Resources

As a student and early career astronomer myself, I've curated an extended list of references that I either look back to regularly or helped me get to where I am today. Different advice works for different people, but I hope some of these can help you:


Quick References

  • Physical Constants and Astronomical Data
  • Matplotlib colormaps
  • Matplotlib colors
  • AASTeX author guide
  • LaTeX table generator
  • NASA exoplanet catalogue
  • The extrasolar planet encyclopedia
  • NASA exoplanet archive
  • TEPCat catalogue of transiting exoplanet properties
  • SIMBAD Astronomical Database

    • Astronomy News and Blogs

  • Sky & Telescope
  • Astronomy Magazine
  • Live Science
  • Science Alert
  • Astrobites
  • Today in science history
  • AstroBetter

    • Internships, REU's, and jobs

  • All NSF REU sites
  • Space Telescope Science Institute summer internship program
  • NRAO summer internship program
  • Yale summer internship program
  • ARL summer internships program
  • NASA internships
  • JPL summer internships
  • DOE internships
  • LANL internships
  • AAS job register

    • Fellowships

  • Major US fellowships for astronomy students
  • Brooke Owens Fellowship

    • Applying for graduate school

  • College departments offering astronomy related degrees
  • US and Canadian Physics and Astronomy graduate programs, their GRE requirements, and application fees
  • Jeff Asaf Dror's PGRE notes

    • DEI & Anti-racism

  • Decolonizing science reading list
  • Whitening the sky: light pollution as a form of cultural genocide
  • AstroBetter: equal opportunity astronomy articles & resources
  • The antiracism starter kit
  • A guide to allyships
  • Anti-racism resources for white people
  • 103 things white people can do for racial justice
  • How to actually promote diversity in STEM