With the advent and proliferation of the Internet and Web access, a multitude of information has become immediately accessible to anyone with a computer and a phone line. Providing home-spun wisdom and advice has been a hallmark of The Old Farmers Almanac since 1792, and their site features quite a bit of free information that will be useful to new visitors and familiar to long-time fans of the...

With Macromedia Flash Player, this website, created by the Physics Division of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, "presents an interactive tour of the history and the fate of the universe." By taking a journey through the universe, students can learn about the expansion of the universe. The site provides logical explanations of cosmic distances, the Big Bang, dark matter, and much more....

The Hubble Space Telescope's photographs of the surface of Pluto are available on the Web. The photographs were taken during a seven day period in late June and early July of 1994, but have just recently become available. To understand the power of the Hubble Telescope, "viewing surface detail on Pluto is as difficult as trying to read the printing on a golf ball located thirty-three miles away!"...

Three planets that are larger than Jupiter have been found orbiting the star Upsilon Andromedae. Astronomers from four research institutions have confirmed this observation. This site provides information about the Upsilon Andromedae Planetary System.

The Transit of Venus is similar to a solar eclipse, where -- from the perspective on Earth -- Venus passes in front of the Sun. This event does not happen very often. In fact, no one alive today has experienced this phenomenon, which will take place on June 8 and will be visible for most of Europe, Asia, and Africa. First, the Armagh Planetarium created a great, expansive informational site all...

This page from NASA describes the recent near-Earth approach of the asteroid 4179 Toutatis. Toutatis is one of the largest known "Potentially Hazardous Asteroids" (PHAs). A three dimensional model of Toutatis' orbit and an .mpeg animation of the asteroid in motion are highlights of the site.

Space scientists postulate that the planets of our solar system arose from solar nebulae approximately 4.6 billion years ago. This July, NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab launched a new mission, Genesis, to investigate the transition from solar nebulae to planets by collecting and analyzing the isotopic composition of solar particles. You can learn more about the Genesis mission at its official Website....

In other space and planetary news, researchers have found signs of a Jupiter-sized planet near one of the Big Dipper's stars. To learn more, check out the University of California Planet Search program's press release that contains astronomical data, a sky chart, and links.

This UCLA website contains links to the homepages of countless physics and astronomy researchers and research groups. The comprehensive website is divided into six main areas: Condensed Matter Physics (CMP), Experimental Elementary Particle Physics (EEPP), Nuclear Physics (NP), Plasma Physics (PP), Theoretical Elementary Particles (TEP), and Astrophysics (ASTRO). Users can find out about the...

In just several weeks, Venus, the Earth's sister planet, will pass in front of the sun, affording astronomers and the general public the ability to take part in a extremely rare event. While persons in Europe, Africa, and Asia will have the best vantage point for this occurrence, those interested in the Venus transit will want to take a detailed look at this lovely website in order to find out...