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NASA Goddard Year in Review - 2018

12.07.2018

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center is home to the nation's largest organization of scientists, engineers and technologists who build spacecraft, instruments and new technology to study Earth, the Sun, our solar system and the universe. Looking back over 2018, here is just a small sampling of our year's highlights and memorable moments.

Crater Lurks Beneath the Ice

12.02.2018

The Hiawatha Impact Crater in northwest Greenland was detected through some creative detective work and innovative instruments that can see through the ice.

NASA Brings its Science and Supercomputing Advances to SC18

11.05.2018

From designing rocket launch pad components and safer rotorcraft to improving flood and drought forecasts to modeling the formation of planetary disks, NASA will highlight supercomputing advances at SC18, the International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis, Nov. 12 to 15 in Dallas.

Dive Into a 360-View of Hurricane Maria

10.04.2018

This 3-D visualization of Hurricane Maria reveals the processes inside the 2017 storm that would fuel its intensification from a category 1 to 5 storm within 24 hours.

Kiosk and Hyperwall Debut at 2018 Science Jamboree

08.02.2018

Among the Science Jamboree exhibits in the atrium this year was the new, permanent installation of an interactive kiosk and hyperwall displaying scientific visualizations and other content

NASA Goddard’s Science Jamboree Connects Disciplines and Interns

07.26.2018

The Goddard Science Jamboree provides an opportunity for interns and senior scientists alike to learn more about the science happening in other disciplines in one room.

60 Years of NASA, Celebrating Where Art and Science Meet

07.20.2018

To celebrate NASA’s 60th anniversary, the National Symphony Orchestra presented a performance of Claude Debussy’s “Clair de Lune” accompanied by a video of the Moon.

2020 Decadal Survey Missions: At a Glance

04.24.2018

Any telescope that reaches the launch pad in the 2030s likely will look much different than the concepts four teams are currently studying to inform the 2020 Decadal Survey for Astrophysics, but the studies do offer a roadmap.

NASA Teams Study the Agency’s Future in Astrophysics; Tackle Formidable Technology Challenges

04.24.2018

As in past decades, the agency won’t make that decision in a vacuum or without understanding the technical obstacles, which are formidable.

Tour of the Moon 4K Redux

04.09.2018

An update to the LRO mission's Tour of the Moon animation. The tour visits a number of interesting sites chosen to illustrate a variety of lunar terrain features.

Celebrating 60 Years of Groundbreaking U.S. Space Science

01.31.2018

Sixty years ago, the U.S. launched Explorer 1, rocketing into the Space Age.

Cosmic Designs: at the Intersection of Imagery, Music and Space

01.25.2018

Video producers at Goddard collected depictions of our solar system’s planets and Earth’s oceans to accompany music from the National Philharmonic Orchestra.

Explorer 1: The Beginning of American Space Science

01.23.2018

Sixty years ago, the hopes of Cold War America soared into the night sky as a rocket lofted skyward above Cape Canaveral, a soon-to-be-famous barrier island off the Florida coast.

NASA Goddard Year in Review - 2017

12.20.2017

A look back at 2017 at NASA Goddard.

2017 Hurricanes and Aerosols Simulation

11.13.2017

Tracking aerosols carried on the winds let scientists see the currents in our atmosphere. This visualization follows sea salt, dust, and smoke, to reveal how these particles are transported.

NASA to Showcase Science and Technology Advancements at Supercomputing Conference

11.07.2017

Scientists and engineers from four NASA centers and partner organizations across the U.S. will present their latest research results enabled by agency supercomputers, along with new computational services and innovative tools, at SC17, the international high-performance computing conference, Nov. 13 to 16 in Denver, Colorado.