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.

  • 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.

  • plot of vela in Fermi field of view over time

    Celestial Spirograph

    02.27.2013

    A Fermi scientist has transformed LAT data of a famous pulsar into a mesmerizing movie that visually encapsulates the spacecraft's complex motion.

  • Light curve of V1647

    Hot Spot

    01.16.2013

    Astronomers have been able to use a new tool to find the spin of an important young protostar named V1647 Ori.

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!

Star Art

Read a set of different culture's constellation myths and try to match the star charts to the myths.

A Universal Puzzler

Use your knowledge of space terminology to solve this puzzle.

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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