Have your students participate in the COVID-19 from Space virtual breakout room to learn more about what satellite imagery can tell us about night lights, air quality, and water quality.
Learn about this remarkable career from flight school to astronaut corp.
In March 1962, Administrator of NASA James Webb suggested that artists be enlisted to document the historic effort to send the first human beings to the Moon.
The Human Spaceflight collection spans decades of achievements from the first U.S. manned Mercury missions through Apollo, the Space Shuttle, and the International Space Station.
Collection of panoramic cockpit images of several Museum artifacts.
Students will build and test composite materials to determine if they increase strength without significantly increasing weight.
Sort different objects found in space based upon their size, distance and age!
In this Explore on Your Own activity, students will design a rover to explore the surface of Mars and determine if there are any signs of past life.
Design challenge: Strong, light structures are necessary in constructing buildings (especially in areas with extreme weather) as well as air and space craft.
This diagram of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano shows the underground "plumbing" and paths of magma.
Flying more missions than any other shuttle, Discovery carried out every type of mission NASA had to offer, spending a total of 365 days in space, and checking off many firsts in spaceflight.
Over 30 years ago, Discovery ascended into space for the first time, after three thwarted launch attempts. Originally scheduled to lift off in June 1984, Discovery finally launched on August 30.
When most people think of emergency fixes in space, the first incident that comes to mind is the famous Apollo 13 mission.
Watch the fifth episode of our #EZScience series to learn how NASA uses balloon science to better understand our planet and universe.
By studying X-rays in deep space, we can learn about some of the most violent and extreme objects in the universe, such as black holes and the remains of stars that have exploded
Meet astrophysicist Kelly Korreck and spaceflight engineer/website specialist Dana Bolles.
This November, we celebrate 20 years of continuous human presence on the International Space Station--an incredible example of international cooperation.
In the latest episode of #EZScience, learn about the upcoming launch of Perseverance. Dr. E and Dr. Z talk about the technological advancements of the newest Mars rover (and helicopter!).
In the latest episode of #EZScience, learn about the science behind NASA's Perseverance rover that is targeted to launch to the Red Planet on July 30.
Watch the sixth episode of our #EZScience series to learn about the 30th anniversary of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.