| 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. |
| Google_Moon A photographic map of the equatorial region with pan and zoom capability, showing locations of the Apollo landings. |
| Interactive_Map_of_the_Moon The visible and the hidden side. Includes games and basic information about the satellite and the lunar missions. |
| Keith\'s_Moon_Page A collection of facts, phases, folklore and photographs. |
| Lunar_Volcanoes An Introduction to Lunar Domes by Nigel Longshaw, an illustrated description of these features including characteristics and observation history. |
| Lunarsat_Info_Page Multimedia presentation of the European space mission to investigate the south pole for its suitability for the first permanent human outpost. |
| The_Moon_Illusion_Explained Why our satellite looks big at the horizon and smaller when higher up. |
| The_Moon_Museum A tour made on the 30th anniversary of the first lunar landing. |
| Moon_Page Some facts, quotations, trivia chosen at random. |
| Moon_Stereogram_Demonstration Demonstration as to why the Moon appears larger when nearer the horizon than when high in the sky. |
| Moon_Survey Tips for observing our satellite and drawing lunar features. Data archive, pictures, movies and selected links also available. |
| MoonBase7 Facts, missions, phases, news, links. Also dedicated to the space in general and robotics. |
| NSSDC_Photo_Gallery__Moon Select images from various space probes and telescopes. |
Black Holes and Neutron Stars
Many people think black holes continually suck in everything like great big cosmic bathtub drains. And what the heck are neutron stars?
Understanding the nature of black holes and neutron stars--how they form, what they're like, and how we know they are there--can lead to a
better understanding of how our Universe works.
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