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The Universe in Infrared: The Legacy of the Spitzer Space Telescope

After 16 years of amazing infrared discoveries throughout the cosmos, NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope mission is coming to an end. Join us on Jan. 22 at 1 p.m. EST for a live broadcast celebrating the life and legacy of one of our four great observatories. Mission members will discuss the observatory’s far-reaching scientific impact and […]

NASA Explorers S3 E5: The New Normal

As the planet warms, fire seasons burn year-round and more areas are becoming flammable. #NASAExplorers are studying how fires are changing with the climate, and tracking how landscapes change after fires. With satellite data, people on the ground and partners with communities and agencies around the planet, #NASAExplorers are helping prepare for the “new normal” […]

Retired Astronaut Scott Kelly Reflects on Year-Long ISS Mission

An agency wide All-Hands event on May 25 at NASA Headquarters featured Deputy Administrator Dava Newman and retired NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, reflecting on Kelly’s one-year mission aboard the International Space Station. The event, shown on NASA TV and the agency’s website, also featured video highlights of the mission and questions from employees watching at […]

HUBBLE: Window to the Universe

The Hubble Space Telescope is one of the greatest technological achievements in our history, and for two decades has astonished us with dynamic images of our solar system and the world beyond. To celebrate this important twenty-year milestone, NASA looks back at the contributions of this extraordinary scientific tool, and the scientists who created it, […]

Mars Rover 2020’s Name Reveal

Drum roll, please: You voted on names for our #Mars2020 rover. Find out which was selected! Our newest Mars rover’s name – and the student behind it – will be announced LIVE Thursday, March 5 at 1:30 p.m. EST.

Mars Rover 2020's Name Reveal

Drum roll, please: You voted on names for our #Mars2020 rover. Find out which was selected! Our newest Mars rover’s name – and the student behind it – will be announced LIVE Thursday, March 5 at 1:30 p.m. EST.

State of NASA Address from Administrator Bridenstine

What have we accomplished and what’s ahead in our mission to explore the Moon, Mars and worlds beyond? On Monday, Feb. 10, 2020, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine spoke from the Stennis Space Center, giving a “State of NASA” update on the Artemis program and more.

Water in the Universe

This panel discussion from NASA headquarters focuses on recent discoveries of water and organics in our solar system, the role our sun plays in water-loss in neighboring planets, and our search for habitable worlds among the stars.