There are plenty of great astronomy related websites, podcasts and other resources available on the Internet. Here we bring together some of our favourites.
Podcasts | Observatories | Societies | Other
Astronomy Podcasts and Radio Shows
- Astronomy Cast - Another long-running astronomy podcast.
- Astronomy Ireland Radio Show - Weekly radio shows from Ireland's largest astronomy club.
- Chandra Observatory Podcasts - Podcasts focused on results from the X-ray telescope.
- The Cosmic Cast - A podcast produced by the University of Manchester's School of Earth and Environmental Sciences (SEES), focusing on planetary and solar system physics.
- exocast - a monthly podcast for all things exoplanet-related.
- Houston We Have a Podcast - A podcast focused on NASA's manned space exploration and educational outreach.
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory Podcasts - Videos related to NASA's planetary science activities.
- NASA EDGE - An unscripted NASA science podcast.
- NASA in Silicon Valley Podcast - A NASA podcast from NASA Ames Research Center covering a broad range of astronomy science topics.
- NASA Podcasts A compendium of the multiple past and present podcasts produced by NASA.
- Planetary Radio - A weekly programme from the Planetary Society.
- Seldom Sirius - An astronomy podcast from people who started the Jodcast.
- Sky Tour - Star gazing information from Sky & Telescope.
- Space to Ground - A video podcast describing the activities of the International Space Station.
- StarDate (US) - A short daily astronomy programme from the University of Texas McDonald Observatory.
- This Week @ NASA - A weekly video update of NASA's various activities.
- What's Up - A monthly podcast from NASA with stargazing information.
Observatories
- Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array - The cutting-edge observatory located in Chile.
- European Southern Observatory - The European agency that operates multiple telescopes in Chile, including the Very Large Telescope.
- eVLBI - A radio interferometer based on a network of telescopes in Europe and Asia.
- Herschel Space Observatory - ESA's far-infrared and submillimetre telescope that observed from 2009 to 2013.
- Hubble Space Telescope - The first general-purpose optical telescope in space.
- Infrared Processing and Analysis Center - The organization that supports all of NASA's infrared space telescopes
- Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics - The UK's leading radio astronomy facility and the home of the Jodcast.
- Keck Observatory - Hawaii's largest optical/near-infrared telescopes.
- Kepler - NASA's specialized planet hunter.
- Mount John Observatory - A telescope facility located in a dark sky area on New Zealand's South Island.
- National Optical Astronomy Observatory - The organization that operates many of the United States' optical and near-infrared observatories.
- National Radio Astronomy Observatory - The American organization that operates the VLA and the Green Bank Telescope.
- Planck - The ESA spacecraft that mapped the cosmic microwave background radiation.
- Royal Observatory Greenwich - The London observatory where the Prime Meridian is located.
- SOHO - The long-running NASA/ESA solar observatory.
- Space Place at Carter Observatory, - An educational and telescope facility in New Zealand open to the general public.
- Spitzer Space Telescope - NASA's infrared observatory launched in 2003.
- SuperWASP - An extrasolar planet detection programme operated by a UK collaboration.
- Swift - A NASA satellite used to detect gamma-ray bursts.
- Vatican Observatory - One of the world's oldest astronomical research institutions.
Astronomical Societies
- Farnham Astronomical Society - The astronomy society on the Surrey-Hampshire border.
- Macclesfield Astronomical Society - Macclesfield's local astronomy group.
- Manchester Astronomical Society - Manchester's large astronomy society.
- West Didsbury Astronomical Society - An astronomy society located in Manchester's suburb.
Other
- Astronomy Picture of the Day - A website featuring a new astronomy image every day..
- Bad Astronomy - Phil Plait's commentary on space news as well as on bad astronomy in TV and films.
- DS9 - A free astronomy image viewer.
- Jonathan's Space Report - A regularly-updated website with information on spacecraft launches and maneuvers.
- The Sky At Night - The classic BBC astronomy TV show presented by Professor Chris Lintott.
- Space.com - A website covering news for a myriad of space-related topics.
- Southern Skywatch - Stargazing information for the Southern Hemisphere.
- Stellarium - Open source planetarium software.
- Universe Today - A website with news covering a broad range of space and astronomy topics.
