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AccessScience: Full access to more than 7100 articles, 115,000 definitions, 2,000 biographies, and research advances in science and technology. Updated daily.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Astronomy Encyclopedia: Sci Ref QB14 .A875 2002
Astrophysical Formulae: Sci Ref QB461 .L36 2006
Cambridge Guide to the Solar System: Sci Ref QB501 .L24 2011
The Cambridge Illustrated Dictionary of Astronomy: Sci Ref QB14 .M553 2007
The Cambridge Photographic Atlas of the Planets: Sci Ref QB605 .B74
The Cambridge Photographic Guide to the Planets: Sci Ref QB605 .T39 2001
The Cambridge Planetary Handbook: Sci Ref QB601 .B36 2000
Chronological Encyclopedia of Discoveries in Space: Sci Ref QB500.262 .Z56 2000
Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Encyclopedia of Planetary Sciences: Sci Ref QB600.2 .E53 1997
Encyclopedia of Space Exploration: Sci Ref QB500.262 .A54 2000
Encyclopedia of the Solar System: Sci Ref QB501 .E53 1999
Space Sciences 4 vols.: Sci Ref QB500 .S63 2002

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration: The official web page of NASA.
European Space Agency: The official web page of ESA.

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