Composite of x-ray, infrared, and optical images of N51
Close Me!

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.

  • still image from a scientific visualization

    Shields up!

    08.15.2012

    Layers of armor protect Earth from the sun's harmful energies, while letting in heat and light that power the climate.

  • satellite image of snow on desert terrain

    Storm Turns the Taklimakan Desert White

    01.02.2013

    Snow-covered deserts are rare, but that’s exactly what the MODIS instrument on NASA’s Aqua satellite observed as it passed over the Taklimakan Desert in western China.

  • 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.

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!

Universal Chaos

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

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.

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.

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.
                                                                                                                                                                                         
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