Physics Research Resources

More than 80 Flash animations from different areas of physics. Categories included are classical mechanics, optics, electricity and magnetism, quantum mechanics and sound.

This annotated list provides a highly selective set of online resources that are useful to the particle physics community. It describes each Web site so that efficient choices can be made amongst many sites which may appear similar.

Provides comprehensive reference material for physics and astronomy education and research.

The site features international astronomical news through images, videos, blogs, audio/video podcasts, and RSS feeds. Besides news, users can view a variety of types of graphic data. These include live telescope observations, positioning of key spacecraft, a calendar of upcoming near-Earth objects, views of sunspots, details about extrasolar planets, and various pictures of the day.

The award-winning site is chock-full of information and images about the Hubble Space Telescope and astronomy for every audience, including children, educators, and the general public, as well as museums/planetariums.

Computer-generated images, images from Voyager, and USGS maps of planets, stars, and miscellaneous space items.