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Asteriod mission NEAR

The Near Earth Asteroid rendezvous (NEAR), will be the first spacecraft to orbit an asteroid, answering fundamental questions about the origin and composition of asteroids, comets, and our solar system. Since its 1997 encounter with the asteroid Mathilde, NEAR has begun to reveal the secrets of Eros. Share in these discoveries via the Internet.

Astronomical Society of the Pacific

For over a hundred years, the Astronomical Society of the Pacific has worked to explain the mysteries of the universe to students, teachers, hobbyists, and the general public. As the largest general astronomy society in the world, our membership represents a community joined by its love of the heavens and a desire to share that enjoyment.

Comets, Asteroids and Meteorites (Starting With Space Series)

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Cynthia Pratt Nicolson, Bill Slavin (Illustrator)
October 1999
Ages 9-12

Redshift 3

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What star is that? Is that a star or a planet? When will the moon be exactly full?

Redshift will tell you this and much much more. This amazing program puts the solar system on your PC. Fly around, watch the skies, see a eclipse any time you want, identify stars and planets at any place on Earth. Wonderful.

Features: --
Predict and simulate events like eclipses and conjunctions from past celestial events from any viewpoint in the solar system from 5000 BC to 10,000 AD
Dynamic new interface with accessible and versatile control panels
More than 50 Astronomy Tours introduce key concepts
Integrated Internet links, including a facility to download new items direct from the special Red Shift site
Contains new edition of The Penguin Dictionary of Astronomy
Sky diary for any month the user chooses, presenting features such as meteor showers and eclipses to observe in the night sky
Record Breakers section which leads the younger user into exploration of other resources
Stunning images including planet images, photo-realistic sky images showing galaxies, nebulae and the Milky Way and detailed surface maps of the Moon, Mars, Venus and Earth

Scientific American

Buy this whole site for only $9.95!!!!

Global Vision weaves together the biggest and smallest things in the universe into a complete and enthralling story, a concise reference book, a pocket encyclopedia and an introduction to basic science. It is simpler than this web site but written by the same author in the same easily understood style, making it essential reading for all children of the 21st century world (and their parents and grandparents).

It has 128 pages and many black and white illustrations. It also includes a full index, a series of time lines and the complete text of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Get your copy for US$9.95 (plus shipping).

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Art from Joe Tucciarone
http://members.aol.com/Dinoplanet/joe.html

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