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The Cosmos Portal focuses on astronomy and space sciences.
The Cosmos Portal is a gateway on the Web to astronomy and space science. We invite astronomy professionals to publish articles, blogs, news items, image galleries, videos, class notes, lectures, powerpoint presentations, and links to other high quality websites or other educational material. In parallel, amateur astronomy organizations and amateur astronomers & telescope makers are invited to start websites in the Community Sites. To start your site, simply begin by Creating a Website.
The Cosmos Portal is a gateway on the Web to free, non-commercial expert-reviewed content in the fields of astronomy and space science, providing:
- Essential information on the Solar System, stars, galaxies, interplanetary and interstellar space, and the Universe is organized and presented in an engaging and accurate way.
- The latest discoveries from NASA, the European Space Agency and other organizations.
- The Cosmos Portal is a place where scientists can come together to engage the public in the excitement of cosmic discovery.
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FAQ: How Do I Create Image Captions?
Methods for placing images within an article. As is often the case, there is more than one way to add captions to images. Here are a few: Simple insert image with... More »
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Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike...
The text in the Encyclopedia of the Cosmos is meant to be freely available to users who may copy, modify and distribute that content, so long as the new version grants the same... More »
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EoC - Fair Use
"Fair use" is a legal exception to copyright control. Common examples of fair use include copying or quoting for the purposes of commentary, criticism, research,... More »
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A Sample "Encyclopedia of the Cosmos" Article
Editor's Note: This is a sample article for your guidance on formatting conventions and general article layout. Conventions: By convention, we use "Heading 2" as... More »
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Terms of Use
The on-line Digital Universe is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.... More »
Musielak, Zdzislaw
Last Updated on 2011-08-19 at 14:51
Zdzislaw Musielak, Ph.D.
Professor of Physics
Physics Department
College of Science
University of Texas, Arlington
Arlington, Texas, USA
Homepage
PhD, University... More »
Griffin, Elizabeth
Last Updated on 2009-11-13 at 17:30
R. Elizabeth M. Griffin, Ph.D.
Guest Researcher
Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics
Dominion Astrophysical Observatory
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Educational... More »
EoC - Fair Use
Last Updated on 2009-11-13 at 16:34
"Fair use" is a legal exception to copyright control. Common examples of fair use include copying or quoting for the purposes of commentary, criticism, research,... More »
Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License
Last Updated on 2009-11-13 at 16:33
The text in the Encyclopedia of the Cosmos is meant to be freely available to users who may copy, modify and distribute that content, so long as the new version grants the same... More »
Terms of Use
Last Updated on 2009-11-13 at 16:33
The on-line Digital Universe is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.... More »
A Sample "Encyclopedia of the Cosmos" Article
Last Updated on 2009-11-13 at 16:31
Editor's Note: This is a sample article for your guidance on formatting conventions and general article layout.
Conventions:
By convention, we use "Heading 2" as... More »
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