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Before the Challenger space shuttle disaster, NASA
was planning to follow a teacher in space with a journalist in
space, so they sent out application packets to apply for the ride. The
explosion put an end to the idea, and put the application back in
our files to be only a momento. The Internet, however, has given
us the next best thing to a real ride. There're so many wonderful
space pictures out there, we've devoted a whole page to them.
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- The NASA Homepage
- Like most other government pages, the NASA site follows the theory that
the more information and links it throws at you the better. Nonetheless, you
can get to some breathtaking views of space. For those of us who will never
get there.
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- NASA Photo
Gallery
- Or go directly to the photographs.
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- Mars
Atlas home page
- This is as close as most of us will ever get to landing on Mars. The
virtual lander takes you there. You can also click on a site for the odds
that the upcoming Mars probe will land there. Not to be missed.
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- Space Shuttle
Photo Repository
- If useless stuff amuses you, then the Web is heaven. Occasionally,
however, we find a real gem. This is a library of pictures shot from the
space shuttle missions. Awesome.
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- Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Each day a different image or photograph of the universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Cool.
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The Nine Planets
- A multimedia tour of the solar system. Comprehensive information and
links for all the planets and their moons. Many photographs, including a
6-mg TIFF file of the sun. Way cool.
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- Catching the light --
Astrophotography by Jerry Lodriguss
- Awesome space pictures. In addition to his stunning astrophotographs, Lodriguss offers a complete tutorial on astrophotography. This link takes you directly to his showcase.
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- Hubble's greatest
hits
- And last, but far from least, a direct link to the best of the Hubble space telescope pictures. This opens with the famous picture of the Horsehead Nebula. Then it gets better.
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