Science and Technology


The Aurora Page
Information, links and images about the "Northern Lights"
DISCOVERY: Insights through advanced computing
Examples of using high-speed computers at Cornell University to make discoveries in many different fields of science
The Directorate of Time at the US Naval Observatory
This is the official source of time used in the United States, and you can find out it keeps time using atomic clocks, and also find the current time
The Future Is Yours!
Some scientists at the University of Tennessee talk about choosing science as a career
The JASON project
Students interact with expeditions exploring interesting places all over the world, led by the discoverer of the wreck of the Titanic
Milestones Of Flight
Images and descriptions of famous airplanes and spacecraft, from the National Air and Space Museum
Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC) Realtime Data
Up-to-date satellite images of the world from the SSEC
Sunrise/Sunset/Twilight and Moonrise/Moonset/Phase
Find out the times for the rising and setting of the moon and sun for any city on the US


Science Museums

The following interactive science museums have some excellent on-line exhibits:

Many more links are available from a List of Hands-on Science Centers Worldwide


Links to more information

Scientific Visualization Bibliography
A list of sites containing digital images from scientific computer simulations

 


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