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Comet/Asteroid Orbit Determination and Ephemeris Software
A downloadable Java program for various orbit computations on asteroids and comets.
http://home.earthlink.net/~jimbaer1/
Orbits
Interactive 3D orbit visualization for known asteroids and comets.
http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/orbits/
Asteroids, Comets, and Meteorites: Their Intimate Relation with Life on Earth
A curriculum prepared by the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute.
http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units...
Chiron Information and Documentation
A minor body with dual status as both asteroid and comet.
http://www.vub.ac.be/STER/www.astro/chihp....
Planetary Data System: Small Bodies Node
Data concerning asteroids and comets, in a standard format for use primarily by astronomical observers and mission planners, as well as educators and students.
http://pdssbn.astro.umd.edu/
Meteorites and Asteroids
Companion resource to an astronomy textbook, contains links and current news about meteorites and asteroids.
http://www.williams.edu/astronomy/jay/chap...
Committee on Small Body Nomenclature
Group responsible for the naming of asteroids and comets. Description of the naming process, guidelines for submitting name proposals.
http://www.ss.astro.umd.edu/IAU/csbn/
IAU - Minor Planet Center
Is responsible for the efficient collection, checking, and dissemination of astrometric observations and orbits for minor planets and comets, via the Minor Planet Circulars (issued monthly) and the Minor Planet Electronic Circulars (issued as necessary).
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html
Astrobiology Magazine: Meteors, Comets, and Asteroids
Selected articles, usually with some connection to life on Earth or elsewhere in the solar system.
http://www.astrobio.net/news/modules.php?o...
Welcome to the Planets: Small Bodies
Contains pictures and brief descriptions of smaller bodies in the universe such as asteroids and comets.
http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/choices/sm...
Meteorica
Catalog of names associated with small body impacts. Meteors, meteorites, craters, impact structures, and tektites, both on Earth and elsewhere in the solar system.
http://www.meteorica.info/
Small Bodies
Link collection covering the Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud, asteroids, comets, meteors and meteorites, near Earth objects, and impacts.
http://www.snark.org/sb.htm
NOVA Online: Doomsday Asteroid
Transcript of the television broadcast, kitchen comet activity, general information on comets.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/spacewatch/
USGS Astrogeology: Other Objects
Official names of features on asteroids as approved by the International Astronomical Union. Data and images for selected asteroids and comets.
http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/SolarSystem/O...
BBC NEWS: Astronomers Discover 'New Planet'
A telescope has detected what could be the Solar System's 10th planet, Sedna.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/...
Comets and Meteor Showers
Includes news, information, professional and amateur observations as well as historical research. Compiled by Gary W. Kronk.
http://comets.amsmeteors.org/
Startdate Online: Leftovers
Fact sheets on asteroids and comets, index to radio broadcasts on related topics. From the McDonald Observatory.
http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/left...
Asteroids Comets Meteors (ACM)
A meeting bringing together scientists studying small solar system bodies. Dates and links of past meetings.
http://www.astro.uu.se/planet/acm_eng.html
Keeping an Eye on Space Rocks
Overview of asteroids, comets, and meteors, with special attention to the impact hazard to Earth.
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/templates/flash/ne...
Physics of Asteroids, Comets, and Meteoroids
Includes discussions of gravity, orbits, energy, and Kepler's and Newton's laws. Includes activities and links.
http://ca.geocities.com/spacephysicsisu/
Aerospaceguide.net: Near Earth Asteroid
Descriptions of asteroids, comets, and near Earth objects.
http://www.aerospaceguide.net/nearearthast...
The Nine Planets: Small Bodies in the Solar System
Overview of asteroids, comets, meteors. Images, data, links.
http://www.nineplanets.org/smallbodies.htm...
Nine Planets: Sedna
General information on the object officially known as 2003 VB12. This object is the most distant body known that orbits our Sun.
http://www.nineplanets.org/sedna.html
Asteroids - their history
Introduction paper on asteroids and Kuiper Belt objects.
http://www.cosmicelk.co.uk/asteroids.htm
NASA Planetary Photojournal: Asteroid and Comets
Selected NASA images.
http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/target/Ot...
Asteroids and Comets
Data from across NASA, compiled at the National Space Science Data Center.
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/plane...
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