image of Martian soil, scooped
Close Me!

One Giant Scoop for Mankind

11.01.2012

This image shows a "bite mark" where NASA's Curiosity rover scooped up some Martian soil. Enhanced color in this image shows the Martian scene as it would appear under lighting conditions on Earth.

  • Photo of NASA's rover, GROVER, rolling on Greenland ice sheet

    GROVER Debuts on Greenland’s Ice Sheet

    05.10.2013

    NASA's new Earth-bound rover began testing on the Greenland ice sheet this week.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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?

Precipitation Education Website

This website, presented by NASA’s Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission, provides students and educators with resources to learn about Earth’s water cycle, weather and climate, and the technology and societal applications of studying 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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