diff --git a/tom_alerts/brokers/alerce.py b/tom_alerts/brokers/alerce.py
index 75de0636..c498a2ab 100644
--- a/tom_alerts/brokers/alerce.py
+++ b/tom_alerts/brokers/alerce.py
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         self.helper.layout = Layout(
             HTML('''
                 <p>
-                Please see the <a href="http://alerce.science/">ALeRCE homepage</a> for information about the ALeRCE
-                filters.
+                Please see the <a href="http://alerce.science/" target="_blank">ALeRCE homepage</a> for information
+                about the ALeRCE filters.
             '''),
             self.common_layout,
             'oid',
diff --git a/tom_alerts/brokers/antares.py b/tom_alerts/brokers/antares.py
index e1fb7636..ea34e2ab 100644
--- a/tom_alerts/brokers/antares.py
+++ b/tom_alerts/brokers/antares.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
             HTML('''
                 <p>
                 This plugin is a stub for the ANTARES plugin. In order to install the full plugin, please see the
-                instructions <a href="https://github.com/TOMToolkit/tom_antares">here</a>.
+                instructions <a href="https://github.com/TOMToolkit/tom_antares" target="_blank">here</a>.
                 </p>
             '''),
             HTML('''<a class="btn btn-outline-primary" href={% url 'tom_alerts:list' %}>Back</a>''')
diff --git a/tom_alerts/brokers/gaia.py b/tom_alerts/brokers/gaia.py
index 4b6587aa..93fa43c8 100644
--- a/tom_alerts/brokers/gaia.py
+++ b/tom_alerts/brokers/gaia.py
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         self.helper.layout = Layout(
             HTML('''
                 <p>
-                Please see the <a href="http://gsaweb.ast.cam.ac.uk/alerts/tableinfo">Gaia homepage</a> for a detailed
-                description of this broker.
+                Please see the <a href="http://gsaweb.ast.cam.ac.uk/alerts/tableinfo" target="_blank">Gaia homepage</a>
+                for a detailed description of this broker.
             '''),
             self.common_layout,
             Fieldset(
diff --git a/tom_alerts/brokers/hermes.py b/tom_alerts/brokers/hermes.py
index 05b8da23..86ff755c 100644
--- a/tom_alerts/brokers/hermes.py
+++ b/tom_alerts/brokers/hermes.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
             HTML('''
                 <p>
                 This plugin is a stub for the Hermes Broker plugin. In order to install the full plugin, please see the
-                instructions <a href="https://github.com/TOMToolkit/tom_hermes">here</a>.
+                instructions <a href="https://github.com/TOMToolkit/tom_hermes" target="_blank">here</a>.
                 </p>
             '''),
             HTML('''<a class="btn btn-outline-primary" href={% url 'tom_alerts:list' %}>Back</a>''')
diff --git a/tom_alerts/brokers/lasair.py b/tom_alerts/brokers/lasair.py
index 239c0320..a2b666e3 100644
--- a/tom_alerts/brokers/lasair.py
+++ b/tom_alerts/brokers/lasair.py
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         self.helper.layout = Layout(
             HTML('''
                     <p>
-                    Please see the <a href="https://lasair-ztf.lsst.ac.uk/api">Lasair website</a> for more detailed
-                    instructions on querying the broker.
+                    Please see the <a href="https://lasair-ztf.lsst.ac.uk/api" target="_blank">Lasair website</a> for
+                    more detailed instructions on querying the broker.
                 '''),
             self.common_layout,
             Fieldset(
diff --git a/tom_alerts/brokers/scout.py b/tom_alerts/brokers/scout.py
index 4f7b0de2..c0af7e30 100644
--- a/tom_alerts/brokers/scout.py
+++ b/tom_alerts/brokers/scout.py
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         self.helper.layout = Layout(
             HTML('''
                 <p>
-                Please see the <a href="https://ssd-api.jpl.nasa.gov/doc/scout.html">Scout API Reference</a>
-                for a detailed description of the service.
+                Please see the <a href="https://ssd-api.jpl.nasa.gov/doc/scout.html target="_blank"">Scout API
+                Reference</a> for a detailed description of the service.
                 </p>
             '''),
             self.common_layout,
diff --git a/tom_alerts/brokers/tns.py b/tom_alerts/brokers/tns.py
index 9e33e632..dc37bc77 100644
--- a/tom_alerts/brokers/tns.py
+++ b/tom_alerts/brokers/tns.py
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         self.helper.layout = Layout(
             HTML('''
                 <p>
-                Please see <a href="https://wis-tns.weizmann.ac.il/sites/default/files/api/TNS_APIs_manual.pdf">
-                the TNS API Manual</a> for a detailed description of available filters.
+                Please see <a href="https://wis-tns.weizmann.ac.il/sites/default/files/api/TNS_APIs_manual.pdf"
+                target="_blank">the TNS API Manual</a> for a detailed description of available filters.
                 </p>
             '''),
             self.common_layout,
diff --git a/tom_common/templates/tom_common/index.html b/tom_common/templates/tom_common/index.html
index 93efe150..475bdafd 100644
--- a/tom_common/templates/tom_common/index.html
+++ b/tom_common/templates/tom_common/index.html
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ <h2 class="text-center">Congratulations! Welcome to your new TOM.</h2>
     <h3>Next steps</h3>
     <ul>
       <li>
-        Check out the <a href="https://tom-toolkit.readthedocs.io/en/stable/" title="TOM Toolkit home page">TOM
+        Check out the <a href="https://tom-toolkit.readthedocs.io/en/stable/" title="TOM Toolkit home page" target="_blank">TOM
         Toolkit homepage</a> for the latest news, downloads and documentation.
       </li>
       <li>
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ <h3>Next steps</h3>
         project's <code>urls.py</code>.
       </li>
       <li>
-        Take a look at some <a href="https://tom-toolkit.readthedocs.io/en/stable/customization/index.html">common first customizations</a>.
+        Take a look at some <a href="https://tom-toolkit.readthedocs.io/en/stable/customization/index.html" target="_blank">common first customizations</a>.
       </li>
     </ul>
     <h3>Other Resources</h3>
     <ul>
-      <li>The official <a href="https://www.djangoproject.com/">Django documentation</a>.</li>
-      <li>The official <a href="http://www.astropy.org/">Astropy documentation</a>.</li>
+      <li>The official <a href="https://www.djangoproject.com/" target="_blank">Django documentation</a>.</li>
+      <li>The official <a href="http://www.astropy.org/" target="_blank">Astropy documentation</a>.</li>
     </ul>
   </div>
   <div class="col-md-4">