photo of colorful aurora
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CME Causes Colorful Aurora

10.01.2012

An aurora in Whitehorse Yukon Canada that appeared in the sky in the early hours of Oct. 1, 2012 due to the effects of a coronal mass ejection (CME) that erupted from the sun three days earlier.

  • Composite of x-ray, infrared, and optical images of N51

    The Birth and Death of Stars

    12.31.2012

    Stars form in great dark clouds of cold gas and dust. Stars eventually die, some of them exploding in the very same place they were born.

  • 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.

  • image of the sun at 171 Angstroms

    Greatest hits

    08.15.2012

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

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."

Universal Chaos

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

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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