hubble image of supernova remnant
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Hubble Sees the Remains of a Star Gone Supernova

05.03.2013

These thin, blood-red shells are actually the remnants from when an unstable progenitor star exploded violently as a supernova around 600 years ago.

  • Satellite image of swirls in the waters off France in Bay of Biscay

    Swirls in the Waters off France

    05.17.2013

    Springtime has brought a substantial and long-lasting bloom of phytoplankton in the Bay of Biscay, off the western coast of France.

  • SDO ultraviolet image of x-ray flare

    X-Class

    12.31.2012

    A region of the Sun erupts in a powerful explosion, known as an "X-class" solar flare. These can cause observable effects on earth such as aurorae and power grid and communications satellite failures.

  • Visualization of Buried Marte Vallis Channels

    Visualization of Buried Marte Vallis Channels

    03.07.2013

    This schematic shows where the Shallow Radar instrument on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter detected flood channels that had been buried by lava flows in the Elysium Planitia region on Mars.

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  • 24 Jun 2013 Build a Robot Institute This Event is for Teachers and Educators. Participants in the NRI will design, develop and deploy an autonomous rover.

  • 7 Jul 2013 Model Rocket Launches Like to build model rockets, but don't have a launch pad? Now you do! Come to Goddard — no fees to participate!

  • 8 Jul 2013 Museum in a Box This Event is for Teachers and Educators.This program brings the physical sciences of flight to students in grades K-12.

Mars Science Laboratory Website

Jet propulsion Laboratory (JPL) website about the Mars Science Laboratory rover "Curiosity."

MESSENGER Activities, Animations and Movies

A variety of animations, simulations, movies, and activities related to the MESSENGER mission, Mercury, and comparing Mercury to other planets in the Solar System.

Goddard Internship Video

Goddard Senior Intern Grace Montalvo produced this video about internships at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., during her time at the center in summer 2012.

Ozone Hole Poster and Booklet

This poster illustrates data from five different missions that tracked the development of the ozone hole from space.
                                                                                                                                                                                         
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