.
   http://charles_w.tripod.com/quasar.html

» Dyson Sphere
   A list of frequently asked questions with answers.
   http://www.nada.kth.se/~asa/dysonFAQ.html

» Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics
   Comprehensive archive of explanatory articles on all key Astrophysics topics, categorised and fully searchable; actively updated by the Institute of Physics.
   http://eaa.iop.org/

» Encyclopedia of Astrophysics
   A free peer-reviewed online publication written by scholars from around the world.
   http://www.scholarpedia.org/article/Encyclopedia_of_astrophysics

» Fermilab Theoretical Astrophysics Group
   Partially funded by a NASA Astrophysics Theory grant, find information about the group's past and future meetings.
   http://www-astro-theory.fnal.gov/

» Grand Challenge Problems in Computational Astrophysics
   Research session at the Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics (IPAM), Los Angeles, CA, USA; 7 March - 10 June 2005.
   http://www.ipam.ucla.edu/programs/pca2005/

» Gravity is Cool, or, Why our Universe is Hospitable to Life
   Text of the 1999 Oppenheimer lecture at UC Berkeley given by professor Freeman Dyson on the origin of life and other subjects.
   http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/20/035.html

» Hands-On Astrophysics
   Offers educational products that help students understand basic astronomy concepts.
   http://hoa.aavso.org

» High Energy Astrophysics Group
   Astronomical Institute, Ondrejov. Focuses on the research of cosmic objects in X-ray and gamma spectra region. General information, projects and workshops.
   http://altamira.asu.cas.cz/

» Hubble Red Shift and Quantum Evolution
   Michael Lewis provides an equation describing the Hubble red shift light decay curve using existing mathematics.
   http://www.eskimo.com/~mikel137/

» Living Reviews in Solar Physics
   A peer-refereed, solely online journal publishing invited reviews covering all areas of solar and heliospheric physics research. Published by the Max Planck Institute for Aeronomy, Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany.
   http://solarphysics.livingreviews.org

» NASA Astrophysics Data System
   Search system for abstracts in astrophysics, planetary sciences and solar physics.
   http://adsabs.harvard.edu/

» Network Generator
   Generates astrophysical reaction rates online using an extended database.
   http://www-astro.ulb.ac.be/Netgen/form.html

» Nuclear Astrophysics Data
   An area for providing nuclear data for astrophysics calculations, such as nucleosynthesis, stellar evolution, the Big Bang, and super-nova dynamics.
   http://t2.lanl.gov/data/astro/astro.html

» Olber's Paradox
   A well know problem from astrophysics, Olber's paradox (Why is the night sky dark?), solved. As well as Newton's related Gravity paradox.
   http://www.ronaldkoster.net/olber.html

» Physics Topics - Teaching Notes
   Teaching notes on celestial mechanics, classical mechanics, and stellar atmospheres.
   http://orca.phys.uvic.ca/~tatum/

» Red Shift by Photon Decay
   Author explains how Hubble's red shift of starlight spectra results from photon decay, proportional to traveled distance.
   http://members.chello.nl/~n.benschop

» SIMBAD Astronomical Database
   The SIMBAD astronomical database provides basic data, cross-identifications and bibliography for astronomical objects outside the solar system. SIMBAD can be queried by object name, coordinates, other criteria (filters), and lists of objects.
   http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/Simbad

» Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
   A research institute of the Smithsonian Institution headquartered in Cambridge, MA, where it is joined with the Harvard College Observatory (HCO) to form the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA).
   http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/sao/

» Space Physics Textbook
   A free online textbook on space physics.
   http://www.oulu.fi/~spaceweb/textbook/

» Temporal Annex
   Information mostly on the fourth dimension and theoretical physics.
   http://temporal_science.tripod.com/

» The Astrophysical Journal
   Devoted to recent developments, discoveries, and theories in astronomy and astrophysics.
   http://www.iop.org/EJ/journal/apj

» The Astrophysics Spectator
   Articles published on this site cover current research in astronomy and astrophysics, describe our current understanding of astronomical phenomena, and comment on issues related to astronomical research.
   http://www.astrophysicsspectator.com/

» The Electric Universe
   Physics knows four forces; 20th-century scientists were convinced that one of those, the electric force, played no macroscopic role in the Universe; site explains why that is incorrect.
   http://www.the-electric-universe.info/

» The NASA Astrophysics Data System
   The Astrophysics Data System (ADS) is a NASA-funded project which maintains four bibliographic databases containing more than 4.0 million records: Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Physics and Geophysics, and preprints in Astronomy.
   http://adswww.harvard.edu/

» The Structure, Stability, and Dynamics of Self-Gravitating Systems
   An interactive Astrophysics textbook from Louisiana State University.
   http://www.phys.lsu.edu/astro/H_Book.current/H_Book.shtml

» The Titius-Bode Number Sequence Deciphered
   Compares earth orbit to other planets using the Astronomical Unit as a measurement.
   http://bellsouthpwp.net/j/o/josephconklin/jw/tb/titius.html

» Titius-Bode Law
   Overview of the Titius-Bode Law.
   http://milan.milanovic.org/math/english/titius/titius.html

» Tuneable Heterodyne Infrared Spectrometer - THIS
   Instrument pages for the transportable receiver designed for atmospheric and astrophysical observations in the mid infrared spectral region (7-28 µm). Developed by the University of Cologne.
   http://www.ph1.uni-koeln.de/node/304

» University of Surrey - Department of Physics (Research)
   University of Surrey abridged version of the book "Astrophysics" , with many links to relevant material on astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology.
   http://www.ph.surrey.ac.uk/astrophysics/index.html

» Virtual Institute of Astrophysics
   VIA provides lectures and forums where scientists from around the world can communicate and discuss problems and ideas in astroparticle physics.
   http://www.cosmovia.org/

» You Be the Astrophysicist
   Interactive site for learning about astronomy and astrophysics.
   http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/YBA/yba-intro.html