SolarBench · References

Every figure in SolarBench traces back to a primary source. The small [n] marks around the app point into this list (APA 7th edition). Spotted something out of date? Tell us at dpo@upleashed.com.

  1. Williams, D. R. (2025). Planetary fact sheets. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/
  2. Park, R. S., Folkner, W. M., Williams, J. G., & Boggs, D. H. (2021). The JPL planetary and lunar ephemerides DE440 and DE441. The Astronomical Journal, 161(3), 105. Keplerian elements retrieved from https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/approx_pos.html
  3. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. (2026). Small-Body Database Lookup [Data set]. NASA JPL Solar System Dynamics. Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/tools/sbdb_lookup.html
  4. European Space Agency. (1997). The Hipparcos and Tycho catalogues (ESA SP-1200). ESA Publications Division. https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/hipparcos/catalogues
  5. Frohn, O. (2024). d3-celestial: Star and constellation data [Data set]. GitHub. Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://github.com/ofrohn/d3-celestial
  6. International Astronomical Union. (n.d.). The constellations. Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://www.iau.org/public/themes/constellations/
  7. McDowell, J. C. (2026). Jonathan's Space Report: Statistics of active satellites. Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://planet4589.org/space/stats/
  8. NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center. (2026). Planetary K-index and GOES X-ray flux [Live data feeds]. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved live, from https://services.swpc.noaa.gov/
  9. Espenak, F. (n.d.). NASA eclipse web site: Solar and lunar eclipse catalogues. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/
  10. NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. (2020). Mars 2020 Perseverance launch press kit: Launch windows. Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/press_kits/mars_2020/launch/
  11. NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. (2026). Voyager mission status. Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status/
  12. NASA. (2026). International Space Station facts and figures. Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://www.nasa.gov/international-space-station/space-station-facts-and-figures/
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