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Cosmology
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Birth Cry of the Cosmos Heard 
 Reports on sounds of the early universe, which have been recaptured by an astronomy professor. Features sound files resulting from analysis of the "so-called background radiation that was born 400,000 years after the Big Bang." Includes related links. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3832711.stm Topics: Astronomy, Science, Science Last updated Sep 4, 2009 Cambridge Relativity
Information written for the layperson about cosmology, black holes, cosmic strings, inflation, and quantum gravity. There are many photos and a few animations. Additionally, there is a tour of the National Cosmology Supercomputer of the United Kingdom. From the University of Cambridge. http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/gr/public/ Topics: Astronomy, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional, Physics Last updated Mar 7, 2004 City of Stars
Collection of short articles by an urban astrophysicist about how "references to the cosmos actually abound in Manhattan." Includes images of New York City buildings, sculptures, decorations, and architectural elements with astronomical references, and a brief discussion of "Manhattanhenge," a natural phenomenon in which, similar to Stonehenge, "the Sun fully illuminates every single cross street during the last fifteen minutes of daylight and sets exactly on the street's centerline." From the Natural History magazine. http://www.naturalhistorymag.com/master.html?http://www.naturalhistorymag.com/city_of_stars/ Topics: Architecture by Place, Astronomy Last updated May 29, 2006 Cosmic Evolution: From Big Bang to Humankind
Site traces the cosmic origin and evolution of all matter and energy, from the initial Big Bang through the seven epochs of 12 billion years of time. Explores significant milestones using an interdisciplinary approach with movies, diagrams, animations, educational activities, and text. Provides a glossary, references, and links to related sites. Caution: movies may require lengthy download. From Tufts University, Wright Center for Science Education, and the Foundation for the Future. http://www.tufts.edu/as/wright_center/cosmic_evolution/ Topics: Astronomy Last updated Apr 9, 2003 Death Star
Companion site to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) NOVA program that "probes the deep mysteries of gamma-ray bursts, the most powerful celestial explosions since the big bang." Features articles from astrophysicists, an interactive tour of the electromagnetic spectrum, and information about other extraterrestrial wonders such as "pulsars and quasars, antimatter and dark matter, [and] brown dwarfs and white dwarfs." Includes a teacher's guide and related resources. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/gamma/ Topics: Astronomy, Electrical Energy, Science, Science Last updated Jun 8, 2004 Powers Of Ten
"Soar through space starting at 10 million light years away from the Milky Way down through to a single proton in Florida in decreasing powers of ten (orders of magnitude)." Controls let the user move to any stage; exponential notation and distance are shown at each stage to aid in understanding and comparing sizes of things in the world and the universe. From the Florida State University series Molecular Expressions: Science, Optics & You . http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10/ Topics: Astronomy, Mathematics, Science, Science Last updated Nov 6, 2001 Professor Stephen W. Hawking
Official site of Stephen Hawking, theoretical physicist and author of "A Brief History of Time." Includes biographical information, text of some of his lectures, disability resources and information about motor neuron disease, a glossary of physics terms, and a list of Hawking's publications on topics such as black holes and quantum cosmology. http://www.hawking.org.uk/ Topics: Astronomy, Notable People, Physics Last updated Oct 2, 2004 A View from the Back of the Envelope
"These pages are about approximation, and some of the fun it enables." Examples, exercises, and links to help you grasp concepts of magnitude and scale, such as large and small numbers, the size of the world, and expressions of length, area, volume, and speed. There are sections on simplifying numbers, exponential notation, Fermi problems, using your body as a ruler, and other ways to help visualize size and scale. http://www.vendian.org/envelope/ Topics: Astronomy, Science, Science Last updated May 23, 2002 Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP)
Official site for this NASA Explorer mission "measuring the temperature of the cosmic background radiation over the full sky with unprecedented accuracy. This map of remnant heat from the Big Bang provides answers to fundamental questions about the origin and fate of our universe." Find images, background documents, essays on cosmology and the big-bang theory, links to technical papers, and more. http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov Topics: Astronomy Last updated Mar 22, 2006 |
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