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Note: Resources about exoplanets are provided in Chapter 21.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

\r\n

Articles<\/h4>\r\n
\r\n
Meteors and Meteorites<\/em><\/h5>\r\n

Alper, J. \u201cIt Came from Outer Space.\u201d\u00a0Astronomy<\/em>\u00a0(November 2002): 36. On the analysis of organic materials in meteorites.<\/p>\r\n

Beatty, J. \u201cCatch a Fallen Star.\u201d\u00a0Sky & Telescope<\/em>\u00a0(August 2009): 22. On the recovery of meteorites from an impact that was seen in the sky.<\/p>\r\n

Durda, D. \u201cThe Chelyabinsk Super-Meteor.\u201d\u00a0Sky & Telescope<\/em>\u00a0(June 2013): 24. A nice summary, with photos and eyewitness reporting.<\/p>\r\n

Garcia, R., & Notkin, G. \u201cTouching the Stars without Leaving Home.\u201d\u00a0Sky & Telescope<\/em>\u00a0(October 2008): 32. Hunting and collecting meteorites.<\/p>\r\n

Kring, D. \u201cUnlocking the Solar System\u2019s Past.\u201d\u00a0Astronomy<\/em>\u00a0(August 2006): 32. Part of a special issue devoted to meteorites.<\/p>\r\n

Rubin, A. \u201cSecrets of Primitive Meteorites.\u201d\u00a0Scientific American<\/em>\u00a0(February 2013): 36. What they can teach us about the environment in which the solar system formed.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/section>

\r\n
Evolution of the Solar System and Protoplanetary Disks<\/em><\/h5>\r\n

Jewitt, D., & Young, E. \u201cOceans from the Skies.\u201d\u00a0Scientific American<\/em>\u00a0(March 2015): 36\u201343. How did Earth and the other inner planets get their water after the initial hot period?<\/p>\r\n

Talcott, R. \u201cHow the Solar System Came to Be.\u201d\u00a0Astronomy<\/em>\u00a0(November 2012): 24. On the formation period of the Sun and the planets.<\/p>\r\n

Young, E. \u201cCloudy with a Chance of Stars.\u201d\u00a0Scientific American<\/em>\u00a0(February 2010): 34. On how clouds of interstellar matter turn into star systems.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/section><\/section>

\r\n

Websites<\/h4>\r\n
\r\n
Meteors and Meteorites<\/em><\/h5>\r\n

American Meteor Society:\u00a0http:\/\/www.amsmeteors.org\/<\/a>. For serious observers.<\/p>\r\n

British and Irish Meteorite Society:\u00a0http:\/\/www.bimsociety.org\/meteorites1.shtml<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n

Center for Meteorite Studies:\u00a0https:\/\/meteorites.asu.edu\/meteorites<\/a>. This Center at Arizona State University has information for beginners under the tab \"Meteorites.\"<\/p>\r\n

Meteorites from Mars:\u00a0http:\/\/www2.jpl.nasa.gov\/snc\/<\/a>. A listing and links from the Jet Propulsion Lab.<\/p>\r\n

Meteors and Meteor Showers:\u00a0http:\/\/www.astronomy.com\/observing\/observe-the-solar-system\/2010\/04\/meteors-and-meteor-showers<\/a>. From\u00a0Astronomy<\/em>\u00a0magazine.<\/p>\r\n

Meteors:\u00a0http:\/\/www.skyandtelescope.com\/observing\/celestial-objects-to-watch\/meteors\/<\/a>. A collection of articles on meteor observing from\u00a0Sky & Telescope<\/em>\u00a0magazine.<\/p>\r\n

Nine Planets Meteorites and Meteors Page:\u00a0http:\/\/nineplanets.org\/meteorites.html<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n

Some Interesting Meteorite Falls of the Last Two Centuries:\u00a0http:\/\/www.icq.eps.harvard.edu\/meteorites-1.html<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/section>

