Astronomy / Astrophysics | Data Archives & Centers, Reference Information
Asteroids Dynamics Site (AstDyS)
Provides data on numbered and multiopposition asteroids, including orbital elements, their uncertainty, proper elements, ephemerides with uncertainty, and more
Astrophysics at the NSSDC
NASA Astrophysics section at the National Space Science Data Center (NSSDC)
Atlas of Stellar Spectra
Stellar spectral atlas and introduction to the field
CCMC: Community Coordinated Modeling Center
The CCMC is a multi-agency partnership to enable, support and perform the research and development for next-generation space science and space weather models.
CDPP : Plasma Physics Data Center
Plasma Physics data center and archives (French)
Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg
Provides the SIMBAD object database, VIZIER catalogue service, and the Aladin Sky Atlas Tool
Cologne Database for Molecular Spectroscopy (CDMS)
Data on molecules detected in space and other spectroscopic data
CRISM Mars Data Products
Data products from CRISM aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs)
The Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) have been selected by NASA to process, archive and distribute Earth Observing System (EOS) and related data. They also provide a full range of support to global change researchers.
HEASARC: NASA High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center
The High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center (HEASARC) is the primary archive for high-energy astronomy missions, in the extreme ultraviolet, X-ray and gamma-ray wavelengths
IPAC: Infrared Processing and Analysis Center
Science and Data Center for Infrared Astronomy
High Altitude Observatory Data Archive
The High Altitude Observatory (HAO), through its collaboration with scientists and scientific organizations around the world is recognized as a premier authority on Sun and Sun-Earth studies
IRSA: NASA / IPAC Infrared Science Archive
Archive for NASA's Infrared and submillimeter data
ISO: Infrared Space Observatory
Site and data archive for the The Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) which was the world's first true orbiting infrared observatory and was equipped with four highly-sophisticated and versatile scientific instruments
LAMBDA: Legacy Archive for Microwave Background Data
Cosmic Microwave Background data archives including WMAP, COBE, Relikt, IRAS, SWAS
Lunar Impact Candidates & Data
Using Earth-based observations of the dark portion of the moon to establish the rates and sizes of large meteoroids (greater than 500 grams or 1 pound in mass) striking the lunar surface
MAST
The Multimission Archive at STScI is a NASA funded project to support and provide to the astronomical community a variety of astronomical data archives, with the primary focus on scientifically related data sets in the optical, ultraviolet, and near-infrared parts of the spectrum.
Michelson Science Center at Cal Tech
The Michelson Science Center is a science operations and analysis service organization for selected NASA Origins Theme projects and the scientists and engineers that use them.
My NASA Data
Data on atmospheric and Earth science for educators and citizen scientists, including lesson plans and computer tools.
NASA Ames Astrochemistry
Astrochemistry at the NASA Ames astrochemistry research lab
NASA Astronomical Data Center
Astronomy data, catalogs, and journal tables
NASA Imagery in Google Earth
The Goddard Earth Science (GES) Data & Information Service Center (DISC) makes data available on Google Earth to facilitate scientific research. Imagery includes two dimensional (2D) flat data and three dimensional (3D) vertical data. Integrated vertical data from A-Train constellation satellites CloudSat, CALIPSO (Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation), and Aqua (mainly MODIS and AIRS products) and campaign missions into Google Earth expose cloud, aerosol, and H2O characteristics and atmospheric temperature profiles.
NASA Planetary Data System
The Planetary Data System archives and distributes scientific data from NASA planetary missions, astronomical observations, and laboratory measurements. The Planetary Data System is sponsored by NASA's Office of Space Science
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Search tool for NASA technical reports and publications
NASA Space Physics Data Facility
The Space Physics Data Facility is a project of the Heliospheric Physics Laboratory (HPL) at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Space Physics Data Facility (SPDF) consists of web-based services for survey and high resolution data, trajectories, and modeling software
National Space Science Data System
Space Science Mission Data - NASA's permanent archive for space science mission data
NED: NASA / IPAC Extragalactic Database
Master list of extragalactic objects for which cross-identifications of names have been established, accurate positions and redshifts entered to the extent possible, and some basic data collected
NESDIS : National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
NGDC's Mission is to provide long-term scientific data stewardship for the Nation's geophysical data, ensuring quality, integrity, and accessibility. Boulder, Colorado
Network Generator
Tool to help astrophysicists building up nuclear reaction networks by generating tables of nuclear reaction rates on temperature grids
NOAO: National Optical Astronomy Observatory Data Products Program
NVO node for the National Optical Astronomy Observatory
Nuclear Astrophysics Data
Nuclear astrophysics reference data, reaction rates, masses, chemical & isotopic data, decay, and a Q-value calculator.
PDS Imaging Node
The Imaging Node of the Planetary Data System is the curator of NASA's primary digital image collections from past & present planetary missions
SDAC : Solar Data Analysis Center
Solar Data Analysis Center at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland USA
Smithsonian / NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
The Astrophysics Data System (ADS) is a NASA-funded project which maintains three bibliographic databases containing more than 5.6 million records: Astronomy and Astrophysics, Physics, and arXiv e-prints. The main body of data in the ADS consists of bibliographic records, which are searchable.
Space KnowledgeBase
Directory of space development and environment data, reference, and research information provided by the Institute for Space Development Research
Spitzer Science Center
Instrument site and data center for the Spitzer Space Telescope
Space Weather Prediction Center | NOAA
SWPC provides real-time monitoring and forecasting of solar and geophysical events which impact satellites, power grids, communications, navigation, and other technological systems. SWPC is also the primary warning center for the International Space Environment Service
University of Wisconsin-Madison Space Science & Engineering Center Data Center.
Responsible for the access, maintenance and distribution of real-time and archive weather satellite data.
US National Virtual Observatory
NVO's objective is to enable new science by greatly enhancing access to data and computing resources. The National Virtual Observatory makes it easy to locate, retrieve, and analyze data from archives and catalogs worldwide
US Naval Observatory Astronomical Data Services, Almanacs, and Calculators
Precise astronomical data for practical applications, serving the defense, scientific, commercial, and civilian communities
Warehouse Inventory Search Tool (WIST)
A client for searching and ordering earth science data from various NASA, international, and affiliated centers
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Astrophysics Source Code Library
The Astrophysics Source Code Library (ASCL or ASCL.net) is a free, on-line library housing source codes of all sizes that are of interest to astrophysicists. All ASCL.net source codes have been used to generate results published in or submitted to a refereed journal.
FITS Support Office
Support page for the FITS file format. Flexible Image Transport System (FITS) is an astronomical Image and Table Format
Space Calendar | Conferences & Events
Calendar of conferences and other space related meetings, proceedings, and events provided by the Institute for Space Development Research.
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