General Science and Technology: Astronomy

Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.

The home page of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. You will find links to their enormous image collection, information about all the missions and history of NASA, and much information on astronomy, the universe, aeronautics, and technology.

Free e-books on many different aspects of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s activities including space travel and astronomy.

Keeps up-to-date with cutting-edge astronomy and space science breakthroughs with a variety of resources.

A leading source for news of astronomy, skywatching, space exploration, commercial spaceflight and related technologies.

The Amateur Observers’ Society provides this comprehensive guide to many resources from ones suitable for children to sources for advanced astronomers.

The home page of the Hubble Space Telescope. One of the interesting links on this page is under the Projects tab. Here you can find Hubble's Hidden Treasures which features the top 100 pictures. Here you can also search their archives of the thousands of pictures taken by this telescope.

More than 80 videos attempting to grasp a little bit about our Universe.

This organization of friendly amateur astronomers offers free lectures by professional astronomers, and observing sessions where they set up their telescopes and invite anyone to observe.

A popular magazine for amateur astronomers and people interested in astronomy. Restricted to City College students, faculty, and staff.

Some commercial enterprises purport to offer for a fee, services where you can buy stars or name stars after other persons. However, such names are fictitious, have no formal or official validity whatsoever, and are not officially recognized. This guide from the International Astronomical Union explains how stars are actually named.

Video footage, photographs, audio recordings, post-mission commentary, and Astromaterials sample data of the first manned mission that landed on the moon.