Physics and Astronomy Research Guide: Websites

This series helps teachers demystify physics by showing students what it looks like. Field trips to hot-air balloon events, symphony concerts, bicycle shops, and other locales make complex concepts more accessible. Inventive computer graphics illustrate abstract concepts such as time, force, and capacitance, while historical reenactments of the studies of Newton, Leibniz, Maxwell, and others trace the evolution of theories.

Dark matter, string theory, particle accelerators, and other big topics in modern physics come together in this 11-part multimedia course for high school physics teachers, undergraduate students, and all adults who are fascinated by physics and cosmology. The course covers a broad scale, from sub-atomic particle physics, through atomic and molecular physics, to cosmology. Made in 2010 so it is not too out of date.

News, views and information for the global physics community from IOP Publishing

A network of free online resource collections supporting faculty, students, and teachers in Physics and Astronomy Education.

A layman's journey to the frontiers of physics.

The American Physical Society represents some 48,000 physicists, and most of our work centers on scientific meetings and publications-the primary ways that physicists communicate with each other. With PhysicsCentral, we communicate the excitement and importance of physics to everyone. We invite you to visit our site every week to find out how physics is part of your world. We'll answer your questions on how things work and keep you informed with daily updates on physics in the news. We'll describe the latest research and the people who are doing it and, if you want more, where to go on the web.

The OSP Collection provides curriculum resources that engage students in physics, computation, and computer modeling. Computational physics and computer modeling provide students with new ways to understand, describe, explain, and predict physical phenomena.

A network of free online resource collections supporting faculty, students, and teachers in Physics and Astronomy Education.

NASA’s Astrobiology Program addresses three fundamental questions: How does life begin and evolve? Is there life beyond Earth and, if so, how can we detect it? What is the future of life on Earth and in the universe? In striving to answer these questions and improve understanding of biological, planetary, and cosmic phenomena and relationships among them, experts in astronomy and astrophysics, Earth and planetary sciences, microbiology and evolutionary biology, cosmochemistry, and other relevant disciplines are participating in astrobiology research and helping to advance the enterprise of space exploration.

An abstracting service offering a search interface into the scientific and technical literature covering astronomy, planetary science, physics, and the arXiv e-prints. You can use our service to search the contents of hundreds of publications in these fields and then optionally access the fulltext of articles of interest to you if and when it is available online. Note, however, that in many cases access to this content is restricted by the publisher, and there is nothing we can do to help you gain access to it.

An interactive sky map for exploring the stars and planets.

Link to home page of the American Physical Society with tabs for Publications, Meetings and Events, Programs, Membership, Policy and Advocacy, Careers in Physics, and About APS

Home page for this England-based, leading scientific society promoting physics and bringing physicists together for the benefit of all. Sections on page include Join the IOP, Events, Publications, Education, Activities, Careers, Policy, and Resources

Dedicated to the advancement of physics, AIP serves a federation of physical science societies, and provides leadership through its own programs and publications. Links include About AIP, Publications, Physics Resources, and Services for Societies

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a private, non-profit society of distinguished scholars engaged in scientific and engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the public good.

A professional membership association of scientists dedicated to enhancing the understanding and appreciation of physics through teaching.

SEDS is an independent, student-based organization which promotes the exploration and development of space.

SEDS believes in a space-faring civilization and that focusing the enthusiasm of young people is the key to our future in space.

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