* Astronomy

NASA and Microsoft Corp. of Redmond, Wash., have collaborated to create a Web site where Internet users can have fun while advancing their knowledge of Mars.
Drawing on observations from NASA's Mars missions, the "Be a Martian" Web site will enable the public to participate as citizen scientists to improve Martian maps, take part in research tasks, and assist Mars science teams studying data about the Red Planet.
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To enroll as a virtual Martian citizen and start exploring, visit:
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IMPACT! WORLD shows some of the many ways engineering and science is helping to build the world around us and why its so important to our future.
You can see stories and watch films that tell you about the research being funded by EPSRC - the main UK government agency for funding research and training in engineering and the physical sciences.
Explore IMPACT! world to learn how EPSRC is helping to build a more energy efficient world with GaN lighting or how EPSRC is improving the efficiency of emergency care with smart pods.

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PingWire is an almost live feed of everyday images being published to twitter using twitpic, yfrog, and twitgoo.

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David Richards's Astronomy Site

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World Digital Library Project
The World Digital Library makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from cultures around the world, including manuscripts, maps, rare books, musical scores, recordings, films, prints, photographs, archi­tectural drawings, and other significant cultural materials. The objectives of the World Digital Library are to promote international and inter-cultural understanding and awareness, provide resources to educators, expand non-English and non-Western content on the Internet, and to contribute to scholarly research.

www.wdl.org

Internet Archive today announced that high resolution files are available for download directly from the NASAimages.org website.
The improved download features offer a choice of high or low resolution files for still images, allowing users to select the version best suited for their needs. Many images on the site have a dimension of 3000 pixels or higher, making them suitable for printing at up to 11 x 17 inches on most printers. The website still maintains NASAs file naming conventions for easy organisation.

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PlanetQuest - New Worlds Atlas
PlanetQuest is a multimedia-rich news and information hub covering NASA's search for extrasolar planets.

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Exoplanet: n. a planet that orbits a star outside the solar system.

Radio Meteor Observatory's On Line Data

www.rmob.org

Asteroid Watch

NASA Asteroid Watch Camera Shows 'Close Encounters'
If you're a fan of the movies "Deep Impact" or "Armageddon" then NASA has a website for you, to put you on the asteroid watch.

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NASA to Provide Web Updates on Objects Approaching Earth
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is introducing a new Web site that will provide a centralized resource for information on near-Earth objects - those asteroids and comets that can approach Earth.

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