\r\n
Evolution of the Solar System and Protoplanetary Disks<\/em><\/h5>\r\n

Circumstellar Disk Learning Site:\u00a0http:\/\/w.astro.berkeley.edu\/~kalas\/disksite\/index.html<\/a>. By Dr. Paul Kalas.<\/p>\r\n

Disk Detective Project:\u00a0https:\/\/www.zooniverse.org\/projects\/ssilverberg\/disk-detective<\/a>. The WISE mission is asking the public to help them find protoplanetary disks in their infrared data.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/section><\/section>

\r\n

Videos<\/h4>\r\n
\r\n
Meteors and Meteorites<\/em><\/h5>\r\n

Meteorites and Meteor-wrongs:\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VQO335Y3zXo<\/a>. Video with Dr. Randy Korotev of Washington U. in St. Louis (7:05).<\/p>\r\n

Rare Meteorites from London\u2019s Natural History Museum:\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=w-Rsk-ywN44<\/a>. A tour of the meteorite collection with curator Caroline Smith (18:22). Also see a short news piece about a martian meteorite:\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1EMR2r53f2s<\/a>\u00a0(2:54).<\/p>\r\n

What Is a Meteor Shower (and How to Watch Them):\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xNmgvlwInCA<\/a>. Top tips for watching meteor showers from the At-Bristol Science Center (3:18).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/section>

\r\n
Evolution of the Solar System and Protoplanetary Disks<\/em><\/h5>\r\n

Origins of the Solar System:\u00a0http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/nova\/space\/origins-solar-system.html<\/a>. Video from Nova ScienceNow narrated by Neil deGrasse Tyson (13:02).<\/p>\r\n

Where Do Planets Come From?:\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zdIJUdZWlXo<\/a>. Public talk by Anjali Tripathi in March 2016 in the Center for Astrophysics Observatory Nights Series (56:14).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/section><\/section>\r\n

This book was adapted from the following: Fraknoi, A., Morrison, D., & Wolff, S. C. (2016). For Further Exploration In Astronomy<\/i>. OpenStax. https:\/\/openstax.org\/books\/astronomy\/pages\/14-for-further-exploration under a Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0<\/a><\/div>\r\n
Access the entire book for free at\u00a0https:\/\/openstax.org\/books\/astronomy\/pages\/1-introduction<\/a><\/div>","rendered":"

Note: Resources about exoplanets are provided in Chapter 21.<\/p>\n

\n

Articles<\/h4>\n
\n
Meteors and Meteorites<\/em><\/h5>\n

Alper, J. \u201cIt Came from Outer Space.\u201d\u00a0Astronomy<\/em>\u00a0(November 2002): 36. On the analysis of organic materials in meteorites.<\/p>\n

Beatty, J. \u201cCatch a Fallen Star.\u201d\u00a0Sky & Telescope<\/em>\u00a0(August 2009): 22. On the recovery of meteorites from an impact that was seen in the sky.<\/p>\n

Durda, D. \u201cThe Chelyabinsk Super-Meteor.\u201d\u00a0Sky & Telescope<\/em>\u00a0(June 2013): 24. A nice summary, with photos and eyewitness reporting.<\/p>\n

Garcia, R., & Notkin, G. \u201cTouching the Stars without Leaving Home.\u201d\u00a0Sky & Telescope<\/em>\u00a0(October 2008): 32. Hunting and collecting meteorites.<\/p>\n

Kring, D. \u201cUnlocking the Solar System\u2019s Past.\u201d\u00a0Astronomy<\/em>\u00a0(August 2006): 32. Part of a special issue devoted to meteorites.<\/p>\n

Rubin, A. \u201cSecrets of Primitive Meteorites.\u201d\u00a0Scientific American<\/em>\u00a0(February 2013): 36. What they can teach us about the environment in which the solar system formed.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

\n
Evolution of the Solar System and Protoplanetary Disks<\/em><\/h5>\n

Jewitt, D., & Young, E. \u201cOceans from the Skies.\u201d\u00a0Scientific American<\/em>\u00a0(March 2015): 36\u201343. How did Earth and the other inner planets get their water after the initial hot period?<\/p>\n

