LAMBDA - Legacy Archive for Microwave Background Data
Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) archive of science research. CMB data is an important aspect of research in cosmology.
lambda.gsfc.nasa.gov
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MACHO Project
Primary aim is to test the hypothesis that a significant fraction of the dark matter in the halo of the Milky Way is made up of objects like brown dwarfs or planets: these objects have come to be known as MACHOs, for MAssive Compact Halo Objects.
wwwmacho.mcmaster.ca
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MAP Home Page
MAP is a MIDEX class mission, selected by NASA in 1996, to probe conditions in the early universe. MAP measures temperature differences ('anisotropy') in the cosmic microwave background radiation.
map.gsfc.nasa.gov
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MSAM/TopHat High Altitude Scientific Balloons
A series of scientic experiments flying as balloon payloads in Texas and Antarctica, designed to measure the medium-scale anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background radiation (CMBR).
topweb.gsfc.nasa.gov
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Max Tegmark
Cosmologist's personal site including discussions of movies, experiments, and data analysis efforts.
www.hep.upenn.edu
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Messier 81 Internal Motions
van Maanen's astrometrically determined internal motions of the spiral nebula Messier 81.
www.ebicom.net
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Mysteries of Deep Space - History of the Universe Timeline
From PBS Online
www.pbs.org
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NOVA - Runaway Universe
Examines the size, future and fate of the universe as well as the possible existence of others. Also explores what happens in a supernova explosion, a map of the universe on a cosmological scale, and the ability to spin a spiral galaxy on two axes using QuickTime VR.
www.pbs.org
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Ned Wright's Cosmology Tutorial
An illustrated introductory guide to the topic, attempting to summarize modern discoveries on the origin, current state, and future of our Universe.
www.astro.ucla.edu
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Phantom Energy and Cosmic Doomsday
Phantom energy, with negative sum of pressure and energy density, could lead to the universe tearing itself apart in a 'Big Rip'.
arxiv.org
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