MAP Home Page:
MAP is a MIDEX class mission, selected by NASA in 1996, to probe
conditions in the early universe. MAP measures temperature
differences ("anisotropy") in the cosmic microwave background
radiation.
http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/
Ned Wright's Cosmology Tutorial:
An illustrated introductory guide to the topic, attempting to
summarize modern discoveries on the origin, current state, and
future of our Universe.
http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~wright/cosmolog.htm
The Cosmic Microwave Background:
Extensive CMB information from the University of British Columbia.
http://www.astro.ubc.ca/people/scott/cmb.html
Sloan Digital Sky Survey:
A dedicated 2.5 meter telescope which uses sensitive electronic
light detectors to systematically map a quarter of the sky, building
a catalog of celestial objects, galaxies, and quasars.
http://www.sdss.org/
MACHO Project:
Primary aim is to test the hypothesis that a significant fraction of
the dark matter in the halo of the Milky Way is made up of objects
like brown dwarfs or planets: these objects have come to be known as
MACHOs, for MAssive Compact Halo Objects.
http://wwwmacho.mcmaster.ca/
Great Debates in Astronomy:
Following in the footsteps of the famous April 1920 'Great Debate'
between Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis, this series of debates
among leaders in the astronomical community highlight major quests
in astronomy and astrophysics in an open forum at the turn of the
millennium.
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/diamond_jubilee/debate.html
Supernova Cosmology Project:
This Berkeley labs site is based on observation of red shift in
stars going supernova.
http://panisse.lbl.gov/
Planck Satellite:
ESA mission designed to find the three cosmological parameters: the
Hubble parameter, the density and the deceleration parameter from
variations in the cosmic background radiation.
http://astro.estec.esa.nl/SA-general/Projects/Planck/
Amazing Universe:
Short introduction to cosmology.
http://www.netusa1.net/~kazik/
MSAM/TopHat High Altitude Scientific Balloons:
A series of scientic experiments flying as balloon payloads in Texas
and Antarctica, designed to measure the medium-scale anisotropy of
the cosmic microwave background radiation (CMBR).
http://topweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/
Max Tegmark:
Cosmologist's personal site including discussions of movies,
experiments, and data analysis efforts.
http://www.hep.upenn.edu/~max/
Cosmology:
Companion site to the PBS miniseries.
http://www.pbs.org/faithandreason/intro/cosmo-frame.html
Structure and Evolution of the Universe:
NASA's quest to explain the structure of the Universe and forecast
our cosmic destiny, explore cycles of matter and energy and to
examine the ultimate limits of gravity and energy.
http://universe.gsfc.nasa.gov/home.html
Cosmology:
A summary of research areas at the University of Kansas, with links
to activities and personnel.
http://www.phsx.ukans.edu/Cosmology/KUCosmo.html
Conversational Cosmology:
by Henry E. Kandrup. A college-level textbook for an introductory
course in cosmology for nonscientists. Comes in a zipped postscript
file.
http://www.astro.ufl.edu/~siopis/papers/Book.ps.gz
Galaxy Formation and the Intergalactic Medium:
This site is dedicated to summarizing the research of Paul Shapiro's
cosmology group. Of interest mainly to specialists.
http://galileo.as.utexas.edu/research.html
A Brief History of Time:
quotations from the Stephen W. Hawking book.
http://www.generationterrorists.com/quotes/abhotswh.html
Turning On the Universe:
Astronomers say the Universe's expansion has been accelerating
recently. A new model for repulsive 'dark energy' may help explain
the acceleration in a more natural way than other models. From
Physical Review Focus.
http://focus.aps.org/v5/st8.html
Introduction to the Cosmic Microwave Background:
Basic explanations of key concepts, including the Big Bang,
expansion of the universe, and the ripples in the density of the
early universe that led to the galaxies and stars we see today.
http://background.uchicago.edu/~whu/beginners/introduction.html
Cosmology Books and Links:
Annotated list of books, articles, and websites from a popular
course at Sonoma State University.
http://www.phys-astro.sonoma.edu/people/faculty/tenn/CosmologyBooksAndLinks.html
Good Cosmology Sites:
Links to cosmology resources, and a tutorial by a UCLA professor.
http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~wright/cosmo_sites.html
COBE Home Page:
The Cosmic Background Explorer satellite. Instruments, scientific
results, related links.
http://space.gsfc.nasa.gov/astro/cobe/
Cosmology:
An extensive overview. Part of the NASA Remote Sensing Tutorial.
http://rst.gsfc.nasa.gov/Sect20/Preface.html
Astronomy Today - Cosmology:
Articles on related topics in popular magazine style.
http://www.astronomytoday.com/cosmology.html
Cosmology:
A collection of links.
http://www.galacticsurf.com/cosmolGB.htm
Cosmology: A Research Briefing:
An online book from the National Academy of Sciences. Includes
chapters on CMBR, the large scale structure of universe, and the
physics of the early universe.
http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/cosmology/
Introduction to Cosmology:
A NASA site for the general public featuring a collection of
questions and answers on cosmology.
http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/m_uni.html
NOVA - Runaway Universe:
Examines the size, future and fate of the universe as well as the
possible existence of others. Also explores what happens in a
supernova explosion, a map of the universe on a cosmological scale,
and the ability to spin a spiral galaxy on two axes using QuickTime
VR.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/universe/
Review of Mistake of Einstein:
Cosmologists have used recent data to constrain the type of 'dark
energy' that may fill all of space.
http://focus.aps.org/v4/st6.html
CosmoNet:
An "interactive book" focusing on the topics of astronomy,
cosmology, and theoretical physics. It also provides a number of
services including an index of all 88 constellations, several
interactive games and quizzes, and extensive information on stars,
galaxies, and the Big Bang.
http://www.thinkquest.org/library/lib/site_sum_outside.html?tname=27930&url=27930/
Introduction to Cosmology:
These notes form an introduction to cosmology with special emphasis
on large scale structure, the cmb anisotropy and inflation. In some
places a basic familiarity with particle physics is assumed, but
otherwise no special knowledge is needed.
http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9312022
The Origin of Elements:
Arno Allan Penzias Nobel Lecture.
http://www.nobel.se/physics/laureates/1978/penzias-lecture.html
The Big Bang (One more time):
A new model of the universe says it repeats itself in an endless
cycle. Article from Christian Science Monitor.
http://csmonitor.com/2002/0509/p11s01-stss.html
Should We Believe in Big Bang?:
Science popularization article on the Big Bang theory.
http://www.freehomepages.com/pgostrov/e1.html
The Cosmology:
This educational site is designed for people of high school age or
older who want to understand the most recent information about
cosmology in everyday language.
http://library.thinkquest.org/28181/
The BOOMERanG project:
Cosmic microwave background mapping project. Press releases and
downloadable academic papers.
http://cmb.phys.cwru.edu/boomerang/
Revved-Up Universe:
Astronomers are convinced that the expansion of the Universe
accelerates.
http://sciencenews.org/20000212/bob9.asp
Phantom Energy and Cosmic Doomsday:
Phantom energy, with negative sum of pressure and energy density,
could lead to the universe tearing itself apart in a "Big Rip".
http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0302506