Talcott, R. \u201cHow the Solar System Came to Be.\u201d\u00a0Astronomy<\/em>\u00a0(November 2012): 24. On the formation period of the Sun and the planets.<\/p>\n

Young, E. \u201cCloudy with a Chance of Stars.\u201d\u00a0Scientific American<\/em>\u00a0(February 2010): 34. On how clouds of interstellar matter turn into star systems.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n

\n

Websites<\/h4>\n
\n
Meteors and Meteorites<\/em><\/h5>\n

American Meteor Society:\u00a0http:\/\/www.amsmeteors.org\/<\/a>. For serious observers.<\/p>\n

British and Irish Meteorite Society:\u00a0http:\/\/www.bimsociety.org\/meteorites1.shtml<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Center for Meteorite Studies:\u00a0https:\/\/meteorites.asu.edu\/meteorites<\/a>. This Center at Arizona State University has information for beginners under the tab “Meteorites.”<\/p>\n

Meteorites from Mars:\u00a0http:\/\/www2.jpl.nasa.gov\/snc\/<\/a>. A listing and links from the Jet Propulsion Lab.<\/p>\n

Meteors and Meteor Showers:\u00a0http:\/\/www.astronomy.com\/observing\/observe-the-solar-system\/2010\/04\/meteors-and-meteor-showers<\/a>. From\u00a0Astronomy<\/em>\u00a0magazine.<\/p>\n

Meteors:\u00a0http:\/\/www.skyandtelescope.com\/observing\/celestial-objects-to-watch\/meteors\/<\/a>. A collection of articles on meteor observing from\u00a0Sky & Telescope<\/em>\u00a0magazine.<\/p>\n

Nine Planets Meteorites and Meteors Page:\u00a0http:\/\/nineplanets.org\/meteorites.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Some Interesting Meteorite Falls of the Last Two Centuries:\u00a0http:\/\/www.icq.eps.harvard.edu\/meteorites-1.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

\n
Evolution of the Solar System and Protoplanetary Disks<\/em><\/h5>\n

Circumstellar Disk Learning Site:\u00a0http:\/\/w.astro.berkeley.edu\/~kalas\/disksite\/index.html<\/a>. By Dr. Paul Kalas.<\/p>\n

Disk Detective Project:\u00a0https:\/\/www.zooniverse.org\/projects\/ssilverberg\/disk-detective<\/a>. The WISE mission is asking the public to help them find protoplanetary disks in their infrared data.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n

\n

Videos<\/h4>\n
\n
Meteors and Meteorites<\/em><\/h5>\n

Meteorites and Meteor-wrongs:\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VQO335Y3zXo<\/a>. Video with Dr. Randy Korotev of Washington U. in St. Louis (7:05).<\/p>\n

Rare Meteorites from London\u2019s Natural History Museum:\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=w-Rsk-ywN44<\/a>. A tour of the meteorite collection with curator Caroline Smith (18:22). Also see a short news piece about a martian meteorite:\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1EMR2r53f2s<\/a>\u00a0(2:54).<\/p>\n

What Is a Meteor Shower (and How to Watch Them):\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xNmgvlwInCA<\/a>. Top tips for watching meteor showers from the At-Bristol Science Center (3:18).<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

\n
Evolution of the Solar System and Protoplanetary Disks<\/em><\/h5>\n

Origins of the Solar System:\u00a0http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/nova\/space\/origins-solar-system.html<\/a>. Video from Nova ScienceNow narrated by Neil deGrasse Tyson (13:02).<\/p>\n

Where Do Planets Come From?:\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zdIJUdZWlXo<\/a>. Public talk by Anjali Tripathi in March 2016 in the Center for Astrophysics Observatory Nights Series (56:14).<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n

This book was adapted from the following: Fraknoi, A., Morrison, D., & Wolff, S. C. (2016). For Further Exploration In Astronomy<\/i>. OpenStax. https:\/\/openstax.org\/books\/astronomy\/pages\/14-for-further-exploration under a Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0<\/a><\/div>\n
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