Current location: Astronomy > Cosmology
1. Cambridge Cosmology Homepage
A site dedicated to cosmology, both basic and advanced, maintained by Cambridge university
http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/gr/public/cos_home.html - 09-09-2000
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2. Introduction to Cosmology
A NASA site for the general public featuring a collection of questions and answers on cosmology.
http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/m_uni.html - 17-12-2002
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Rating: [8.00] Votes: [1753]
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4. MAP Home Page
MAP is a MIDEX class mission, selected by NASA in 1996, to probe conditions in the early universe. MAP measures temperature differences ("anisotropy") in the cosmic microwave background radiatio
http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/ - 09-07-2001
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Rating: [8.00] Votes: [79]
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5. Sloan Digital Sky Survey
A dedicated 2.5 meter telescope which uses sensitive electronic light detectors to systematically map a quarter of the sky, building a catalog of celestial objects, galaxies, and quasars.
http://www.sdss.org/ - 28-10-2003
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Rating: [8.00] Votes: [2471]
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6. A Brief History of Cosmology
A one page review of the development of cosmology, starting with the Babylonians
http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/HistTopics/Cosmology.html - 13-05-2000
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Rating: [7.00] Votes: [797]
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8. MACHO Project
Primary aim is to test the hypothesis that a significant fraction of the dark matter in the halo of the Milky Way is made up of objects like brown dwarfs or planets: these objects have come
http://wwwmacho.mcmaster.ca/ - 25-09-2003
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Rating: [7.00] Votes: [1714]
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10. NOVA - Runaway Universe
Examines the size, future and fate of the universe as well as the possible existence of others. Also explores what happens in a supernova explosion, a map of the universe
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/universe/ - 09-11-2001
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Rating: [7.00] Votes: [1068]
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