Cosmology

Companion site to the PBS miniseries.

quotations from the Stephen W. Hawking book.

Articles on related topics in popular magazine style.

A one page review of the development of cosmology, starting with the Babylonians

A site dedicated to cosmology, both basic and advanced, maintained by Cambridge university

From PBS Online

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.

An illustrated introductory guide to the topic, attempting to summarize modern discoveries on the origin, current state, and future of our Universe.

Extensive CMB information from the University of British Columbia.

A dedicated 2.5 meter telescope which uses sensitive electronic light detectors to systematically map a quarter of the sky, building a catalog of celestial objects, galaxies, and quasars.

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.

Following in the footsteps of the famous April 1920 'Great Debate' between Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis, this series of debates among leaders in the astronomical community highlight major quests in astronomy and astrophysics in an open forum at the turn of the millennium.

This Berkeley labs site is based on observation of red shift in stars going supernova.

Cosmologist's personal site including discussions of movies, experiments, and data analysis efforts.

This site is dedicated to summarizing the research of Paul Shapiro's cosmology group. Of interest mainly to specialists.

Astronomers say the Universe's expansion has been accelerating recently. A new model for repulsive 'dark energy' may help explain the acceleration in a more natural way than other models. From Physical Review Focus.

Basic explanations of key concepts, including the Big Bang, expansion of the universe, and the ripples in the density of the early universe that led to the galaxies and stars we see today.

Annotated list of books, articles, and websites from a popular course at Sonoma State University.

Links to cosmology resources, and a tutorial by a UCLA professor.

Article on possible cosmological models.

An extensive overview. Part of the NASA Remote Sensing Tutorial.

A collection of links.

An online book from the National Academy of Sciences. Includes chapters on CMBR, the large scale structure of universe, and the physics of the early universe.

A NASA site for the general public featuring a collection of questions and answers on cosmology.

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.