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Galaxy Pair Picture Gallery
Images of interacting galaxy pairs
http://crux.astr.ua.edu/pairs2.html

Frequently Asked Questions About Quasars
Part of an FAQ site that evolved from an exchange of e-mail messages with middle school science students.
http://www.phys.vt.edu/~jhs/faq/quasars.html

APOD: Milky Way
NASA's "Astronomy Picture of the Day" index to Milky Way ima ges.
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/lib/milky_way.html

Galaxies Galore, Games, and More
Includes a number of interactive games for learning about ga laxies.
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/galaxi es-galore/

European Network: The Formation and Evolution of Galaxies
Goal is to understand how galaxies formed and how the universe has evolved over the last 90 percent of its history. The program will study distant galaxies at optical, infrared, and radio frequencies. In addition it will be coupled to theoretical work on protogalactic collapse, on galaxy evolution, and on the interaction of these systems with their environme nt.
http://www.mpa-garching.mpg.de/Galaxien/EuroNet.html

MSN Learning & Research Plus: Milky Way
Encyclopedia article providing an introduction to the galaxy's characteristics.
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid =761558916

UMass High Energy Astrophysics Group
Research group primarily interested in high energy activities in galaxies, particularly the interplay between massive stars and the interstellar medium.
http://www.astro.umass.edu/ast_page/xray/heag.html