Featured Sites Archives – 2002
| Week of | Site |
| December 30, 2002 | Explore Mars Now – explore the planet Mars with realistic habitats, rockets, ground cars, and robots |
| December 23, 2002 | NORAD Tracks Santa |
| December 16, 2002 | Sloan Digital Sky Survey – a project to make a map of the entire universe |
| December 9, 2002 | Real Einstein – an Einstein exhibition from the American Museum of Natural History |
| December 2, 2002 | AstroTips – Astronomy Freeware and Shareware – some very useful programs |
| November 25, 2002 | MarsNews.com – NewsWire for the New Frontier |
| November 18, 2002 | Try Science – shockwave experiments and activities for children |
| November 11, 2002 | World Clock – current time for major cities anywhere in the world |
| November 4, 2002 | Moon Phases – very nice graphical display of moon phases for any month |
| October 28, 2002 | Sun and Moon Rise and Set – calculation of time of sun, moon, and planets rise and set. From the Old Farmer’s Almanac. |
| October 21, 2002 | Almanac of Key Terrestrial Events – dates of equinoxes and solstices |
| October 14, 2002 | What’s Happening in the Heavens – from the Old Farmer’s Almanac. |
| October 7, 2002 | World Time Server – accurate, current local time anywhere in the world |
| September 30, 2002 | Voyager and Galileo Global Mosaics of Jovian Satellites (fromUSGS) |
| September 23, 2002 | Galileo’s Struggle |
| September 16, 2002 | Space Tracker – offers live 3-D tracking of weather satellites and spacecraft such as the International Space Station (requires Java) |
| September 9, 2002 | Visible Earth – a searchable directory of images, visualizations, and animations of the Earth (NASA) |
| September 2, 2002 | Mythology of the Constellations |
| August 26, 2002 | TAGISH LAKE METEORITE/FIREBALL INVESTIGATION |
| August 19, 2002 | Interactive Universe – designed for classroom use |
| August 12, 2002 | Native American Astronomy – focuses on Lakota star knowledge and maps |
| August 5, 2002 | The Last Word – questions & answers on everyday scientific phenomena |
| July 29, 2002 | Big Bang Cosmology Primer |
| July 22, 2002 | Explore the Moon – stunning 360-degree panoramas from the Apollo missions (requires QuickTime) |
| July 15, 2002 | For Teachers "Powers of Ten" online – Java technology |
| July 8, 2002 | The Science of Superheroes |
| July 1, 2002 | Civilian Space "X"ploration Team (CSXT) – Civilian group trying to put a rocket into space |
| June 24, 2002 | NASA Satellite Sighting Information – shows you where and when to look for the International Space Station and the Space Shuttle (now knows Morgantown by via Bill Tracy, a Flight Dynamics Officer at the Johnson Space Center in Houston) |
| June 17, 2002 | Black Holes and Beyond |
| June 10, 2002 | SPACEWATCH FRIDAY – very good site site for amateur astronomers, updated every Friday |
| June 3, 2002 | Solar Eclipse of June 10 |
| May 27, 2002 | Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts – click "browse by subject", search for "celestial bodies", and then highlight "the heavens (celestial bodies)" |
| May 20, 2002 | Terrestrial Impact Structures (from Meteors) – meteor impact craters through the world |
| May 13, 2002 | Space Sounds – actual sounds of the Earth’s magnetosphere |
| May 6, 2002 | Mars Exploration Program – NASA’s page for all Mars missions: past, present, and future |
| April 29, 2002 |
First
African in Space Planetary Alignment of 2002 First Pictures from Hubble’s new camera |
| April 22, 2002 | Comet
C/2002 C1 Ikeya-Zhang Planetary Alignment of 2002 |
| April 15, 2002 | Space Adventures – world’s leading space tourism company |
| April 8, 2002 | Solar System Simulator – from NASA/JPL |
| April 1, 2002 | Bulfinch’s Mythology |
| March 25, 2002 | Sky Chart – excellent free sky chart from Sky and Telescope |
| March 18, 2002 | Northern Lights – a very good site about the Aurora |
| March 11, 2002 | Jupiter’s Ring System – nice images and animation |
| March 4, 2002 | Eastern Time & Universal Time Read Aloud – requires RealPlayer (free) |
| February 25, 2002 | Mars Meteorites
– Mars meteorites found on Earth The Hubble Project: Servicing Mission 3B – Adding new technology to the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) |
| February 18, 2002 | NASA Jet Propulsion Lab: Jupiter’s Moon Callisto – images and information about Callisto |
| February 11, 2002 | Asteroid Insurance – for amusement purposes only |
| February 4, 2002 | Planet Quest – official NASA site about extrasolar system planets |
| January 28, 2002 | Allegheny Observatory – extra-solar planet detection |
| January 21, 2002 | How to Start Right in Astronomy – from Sky and Telescope |
| January 14, 2002 | Astronomy in Your Face |
| January 7, 2002 | Space Camp |
