LibGuides: Physics Overview: Astrophysics

Cosmology / Astronomy

Ask the Space Scientist
The Astronomy Cafe
By Dr. Sten Odenwald.
Australian Astronomy
Cosmology
From Window2Universe.
Cosmology: The Study of the Universe
The Educational Guide to Space and Astronomy
From Leicester University.
Frequently Asked Questions in Cosmology
By Edward L. Wright.
Universe
From NASA
What is Cosmology?
by David J. Mulryne. Plus Magazine.

Astrophysics

Astronomy Picture of the Day Archive
Birth of Stars - Khan Academy
The Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram
From Australian Telescope National Facility.
Imagine the Universe: Stars
NASA
The Life of a Star
From The Astrophysics Group, Keele University.
Main-Sequence Stars
From The Astrophysics Spectator.
Spectra
Introduction to the spectra of stars; by Jim Kaler at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Stars and Nebulae
Sloan Digital Sky Server
The Stellar Life Cycle
Diagram from University of California, Berkeley.
Universe Today

Watch Earth's magnetic shield protect the planet from a pelting by the solar wind. See how the sun's energy drives a remarkable planetary engine, the climate.

The Aurora
From IPS (Ionospheric Prediction Service), a unit of the Bureau of Meteorology.
The Diverse Effects of Solar Events
From IPS (Ionospheric Prediction Service), a unit of the Bureau of Meteorology.
Earth Formation
Khan Academy
Heliophysics
"Heliophysics is all of the science common to the field of the Sun-Earth connections."
VSP is part of the UCAR Community Programs, which is managed by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research.
Solar Dynamics Observatory
Solar Physics
SpaceWeather
News and information about the Sun-Earth environment.
What is Space Weather?
From IPS (Ionospheric Prediction Service), a unit of the Bureau of Meteorology.

Astronomers Discover First Direct Proof of the Big Bang Expansion
By Adam Clark Estes, 17-03-2014
Astronomy Timeline "This is a timeline of important events in astronomical history. Some events which are not specifically astronomical in nature are listed to give historical perspective as to what was happening in those times." From Windows2Universe.
Galaxies and the Universe This material is based on graduate courses taught at Leiden University and the University of Alabama.
The Galileo Project
Galileos' Battle for the Heavens
From PBS NOVA.
The Hot Big Bang Model
From University of Cambridge: Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics.
Imagine the Universe | NASA
Khan Academy Physics: Astronomy & Cosmology
Over 80 videos
Scale of the Solar System
Khan Academy
Scientists Say They've Discovered Echoes Of The Big Bang
The detection of gravitational waves reaffirms the theory of cosmic inflation, where the universe expanded exponentially within the first fraction of a second of the Big Bang almost 14 billion years ago.
By Alice Truong 17-03-2014

What is a black hole – physically?
Plus magazine asked cosmologist Pau Figueras everything we’ve ever wanted to know about black holes. In this podcast he explains what black holes are, physically, and how we hope to observe them.

Dark matter: The matter we can't see - James Gillies

The Greeks had a simple and elegant formula for the universe: just earth, fire, wind, and water. Turns out there's more to it than that -- a lot more. Visible matter (and that goes beyond the four Greek elements) comprises only 4% of the universe. CERN scientist James Gillies tells us what accounts for the remaining 96% (dark matter and dark energy) and how we might go about detecting it. View the complete lesson at TED-Ed.

Interactive Sites

Astronomy Workshop Tools
Douglas Hamilton, University of Maryland.
Earth's Moon
From Exploring Earth, McDougal Littell, Classzone.
The Planets and the Solar System
From Exploring Earth, McDougal Littell, Classzone.
Stars and Galaxies
from Exploring Earth, McDougal Littell, Classzone.
The Sun and Solar System
From Exploring Earth, McDougal Littell, Classzone.