SpaceRef provides daily news and status reports, a calendar of events, and the extensive SpaceRef Directory of space related resources. SpaceRef also houses a digital multimedia collection that contains over 10,000 NASA images and descriptions covering all American manned missions.
A stunning discovery at the far reaches of our solar system raises questions about what makes a planet a planet. Based on the Nova Science Now special on PBS Television.
This U.S. Naval Observatory resource provides information on many types of astronomical phenomena, including: moon phases, sun and moon positions, eclipses, date of Easter, the Earth's seasons, Julian calendar date conversion and information on sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset and twilight times, and more.
The site was developed to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 launch, which was the first manned mission to land on the moon. You can follow transmissions between Apollo 11 and Mission Control. You'll also find animations recreating important events from the mission. For example, watch the Eagle separate from the command module. There are also plenty of video clips and photographs. There's even audio of the communications between the astronauts and NASA.
