Added a link to NASA's Planetary Photojournal, a site which provides easy access to images from various Solar System exploration programs.
February 16, 2000
Added a link to the NEAR Image of the Day archive. NEAR, now in orbit around the asteroid Eros, is the first artificial satellite to orbit an asteroid.
June 8, 1998
Received the Astronomy and Science Award of Excellence from the Crowell Observatory. Following is an excerpt from the letter from George Crowell, President and CEO of Crowell Observatory:
Congratulations!! Your page has been reviewed by our selection committee, and it has qualified for the Astronomy and Science Award of Excellence. This award is only given out to superior astronomy and science web-sites. I liked your way of presenting the new pages at the top. I think this page is a great resource
for people that want to learn and advance their knowledge in astronomy.
-George Crowell
President & CEO of Crowell Observatory
San Francisco, California
May 6, 1998
Added a picture and caption about those enigmatic, cataclysmic cosmic events: gamma ray bursts.
April 22, 1998
Added a link to an alternate site for the Astronomy Picture of the Day. This is one of my favorite sites on the web!
