image of the sun at 171 Angstroms
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Greatest hits

08.15.2012

A breathtaking compilation of solar views you don't want to miss.

  • 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.

  • Image of two scoops out of Martian soil

    Curiosity Fully Analyzes First Soil Samples

    12.28.2012

    This is a view of the third (left) and fourth (right) trenches made by the scoop on Curiosity. The coarse sand visible here forms a thin crust in the "Rocknest" wind drift sand on Mars.

  • Kepler Supernova Remnant

    Kepler Supernaova: a post-mortem

    04.08.2013

    This composite of images from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory shows the remnant of Kepler's supernova in low (red), intermediate (green) and high-energy (blue) X-rays.

Goddard Tweets

What's happening

  • 19 MAY 2013 Sunday Experiment Activities for the family showcasing Goddard's science and engineering research and technological developments.

  • 2 JUN 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!

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.

Visualization Explorer

This is the NASA Visualization Explorer—the coolest way to get stories about NASA's exploration of the Earth, sun, moon, planets and universe delivered right to your iPad.
                                                                                                                                                                                         
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