Astronomy Subject Guide
Databases |
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Access Science |
More than 8,000 articles written by the leading figures in their fields - including 30 Nobel Prize winners - edited and illustrated with the non-specialist in mind. |
Access World News - NewsBank |
The electronic editions of record for valuable local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers in full-text content -- all in one easy-to-search database with a world map. Each provides unique coverage of local and regional news, including companies, politics, sports, industries, cultural activities, and people in the community, as well as a distinctive focus offering a variety of viewpoints on local and world issues. Paid ads are excluded. |
General Science Collection |
This database provides information on all aspects of the scientific world and offers full text coverage for more than 60 of the most popular science publications. |
ProQuest Science Journals |
A definitive resource for students studying both the applied and general sciences. The Science Journals feature over 660 titles - with more than 540 available in full text. In full-text format, researchers have access to all the charts, diagrams, graphs, tables, photos, and other graphical elements so vital to scientific and technical literature. |
Today's Science |
Secondary-school students and researchers have turned to the monthly print editions of Today's Science On File since 1992 to find authoritative yet accessible information on the latest developments in science. |
eBooks |
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Credo Reference |
Over 1200 highly-regarded titles from over 80 publishers; Credo General Reference covers every major subject. |
ebrary |
Access to over 25,000 books from publishers such as McGraw Hill, Cambridge University Press and Oxford University Press. |
EBSCO eBooks (formerly NetLibrary) |
Over 5,000 eBooks are available to GBC students in the EBSCO eBook collection. Search by subject, title or author and research right from home. |
The Gale Encyclopedia of Science |
Designed for high-school students and lay adults, this collection of entries covers major areas of science including: biology, genetics, microbiology, astronomy, chemistry, physics, engineering, technology, geology, weather, archaeology, psychology, mathematics, and medicine, and provides readers with a wide range of up-to-date, relevant, and accurate information. |
Websites |
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Exploring the Planets |
Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum guide to planets. |
HubbleSite |
Images, videos, news and more. |
NASA |
News, images, video and information about space. |
Khan Academy |
Students can make use of our extensive video library, practice exercises, and assessments from any computer with access to the web. Complete custom self-paced learning tool A dynamic system for getting help A custom profile, points, and badges to measure progress |
SkyView Virtual Observatory |
SkyView is a Virtual Observatory on the Net generating images of any part of the sky at wavelengths in all regimes from Radio to Gamma-Ray. |
Space.com |
News of astronomy, skywatching, space exploration, commercial spaceflight and related technologies. |
Welcome to the Planets - NASA |
Collection of many of the best images from NASA's planetary exploration program |
Windows to the Universe |
Includes documents, images, movies, animations, and data sets, that explore the Earth and Space sciences and the historical and cultural ties between science, exploration, and the human experience. |