The AstroWeb Index

A Compendium of Resources for Astrophysicists

Entries by Topic

Resources for Early Career Astronomers
All the secret yet super-helpful sites and sheets I didn't know about until someone told me about them.
Telescope Data Archives
A one-stop shop for all your data needs!
Exoplanets
Light curve/radial velocity analysis, n-body simulators, planet/atmosphere composition retrieval, and more!
Stellar Astrophysics
Model atmospheres, synthetic spectra, radiative transfer code, chemical abundance analysis tools, etc.

Resources For Early-Career Astronomers

Graduate Applications

AAS List of College Departments
A comprehensive list of U.S. colleges and universities that offer undergraduate and/or graduate degrees in fields related to astronomy (astronomy, physics, planetary science, etc.)
GRE Requirements and Admissions Fees
A publicly-sourced spreadsheet of American and Canadian Physics/Astro programs, actively maintained as of the Fall 2022 admissions cycle
Personal Grad School List Template
Copy-able spreadsheet for filling out when searching out prospective grad programs (courtesy of Alison Duck)
PhD Stipends Database
A student-sourced database of PhD stipend amounts for various fields broken down by university and department

Career/Internship Opportunities

AAS Job Register
Contains listings for positions ranging from technical and research staff to tenure-track faculty positions at academic and research institutions worldwide
NASA Pathways Internships
This is a program through which NASA hires undergraduate interns with the potential that they become full-time employees after graduation. Other internships and graduate fellowships can be found at NASA's internship homepage
Scientists in Parks
Internships in various research, management, and outreach programs at U.S. National Parks