Georgetown University
Georgetown University: News Values
Learn the essential elements of every good news story from Gerald Lanson and Mitchell Stephens, authors of Writing and Reporting The News, who emphasize eleven judgments that journalism students should make when evaluating newsworthiness.
NASA
Nasa: Latest Conclusions of the Comet Collision
This site from NASA allows one to read the reports by scientists of what we learned from observing the giant collision of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 with Jupiter. Some are very technical, others for general audiences.
NASA
Nasa: Top 20 Comet Shoemaker Levy Images
This site from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration provides the most popular images at the JPL Comet Shoemaker-Levy home page during the month of July 1994, when the comet was impacting Jupiter.
NASA
Nasa: Hubble Observations Shed Light on Jupiter Impact
Scientists continue to learn from their observations long after the largest collision in history was recorded. Was Comet SL-9 actually an asteroid? What were the dark impact clouds made of? What were the effects on Jupiter's magnetic field?
NASA
Nasa: Comet Shoemaker Levy 9 Collision With Jupiter
This site from NASA provides information on the Shoemaker-Levy collision which, even though the impact of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 with Jupiter happened in 1994, it continues to make news. Read the latest information related to the...
Other
S F Austin State University /Jupiter Comet Collision
Excellent links to books, images, videos, and articles about the collision of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 with Jupiter. Also links to a short page about Gene Shoemaker, one of the team who discovered the comet.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Finding Speed From Impulse Graph Level 1
Students must calculate the speed of a hockey puck based on the graph of force vs. time for the impact between the stick and the puck.
CNN
Cnn: Can Bush Win by Going "Positive?"
This is an article questioning whether or not a politician can still win his office without running negative campaed ign ads. (August 2000)
Other
Fhi:case Studies of 2 Women's Health Projects in Bolivia
This site introduces two case studies of women's health in poor communities in Bolivia. These studies were conducted by Family Health International.
Other
The University of Scranton: How the Smartphone Has Impacted Economic Development
Learn how the economy has been impacted by the development of the smartphone.
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Made Clear: What Role Do Humans Have in Climate Change?
Find out how humans are largely responsible for this recent climate change.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Is Center of Mass?
A webpage exploring the center of mass. Learn what the center of mass is and how to calculate the value.
NASA
Nasa: Astronomy Picture of the Day: Crater Copernicus
This Astronomy Picture of the Day is of Crater Copernicus, taken by the Apollo 17 crew in 1972.
NASA
Nasa: Astronomy Picture of the Day:collision at Jupiter
What happens when a snowball hits a huge ball of gas? When Comet Shoemaker Levy 9 hit Jupiter, it was swallowed up in the atmosphere, leaving huge temporary impact scars. Here is an image that shows the large dark marks and how they...
Space Telescope Science Institute
Hubblesite: Observations Shed Light on Jupiter Collision
This site from Hubblesite of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration provides basic information and photographs of the collision of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 with Jupiter. A good site to check out on the subject.
Other
The Telson Spur: The Solar System
This is a list of links to online resources related to the study of the planets. It has a literary theme associated with the Lewis Carrol poem "The Hunting of the Snark" with many quotes from literature and science. Navigation tools...
NASA
Nasa: The Galileo Mission
This site from NASA has information on the Galileo space mission, which launched in October 1989. In spite of technical problems, Galileo transmitted enormous amounts of new data, especially about Jupiter and its satellites and rings,...
Investopedia
Investopedia: The Economics of the I Phone
see how the development of Apple's iPhone has impacted the economy.