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Greatest hits

08.15.2012

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

  • hubble image of supernova remnant

    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.

  • 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.

  • LDCM on the launchpad

    LDCM Prelaunch

    02.10.2013

    The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas-V rocket with the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) spacecraft onboard is seen on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013.

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  • 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!

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Artist's conception of MESSENGER spacecraft at Mercury

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.
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Universal Chaos

Words from the Universe are in there... somewhere! Can you find them?

Education Resources

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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

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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