| General Information on Cosmic
Ray Astrophysics |
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There are several good internet sites that
provide general background information on cosmic rays and
supernova. These include a summary
written by Richard Mewaldt of the California Institute of
Technology, a Scientific
American article, references in the Encyclopedia Britannica on Cosmic
Rays and Supernova
as well as Funk & Wagnalls
Knowledge Center articles on Cosmic
Rays and Supernova.
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| Scientific Ballooning |
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Sites on Scientific Ballooning include that
of the National
Scientific Balloon Facility (NSBF) as well as a site at the NASA
Wallops Flight Facility (WFF). In addition, here is an
excellent site maintained by the Max-Planck-Institut
für Kernphysik that contains a list of web links to Cosmic
Ray, Gamma Ray, Neutrino and similar experiments from across the
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| Science in the Antarctic |
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The National
Science Foundation (NSF) manages all U.S. research in
Antarctica. In particular, the NSF Office
of Polar Programs (OPP) is responsible for conducting Arctic as well
as Antarctic program. From the OPP site one can find information about
ongoing Antarctic
Science projects and the support
infrastructure used to assist scientists with their research.
In particular, Raytheon Polar
Services manages this infrastructure for the NSF. Raytheon
also publishes the The
Antarctic Sun, a newsletter about research activities in
Antarctica. Another interesting site is the United
States Antarctic Resource Center (USARC) which is maintained by the United
State Geological Survey (USGS). The USARC contains a wide
variety of pictures, satellite images and maps about Antarctica. |
| Some favorite NASA links |
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While not necessarily directly related to
the ATIC program, one of our favorite site for current articles on space
research is Science@NASA which is
sponsored by the Science Directorate at NASA's Marshall Space Flight
Center. Science@NASA also contains a link to an excellent
classroom resource called Thursday's
Classroom. To keep track of the latest news about the
International Space Station and Shuttle missions, we always turn to NASA
Human Spaceflight.
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