| Infinity Article about infinity. Talks about protential infinity and actual infinity. |
| The_Infinity Online home of infinity with newsletter archive from 1996 to the present. |
| Mathnet___Does_\"Infinity\"_Exist? Looks at the 3 different contexts and says for each whether infinity exists in each one and why. Links to other essay on the same site on infinity. |
| Atmospheres_of_Neutron_Stars An interactive archive of neutron star atmosphere models, for advanced students and researchers. |
| Binary_Neutron_Star_Collision_Simulations Detailed simulations of binary neutron star collisions, including stills from the movies at different time steps. |
| Black_Holes_and_Neutron_Stars This site offers a non-technical discussion about black holes and neutron stars. Topics include what they are, how they form, how we detect them, FAQs and a links page. |
| Catalogue__of_Galactic_Supernova_Remnants_(SNRs) Listing of over 200 supernova remnants. |
| A_Gravitationally_Powered_Oscillatory_Pulsar_Model Proposed advanced theory of mainstream pulsars being oscillatory and powered by gravitational contraction, rather than rotary. |
| Introduction_to_Neutron_Stars An accessible introduction to neutron stars that includes details on their life cycles as well as detailed information on neutron star variants such as x-ray and gamma ray bursters. |
| Introduction_to_Pulsar_Astronomy A tutorial on radio pulsars and "The Sounds of Pulsars" |
| Jodrell_Bank_Observatory__Pulsar_Research As one of the research groups of the Jodrell Bank Observatory, we form part of the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the University of Manchester, in the United Kingdom. We have many collaboratio |
| Neutron_Star_Theory_Group_at_UNAM Includes a small collection of neutron star images and other resources. |
| Neutron_Stars Overview of what is known about neutron stars, including a discussion of X-ray bursters. |
| Neutron_Stars_-_Key_Concepts This site provides a concise definition and description of neutron stars. Suitable for university students. |
| Neutron_Stars_and_Supernovae Brief look at the evidence connecting neutron stars with supernovae. |
| Neutron_Stars_and_X-ray_Binaries An accessible summary of neutron stars and X-ray binaries, presented by the Chandra X-ray Observatory. Includes a comprehensive Q&A section and a selection of quality images. |
| Princeton_Pulsar_Group Princeton University's site on pulsars, including a definition of pulsars, multimedia and telescopic images, and links to other web data. |
| Pulsar_Physics Provides technical descriptions of pulsars - focussing on neutron stars, gamma ray pulsars and polar cap or outer gap gamma-ray emission. |
| Radio_Pulsar_Newsletter Radio pulsar abstracts published by the University of Sydney's Research Centre for Theoretical Astrophysics. |
| Summaries_of_Neutron_Star_Types Includes short summaries on neutron stars, including information on pulsars, neutron degeneracy, pulsar examples, binary pulsars and planets around pulsars. This information links to a useful navigabl |
| A_Tutorial_on_Radio_Pulsars A tutorial from the Australia Telescope National Facility, Parkes, New South Wales |
| Windows_to_the_Universe__Neutron_Stars A typical neutron star is the size of a small city, but it may have the mass of as many as three suns. |
| X-ray_Astronomy__Neutron_Stars Brief description of neutron stars. |
| Angiosperm_Phylogeny Phylogenetic trees, technical descriptions of all orders and families, references, and links. By Peter Stevens of the Missouri Botanical Garden. |
| Angiosperms_Image_Gallery Extensive collection, organized by family. |
| The_Families_of_Flowering_Plants A taxonomical database with descriptions and illustrations of each family, and an interactive key to families. |
| Flowering_Plant_Gateway Various paths for exploration or comparison of four major flowering plant classification systems (Cronquist, Takhtajan, Thorne and the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group system). From Texas A&M University |
| OSU_Seed_Biology_Program_-_SeedID_Index Photographs of the seeds of selected plants. |
| CPC_-_La_Niña_Coverage Regularly updated discussion and coverage of the La Niña weather system including global and regional impacts and forecasting. |
| CPC_El_Niño/Southern_Oscillation_(ENSO) Coverage of the 1997/98 El Niño weather system from the Climate Prediction Centre, including forecasts, historical info, and the impact of the system on weather patterns. |
| El_Niño_and_La_Niña__Tracing_the_Dance_of_Ocean_and_Atmosphere National Academies popular article describes the basic scientific research that led to our current understanding of these weather phenomenon. |
| El_Niño/La_Niña_Watch Archive of images and news releases about observations of the El Nino/La Nina phenomenon in the Pacific Ocean by the U.S./French TOPEX/Poseidon, Jason-1, and other NASA/JPL satellites and instruments. |
| The_Potential_Use_and_Misuse_of_El_Niño_Information A workshop report from the Environmental and Social Impacts Group. Includes compilation of documents including an executive summary and a glossary. |
| What_is_an_El_Niño? Illustrated explanation with realtime graphics and animations of data from the tropical Pacific Ocean. From NOAA. |
| What_is_La_Niña? Illustrated explanation with realtime graphics and animations of data. Also numerous links to reference material from NOAA. |
| Atlas_of_the_Moon Interactive Moon atlas (hotspots) with links to 237 close-up images. [Also in German] |
| The_Captive_Moon Offers overview article including exploration history and cultural history. |
| Dyson\'s_Animated_Moon Interative moon map (Flash based) with brief information about various features. |
| Earth-Moon_Dynamics_Page Extracts from five papers studying Earth-Moon dynamics relating to evolution and gravity topics. |
| Geologic_Lunar_Research_Group Resource for all lunar observers interested in geologic, dome and TLP research. Some content in Italian. |
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