Genesis Model

The U.S.-European oceanographic satellite Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich launched to Earth's orbit on Nov. 21, 2020, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. During a five-and-a-half-year prime mission, it wi...

While the real OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is working to bring a sample of asteroid Bennu to Earth, you can take your own pocket spacecraft for an adventure right here at home.

All of NASA’s science missions are driven by powerful questions to help us better understand our planet, our solar system, and beyond. What vibrant colors will you bring to these scenes of explorat...

Sound waves from the nascent universe, called baryon acoustic oscillations (BAOs), left their imprint on the cosmos by influencing galaxy distribution. Researchers have explored this imprint back t...

All of NASA’s science missions are driven by powerful questions to help us better understand our planet, our solar system, and beyond. What vibrant colors will you bring to these scenes of explorat...

To prepare the new Perseverance rover for its big day on Mars, NASA’s Mars 2020 mission team conducted a wide array of tests to ensure a successful entry, descent, and landing at the Red Planet.

All of NASA’s science missions are driven by powerful questions to help us better understand our planet, our solar system, and beyond. What vibrant colors will you bring to these scenes of explorat...

NASA’s Dawn: Highlighting Bright Areas of Ceres

November 2020 skywatching highlights: Look for the Pleiades, the Moon with Jupiter and Saturn, and Earthshine illuminating the Moon.

Listen to our playlist filled with new “moans” and “whistles” from our universe that would scare the most ghoulish of creatures.

Happy Halloween, space explorers. Perhaps you could carve a few moments out of your busy schedule to join me for a haunted hayride to some of the more disturbing destinations of your sinister littl...

OSIRIS-REx Touches Asteroid Bennu

A harvest moon and a blue moon, Mars is up all night, and a journey beyond the galaxy.

Learn why NASA studies volcanoes and how volcanoes on Earth can teach us about volcanoes on other worlds in our solar system.

The University of Arizona's commemorative poster celebrating OSIRIS-REx’s sample collection attempt of asteroid Bennu.

Create your own unique asteroid using a few simple materials.

Seeking September 2020 skywatching highlights? Catch Venus and Mars with the Moon, and spot the flickering star Fomalhaut.

Learn about ocean worlds and their potential for harboring life in this handout.

Seeking August 2020 skywatching highlights? The Moon poses with the planets, and the Perseid meteors peak!

Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) over Deer Valley, Utah.

Seeking July 2020 skywatching highlights? Check out giant planets and their moons, Mars rising after midnight and ponder stargazing on the Red Planet.

This newly processed image of Venus revisits original Mariner 10 data with modern image processing software.

Seeking skywatching highlights in June 2020? Look for the Summer Triangle, keep tabs on the morning planets and June 20 brings the solstice.

Known as the "Mother of Hubble," Dr. Nancy Grace Roman was instrumental in taking the Hubble Space Telescope from an idea to reality.

What astronomy highlights can you see in the sky in May 2020? Venus, Sirius and the Milky Way.