Astronomy Research Guide

This video explains how the solar system formed and offers plenty of detailed information on the inner and outer planets. The minimum requirements for planetary life as we know it and the specifics of the Sun, asteroids, comets, and the planets’ many moons are also given.

Online guide to the solar system and beyond.

This gazetteer contains detailed information about all names of topographic and albedo features on planets and satellites

Find the positions of the planets and constellations on the sky and even watching the birth of distant galaxies as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope.

News, images, discoveries, and astronomy exploration from the Hubble Space Telescope.

The Webb telescope will be the premier observatory of the next decade, serving thousands of astronomers worldwide. It studies every phase in the history of our Universe, ranging from the first luminous glows after the Big Bang, to the formation of solar systems capable of supporting life on planets like Earth, to the evolution of our own Solar System.

Images, Video, Interactive Features, 3D Resources, Podcasts, & NASA TV.

All things outer space.

Website created and managed by Longview Professor Bob Riddle. "Find useful observing information about the visible planets, our Moon and other moons, the Sun, as well as various 'things' celestial."

Chart the stars and planets visible to the unaided eye from any place on Earth, at any time of day or night, on any date between the years 1600 to 2400.

Solar system news and multimedia.

A skywatching companion for amateur astronomers or anyone interested in celestial events and space exploration.

A list of astronomical resources from NASA.

Astrophysicist & Hayden Planetarium director Neil deGrasse Tyson, his comic co-hosts, guest celebrities & scientists discuss astronomy, physics, and everything else about life in the universe.