Physics and Astronomy

ALPhA provides "communication and interaction among the faculty and staff who are involved in advanced laboratory physics instruction at colleges and universities in the United States and the rest of the world." (from their website)

AAPT is "committed to providing the most current resources and up-to-date research needed to enhance a physics educator's professional development." (from organization's website)

Homepage for this important professional association.

Homepage of the APS with links for students and educators.

Created by Michael Knee of University at Albany, State University of New York, this is an excellent guide to the best the web has to offer for physics.

History of physics from the American Physical Society.

An annotated bibliography of over 3,000 books, articles, films, CDs, and websites about a broad range of nuclear issues

Interactive star chart with exact coordinates and object names.

Series of nine maps portraying the scale and structure of the visible universe

Podcasts on topics in astronomy, earth sciences, food, and health

Contains budding encyclopedias of astronomy, scientific biography, chemistry, & physics. This site has been assembled over 10+ years by internet encyclopedist Weisstein with assistance from the internet community. It is written & maintained by the author as a public service. Though it is often difficult to find explanations for technical subjects that are both clear & accessible, the site places an interlinked framework of mathematical exposition & illustrative examples at users’ fingertips.

Contains physics information from Fermilab and a live events display from two large experiments at Fermilab.

Online atlas of the universe. The Office of the Director of the Hayden Planetarium operates out of the Department of Astrophysics at the American Museum of Natural History. Their mission is to bring the frontier of astrophysics to the public via exhibitry, books, public programs, and on-line resources.

Fantastic videos, images, teaching resources and more.

Award-winning website with multimedia resources for all levels of physics.

MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging) is devoted to NASA's mission to the study of Mercury. The site contains amazing illustrations and clear descriptions of the program and associated science. The home page includes real-time clocks displaying the time elapsed since the beginning of the mission, time until completion of the next orbit around Mercury . Navigation of the webiste is easy and contains sections that allow visitors to determine their depth of investigation.

News, mission, projects and research from NASA.

Comprehensive guide to this hot theoretical field.

From UC Berkeley, this is an excellent site containing online physics demonstrations.

Transcripts of interviews with physicists and astronomers, with some audio clips

A monthly mini-magazine from the American Physical Society, including a collection of over 900 physics-related websites.

News, links, articles in the journal Physics World, career information and more.

Daily physics and astronomy news. Also contains large reference section with constants, conversions, quotations, and more.

As the name implies, a portal to web links on astronomy.

This site explores physics and astronomy concepts using short, very entertaining video clips. Very engaging and useful in teaching basic concepts.

Free sky chart website. Registering enables you to save your location so you can return to the same view.

Experienced users will appreciate the sophisticated functionality of this tool.
Web browser must be Java enabled.

Contains information and graphic images of various components of the solar system. Also contains software reviews, software for download, lesson plans and more.

This tool has a zoom feature that allows the user to view the sky at <1 degree filed of view. Display options are large and clear. There may be a warning the the site needs "a different Google Maps API key." Simply click OK to continue to the site.

Created by Jim Kaler, Prof. Emeritus of Astronomy, University of Illinois, this site describes various stars, constellations and other astrological phenomena. Contains excellent images.

Multimedia Tour of the Solar System: one star, eight planets, and more.

Website that contains information for scientists, students and citizens on the safe use of nuclear energy.

"This is the interactive planetarium of the Web. You can produce maps for any time and date, viewpoint, and observing location. If you enter the orbital elements of an asteroid or comet, Your Sky will compute its current position and plot it on the map. Each map is accompanied by an ephemeris for the Sun, Moon, planets, and any tracked asteroid or comet. A control panel permits customisation of which objects are plotted, limiting magnitudes, colour scheme, image size, and other parameters."

Find presentations, recorded lectures, teaching materials, movies, animations, games, posters, photos, games and ideas for practical activities in the classroom. All this material is available for free when used for educational purposes.