The best physics websites

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The 2010 Physics.org Web awards honor the best sites dedicated to physics education and news. And I was honored to be one of the judges.

Now, the results are in. For every category, average science fans nominated their favorite sites, and judges voted from the top five nominees. If you already love physics, you'll be debating the winners in the comment section. If you're learning to love physics, these are the sites to bookmark. And if you're terrified of the "P" word, hopefully something here can convince you that it really isn't so bad.

Best blog: Starts with a bang

People's Choice winner: also Starts with a bang

Best Q&A site: The Last Word

People's choice winner: Physics Forums

President's prize: Zooniverse

People's Choice winner: also Zooniverse

Best online magazine: PopSci

People's Choice winner: Cosmos

Best podcast: Science weekly

People's Choice winner: also Science Weekly

Best kids' site: NASA Kids' Club

People's Choice winner: CERNland

Best revision site: S-cool

People's Choice winner: Cyberphysics

Congrats to all the finalists! I voted in the Online Magazine category and it was great to see so many sites offering such great physics coverage.

Image: A mural at CERN by artist Josef Kristofoletti depicting the ATLAS particle detector, a part of the Large Hadron Collider. According to CERN, the mural is three stories tall, but is still only 1/3 the size of the actual ATLAS detector.