Astronomy: Images
Guide content supports the teaching and research goals of multiple departments on campus. Content represents a non-exhaustive selection of essential resources and tools for engaging a wide range of backgrounds and viewpoints.
Hubble Images
Image Credits: ESA/Hubble
Portals
- ESASkyAn application that allows you to download public astronomical data from space-based missions. Click on the graduation cap to find journal articles.
- PDS Cartography and Imaging Sciences Discipline NodeNASA's primary digital image collections from past, present and future planetary missions.
- NASA PhotojournalJPL's interface to the Planetary Image Archive (PIA)
- Portal to the Heritage of AstronomyRaise awareness of the importance of astronomical heritage worldwide and facilitates efforts to identify, protect and preserve such heritage for the benefit of humankind, both now and in the future.
Images
- Astronomy Image ExplorerThe Astronomy Image Explorer (AIE) has been designed as a convenient and efficient tool for researchers working in the fields of Astronomy and Astrophysics to gain access to images published in peer-reviewed journals.
- Hubble Space Telescope ImagesView images of galaxies, stars, nebula, and more taken by the Hubble Space Telescope
- NASA Image GalleriesView the Image of the Day, search NASA's Image Library, or view Historic Images on Flickr Commons
- ESA ImagesSearch over 20,000 images found throughout the European Space Agency portal
- European Southern Observatory ImagesSearch over 10,000 images provided by the European Southern Observatory, hosted in Chile
- Royal Astronomical Society Science Photo LibraryMany of the photographs in the Society's archives fall into the portraits and telescopes categories but there are many of events such as eclipse expeditions, plus many miscellaneous items of related interest and 'photographica' from the development of the photographic process
- Regional Planetary Image Facilityan international system of planetary image libraries, was established in 1977. These facilities maintain photographic and digital data as well as mission documentation and cartographic data. Each facility's general holding contains images and maps of planets and their satellites taken by solar system exploration spacecraft.
- Planetary Image AtlasA search method with faceted navigation features for PDS atlas images
- Cornell SPIF Flickr GalleryIncludes Solar System Tour, spacecraft, the sun, the moon, planets and more
Space Missions
- Hubble Space TelescopeView Hubble's discoveries via images, videos, and e-books
- NASA Missions A to ZLook at an overview, images, videos, and media resources for each of NASA's missions, organized alphabetically or by topic
- ESA MissionsFind information about ESA missions to observe the Earth, prepare for the future, and about human spaceflight
- Planetary Society's Mission IndexLearn about missions to the Venus, Mercury, the moon, and more