News

__Spring 2018__ = Phys.org = Click here to visit Phys.org/space-news
 * Author:** Science X Network
 * Audience:** Everyone
 * User interface design:** Compact, easy to read, easy to navigate, information-heavy layout
 * Credibility:** Credible information from credible sources
 * Last updated:** 12 May 2018
 * Date reviewed:** 13 May 2018
 * Reviewed by:** Akeelah Cross
 * Overview:** The layout of the homepage could be cozier and less cramped but the website does a great job of delivering news in an orderly format with engaging titles and summaries. Each article's page gives a short but thorough look into current space-related topics while also harboring an active comments section to discuss the topic with others.

__Spring 2018__ = Space.com = Click here to visit Space.com
 * Author:** Tariq Malik
 * Audience:** Everyone
 * User interface design:** Easy to read, easy to navigate, media-heavy layout
 * Credibility:** Credible information from credible sources
 * Last updated:** 13 May 2018
 * Date reviewed:** 13 May 2018
 * Reviewed by:** Akeelah Cross
 * Overview:** Space.com is a very visually appealing news website with a lot of photos and videos throughout the layout. The website is very easy to navigate and has a nice filtering system. The articles are brief in content but explain the topics well.

__Spring 2018__ =** Science Daily **=
 * Click here to visit ScienceDaily.com**
 * Author:** Dan & Michele Hogan
 * Audience:** Everyone
 * User interface design:** Easy to read, easy to navigate, could be better organized
 * Credibility:** Credible information from credible sources
 * Last updated:** 11 May 2018
 * Date reviewed:** 13 May 2018
 * Reviewed by:** Akeelah Cross
 * Overview:** While the website could have a better layout and better organization, Science Daily is a good source for astronomy-related news. The articles give a great amount of information on their topics but the delivery could be more appealing and interesting with more photos.



__Spring 2018__ =** Sci-News **=
 * Click here to visit Sci-News.com**
 * Author:** Sergio Prostak, Natali Anderson, Enrico de Lazaro
 * Audience:** Everyone
 * User interface design:** Easy to read, easy to navigate, visually appealing, media/text balanced, simple/minimalist design
 * Credibility:** Credible information from credible sources
 * Last updated:** 11 May 2018
 * Date reviewed:** 13 May 2018
 * Reviewed by:** Akeelah Cross
 * Overview:** While being a visually appealing website with a simple design, Sci-News does an excellent job of delivering astronomy news in a clean, easy to read, easy to navigate, organized, and brief fashion. Each article presents the information concisely with complementary media attached. The articles also include a comments section for people to discuss the topic freely.



__Spring 2018__ =** Universe Today **= **Author:** Fraser Cain **Audience:** Everyone **User interface design:** Easy to navigate, easy to read, basic layout/design **Credibility:** Credible information from credible sources **Last updated:** 13 May 2018 **Date reviewed:** 13 May 2018 **Reviewed by:** Akeelah Cross **Overview:** Universe Today is a good source for current and past space news. They take a blog approach to updating their news with a simply designed user interface and thousands of pages of news to explore. The articles go in-depth with each topic by including pictures, graphs, videos, and links that help the reader gain understanding. The content is easy to read and the website is easy to navigate.
 * Click here to visit UniverseToday.com**



Fall 2016

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Current Page Editor: Jennifer Hello fellow Astronomers!!! The links below cover a wide range of current events such as new discoveries. Hopefully this page will not only be informative but intrigue you to want to learn more about this field, I will do my best to provide reliable sources that provide accurate information. All images are provided from internal site. Reminder this is current news so it will be eventually outdated, so to future editors hopefully I helped with the layout for future updates:) (Does contain recommendations and opinions from previous editors).....*help us grow and add on don't be afraid to fix previous editor's work*

NASA [[image:astronomylinks/NASA_logo_300dpi.jpg width="143" height="123"]]
Date: December 7, 2008 Audience: General Public seeking information NASA's website provides a vast amount of resources that can aid a student in researching topics. The homepage has several categories, one of them being news, with other subcategories such as Earth news, updates in technology, press speeches, and much more information. Also, there is a vast number of images and video clips relating to the topics of interest. As mentioned, this website is beneficial to all those who want information in general. The overall purpose of the NASA website is to provide the audience with a variety of current news and best of all, the site is so easy to navigate, this allows the general public to quench the thirst for knowledge. The site would be able to assist people ranging from a student researching the next shuttle launches to an adult simply wanting to know more about astronomical reports.

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Astronomy Magazine
Date: December 7, 2008 Audience: Individuals who love astronomy The Astronomy Magazine provides online information to suit the needs of non-subscribers. The Astronomy website has news regarding more planetary subjects. Images of found material can be seen all throughout the magazine. Information of future shuttle launches are also provided. Plus, there is a cool feature on the page that allows the viewer to see the moon phase at a particular night, what time the sun rose and set, and even the visibility of Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn at a specific time. The overall intent of the Astronomy Magazine website is to satisfy those individuals who already have some astronomical background, but it is easy enough to navigate that the general public may also benefit from learning current news. Also, the article and it's images are generally updated constantly.

