Useful Links

Current Missions

• BepiColombo
• Curiosity Rover
• Gaia
• Hayabusa2
• Hubble Space Telescope
• Ingenuity Helicopter
• InSight Mars Lander
• James Webb Space Telescope
• Juno
• Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
• New Horizons
• Osiris-rex
• Parker Solar Probe
• Perseverance Rover
• Solar Dynamics Observatory
• TESS

Past Missions

• Apollo
• Cassini-Huygens
• Kepler
• Opportunity Rover
• Spirit Rover

Astronauts

• Christina Koch
• Helen Sharman
• Neil Armstrong
• Samantha Cristoforetti
• Tim Peake
• Valentina Tereshkova

Sun

• Parker Solar Probe
• Solar Dynamics Observatory

Mercury

• BepiColombo

The Moon

• Moon Phases and Libration 2019
• Apollo- NASA's overview of the Apollo programme to land people on the Moon

Mars

• Curiosity Rover
• Ingenuity Helicopter
• InSight Mars Lander
• Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
• Opportunity Rover
• Perseverance Rover
• Spirit Rover

Jupiter

• Juno

Saturn

• Cassini-Huygens- Great mission that rewrote the book on Saturn

Asteroids

• Hayabusa2
• Osiris-rex

Exoplanets

• Kepler
• TESS

Mythology

• Constellation Mythology- A nice little page with links to more details on the mythology behind certain constellations

Stars

• 44 Closest Stars and How They Compare to Our Sun- A really cool infographic suggested by Hannah
• Betelgeuse- Red Supergiant in Orion
• Star Types

Space Ideas

• Space Elevators and Astronomy

Telescopes

• Guide to Telescopes by Stargazing Live- A 6 page guide from the BBC on buying your first telescope

Observatories

• Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA)- High on the Chajnantor plateau in the Chilean Andes
• Extremely Large Telescope- Set to be the World's largest telescope upon its completion
• The Giant Magellan Telescope- Under construction at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile
• Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA)- Aircraft based infrared observatory
• Vera C. Rubin Observatory
• Very Large Telescope- The world's most advanced visible-light astronomical observatory at Cerro Paranal, Chile

Astro Clubs and Observing

• Go Stargazing- Listings of UK observing events
• Bath Astronomers- Meets last Wednesday of the month
• Beckington AS- Meets 3rd Friday of the month
• Bristol AS- Meets once a week
• Starquest Astronomers
• Wells and Mendip Astronomers
• Wiltshire AS- Meets first Tuesday of the month

Astro Experiences

• Goonhilly- The UK's Gateway to Space, Helston.
• Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre- The home of Radio Astronomy
• National Space Centre- Amazing experiences of space and within reach in Leicester
• The Observatory Science Centre- at Herstmonceaux, Kent
• Science Museum- The must see attraction in South Kensington
• Spaceguard Centre- The UK's only dedicated Near Earth Object tracking facility
• SpaceStore- Bringing Space to Earth at its centre in Didcot
• We the Curious- Amazing experiences for all ages in Bristol

School Outreach Ideas

• ESERO UK- UK Space Education Office
• Faulkes Telescope Project
• NASA STEM Resources
• National Schools Observatory

Astro Retail

• 365 Astronomy
• First Light Optics
• Harrison Telescopes
• Optical Vision Ltd
• Rother Valley Optics
• Telescope House
• Tring Astronomy Centre
• Widescreen Centre

Software

• Solar System Scope- A great tool for exploring the Solar System in both enlarged and realistic modes. You can use it online or pay a small sum to download and use it offline.
• Stellarium- Free software for most platforms to allow you to explore the night sky in this planetarium
• Worldwide Telescope- The American Astronomical Society's Worldwide Telescope available as a web application or a Windows download
• Online Solitaire - Astronomy
• Online Solitaire - Space Heroes