Astronomy
Amazing Space: Featuring the Rose Center for Earth and Space | offsite web site
Giant rocks and snowballs, bottomless pits, and moons of mystery are some of the oddball residents you'll meet on this expedition web site developed in partnership with Discovery Channel Online.
AstroBulletin | AMNH web site
AstroBulletin is the Science Bulletin located in the Museum's Cullman Hall of the Universe. The latest images from NASA satellites, recent astronomical events, and NASA space missions are featured in breaking news and in-depth stories on this web site.
Cosmic Horizons: Astronomy at the Cutting Edge | book
In this book, edited by Museum scientists Neil de Grasse Tyson and Steve Soter, essays by leading experts cover topics such as star formation, the search for liquid water in our solar system, and the origin of the universe. The book is part of a series published by The New Press and distributed by W.W. Norton to trade markets. Available Spring 2001
How to Think About Life in the Universe | AMNH web site
Is there life in the universe beyond planet Earth? You may have an opinion, but how would you go about proving it? Explore the evidence and current research in astrobiology in this six-week seminar developed by the Museum and offered through Classroom Connect.
Understanding the Universe | offsite web site
This web site introduces students to important concepts of the Universe: where the Earth fits into the larger picture of the Universe, how vast and far away places are in the Universe, and the prevailing theory about when and how it all began. This project was developed by Discovery Channel School in partnership with the Museum.
Welcome to Mars | AMNH web site
This site features the Red Guide to Mars, a fact-filled introduction to the history and future study, observation, and exploration of Mars, along with an interview with the Mars rock, and information on the Mars Pathfinder mission.