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Date:December 7, 2008 Audience: Beginning Astronomers The Sky and Telescope website has more news regarding instruments used in astronomical missions. There are a lot of images of space launches that came about using these tools. Also, Sky and Telescope has a lot of news regarding technology advances that can be purchased by the consumer. In addition, there are a lot of tips that allows the viewer better enhance observations using the tools. In general, Sky and Telescope is a good link for beginners since there are news articles that are updated constantly, and if certain terms are not familiar to the reader, there is a glossary that can be referenced.


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American Astronomical Society
Date: December 7, 2008 Audience: Professional individuals The American Astronomical Society is a website suited for individuals with more background knowledge compared to the general public. With that in mind, the site has in-depth information regarding current topics. There are links on the side that allow for more references, however those links have not too user-friendly features compared to the other websites. Overall, the American Astronomical Society website meets the needs for more professional users.

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Astronomy News and Links
Date: December 7, 2008 Audience: General Public The Astronomy News and Links website allows the viewer to navigate through several categories such as news from astronomical observatories, news from space missions, news from astronomical satellites, and much more. Best of all, the page is regularly updated. Easy navigation lets the general public to access the latest news. In general, I would say this is one of the better sites to access information on news topics since it is so easy to navigate through. Also, it is very nice that they can find the news by topics of interest, which are very nicely categorized throughout the page. The Astronomy News and Links page is very plain, but filled with a lot of information .

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Astronomy Now
Author: Astronomy Now team (very trustworthy) Last updated: November 24, 2016 Date reviewed: November 26, 2016 Reviewed by: Jennifer Accuracy: Very accurate Readability/Clarity: Has some technical terms be wary of Ease of navigation: Very easy to navigate Overview: An Astronomy magazine from the UK. Want the latest new? Or just interested in observing the night sky, this user friendly site has it all! With a subscription you have even more access and also a store to buy from, also contact information is provided and if you want to get some answers to your questions you can join a Q&A and get responses sent directly to your inbox. Currently on latest news the International Astronomical Union formally approves 227 star names, read more on the link below.

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= Live Science = Author: Multiple (trustworthiness varies) Last updated: Varies from article to article Date reviewed: November 26, 2016 Reviewed by: Jennifer Accuracy: Most articles are accurate, avoid bloggers Readability/Clarity: Varies depending on article Ease of navigation: Not easy to navigate, links all over Overview: You want a site with a list of links that will quickly send you to current news on Astronomy? This site is for you, it covers a wide range of news and fun videos to watch at your finger tips. You can filter what you want and even test your knowledge on Astronomy with its quizzes and if you are a total Astronomy lover you can get wallpapers. Since Thanksgiving has just happen and you are curios to see what astronomers are doing out in space you can watch a short video of International Space Station commander Shane Kimbrough on him sharing his whats the menu for him and his crew and much more current events and news.

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Stargazing
Author: N.A.A. (amateur astronomers, trustworthy) Last updated: Unknown Date reviewed: November 26, 2016 Reviewed by: Jennifer Accuracy: Very accurate Readability/Clarity: Hard to read at times Ease of navigation: Outside links, not too easy to navigate Overview: People-powered and contributed by all over the world. This site is very similar to what we are doing here, but of course has additional links that we haven't provided. Has links to more academic articles regarding news and such in the the Astronomy world and you can join the club there too. Check it out it has links to photos of the day from the Hubble Space Telescope and educational videos, great for learning, I highly recommend.

National Geographic
Author: Andrew Fazekas (author, somewhat trustworthy) Last updated: November 1, 2016 Date reviewed: November 26, 2016 Reviewed by: Jennifer Accuracy: Very accurate Readability/Clarity: Very easy to read, plenty of pictures provided Ease of navigation: Very easy to navigate Overview: This article covered by National Geographic provided several events happening during the month of November, 2016. Easy to read and quick to the point, readers can see what will be happening on specific dates in the night sky. Currently the big event is the Supermoon which will be the biggest seen since the 1940s. Mark your calendar because this article also provided when a meteor display will take place and when certain planets will be in the night sky. 

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Gizmodo
Author: Eve Peyser (individual editor not too trustworthy) Last updated: November 25, 2016 Date reviewed: November 26, 2016 Reviewed by: Jennifer Accuracy: Very accurate Readability/Clarity: Very easy to read Ease of navigation: Very easy to navigate Overview: Current news article that is asking the public for help. The NASA is apparently desperate and in need of assistance on what to do with astronaut poop. Funny how in 2016 we are making great strides in the field of Astronomy but yet we don't know what to do with this crappy problem. The article is easy to read and if you don't believe me here is a link to the video [|click here] in the video you will see that they really don't know what to do, and if you can figure it out the reward of $30,000 isn't that bad. Put your thinking cap on and get your name in the textbook as the person who created the invention to handle an Astronauts leftovers.

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