Mysteries of Deep Space - History of the Universe Timeline  
   From PBS Online
   http://www.pbs.org/deepspace/timeline/index.html

MAP Home Page  
   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.
   http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Ned Wright's Cosmology Tutorial  
   An illustrated introductory guide to the topic, attempting to summarize modern discoveries on the origin, current state, and future of our Universe.
   http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~wright/cosmolog.htm

The Cosmic Microwave Background  
   Extensive CMB information from the University of British Columbia.
   http://www.astro.ubc.ca/people/scott/cmb.html

Sloan Digital Sky Survey  
   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.
   http://www.sdss.org/

MACHO Project  
   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.
   http://wwwmacho.mcmaster.ca/

Great Debates in Astronomy  
   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 t
   http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/diamond_jubilee/debate.html

Supernova Cosmology Project  
   This Berkeley labs site is based on observation of red shift in stars going supernova.
   http://panisse.lbl.gov/

MSAM/TopHat High Altitude Scientific Balloons  
   A series of scientic experiments flying as balloon payloads in Texas and Antarctica, designed to measure the medium-scale anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background radiation (CMBR).
   http://topweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Max Tegmark  
   Cosmologist's personal site including discussions of movies, experiments, and data analysis efforts.
   http://www.hep.upenn.edu/~max/

Structure and Evolution of the Universe  
   NASA's quest to explain the structure of the Universe and forecast our cosmic destiny, explore cycles of matter and energy and to examine the ultimate limits of gravity and energy.
   http://universe.gsfc.nasa.gov/home.html

Conversational Cosmology  
   by Henry E. Kandrup. A college-level textbook for an introductory course in cosmology for nonscientists. Comes in a zipped postscript file.
   http://www.astro.ufl.edu/~siopis/papers/Book.ps.gz

Galaxy Formation and the Intergalactic Medium  
   This site is dedicated to summarizing the research of Paul Shapiro's cosmology group. Of interest mainly to specialists.
   http://galileo.as.utexas.edu/research.html

A Brief History of Time  
   quotations from the Stephen W. Hawking book.
   http://www.generationterrorists.com/quotes/abhotswh.html

Turning On the Universe  
   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.
   http://focus.aps.org/v5/st8.html

Introduction to the Cosmic Microwave Background  
   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.
   http://background.uchicago.edu/~whu/beginners/introduction.html

Cosmology Books and Links  
   Annotated list of books, articles, and websites from a popular course at Sonoma State University.
   http://www.phys-astro.sonoma.edu/people/faculty/tenn/CosmologyBooksAndLinks.html

Good Cosmology Sites  
   Links to cosmology resources, and a tutorial by a UCLA professor.
   http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~wright/cosmo_sites.html

Distant Galaxies and Cosmology Models  
   Article on possible cosmological models.
   http://www.cosmologymodels.com/

Astronomy Today - Cosmology  
   Articles on related topics in popular magazine style.
   http://www.astronomytoday.com/cosmology.html

Cosmology: A Research Briefing  
   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.
   http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/cosmology/

NOVA - Runaway Universe  
   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
   http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/universe/

Cambridge Cosmology Homepage  
   A site dedicated to cosmology, both basic and advanced, maintained by Cambridge university
   http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/gr/public/cos_home.html

Cosmology made Simple  
   A brief, non-mathematical introduction to modern cosmology.
   http://www.geocities.com/autotheist/Physics/cosmo.htm

Tufts Institute of Cosmology  
   The Cosmology group at Tufts University with links to other cosmology sites
   http://cosmos2.phy.tufts.edu/xbook.html

Review of Mistake of Einstein  
   Cosmologists have used recent data to constrain the type of 'dark energy' that may fill all of space.
   http://focus.aps.org/v4/st6.html

CosmoNet  
   An "interactive book" focusing on the topics of astronomy, cosmology, and theoretical physics. It also provides a number of services including an index of all 88 constellations, several interactive games and quizzes, and extensive information o
   http://www.thinkquest.org/library/lib/site_sum_outside.html?tname=27930&url=27930/

Introduction to Cosmology  
   These notes form an introduction to cosmology with special emphasis on large scale structure, the cmb anisotropy and inflation. In some places a basic familiarity with particle physics is assumed, but otherwise no special knowledge is needed.
   http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9312022

The Origin of Elements  
   Arno Allan Penzias Nobel Lecture.
   http://www.nobel.se/physics/laureates/1978/penzias-lecture.html

The Big Bang (One More Time)  
   A new model of the universe says it repeats itself in an endless cycle. Article from Christian Science Monitor.
   http://csmonitor.com/2002/0509/p11s01-stss.html

The Cosmology  
   This educational site is designed for people of high school age or older who want to understand the most recent information about cosmology in everyday language.
   http://library.thinkquest.org/28181/

The Boomerang Project  
   Cosmic microwave background mapping project. Press releases and downloadable academic papers.
   http://cmb.phys.cwru.edu/boomerang/

Revved-Up Universe  
   Astronomers are convinced that the expansion of the Universe accelerates.
   http://sciencenews.org/20000212/bob9.asp

Phantom Energy and Cosmic Doomsday  
   Phantom energy, with negative sum of pressure and energy density, could lead to the universe tearing itself apart in a "Big Rip".
   http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0302506

LAMBDA - Legacy Archive for Microwave Background Data  
   Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) archive of science research. CMB data is an important aspect of reseach in cosmology.
   http://lambda.gsfc.nasa.gov

COBE  
   The Cosmic Background Explorer satellite. Instruments, scientific results, related links.
   http://lambda.gsfc.nasa.gov/product/cobe/

WMAP- Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe  
   WMAP is a NASA Explorer mission measuring the temperature of the cosmic background radiation over the full sky. This map provides answers to fundamental questions about the origins and fate of our universe.
   http://map.gsfc.nas.gov

Messier 81 Internal Motions  
   van Maanen's astrometrically determined internal motions of the spiral nebula Messier 81.
   http://www.ebicom.net/~rsf1/m81mn.htm

Cosmology  
   A summary of research areas at the University of Kansas, with links to activities and personnel.
   http://www.phsx.ku.edu/Cosmology/KUCosmo.html