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  • Space shuttle Discovery

    Space Shuttle Reference Manual  →

    Do you want to know how the shuttle works? This document details all aspects of the space shuttle, including systems descriptions, operations and mission events.

  • Sailing ship replicas sail by the Shuttle Endeavour

    Why We Explore

    In a series of essays titled "Why We Explore", NASA Chief Historian Steven J. Dick writes about our current Age of Space as "a continuous story of voyages further and further from the home planet."

  • Gregory Villar

    Student of the Stars

    A love of astronomy helped one college student set a course for a variety of science internships at JPL.

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  • Cat's Eye Nebula from Hubble

    Behind the Pictures  →

    Do Hubble pictures look like the objects would if we saw them ourselves?

  • Light echoes from Red Supergiant Star V838 Monocerotis

    Hubble Gallery  →

    Explore the universe through Hubble's eye and witness the most dangerous, spectacular and mysterious depths of the cosmos.

  • Orion

    Orion Crew Vehicle

    Learn more about the vehicle being designed to send human explorers back to the moon and beyond.

  • Thumbnail images of sea and land animals

    Signals of Spring  →

    This interactive and interdisciplinary science product allows students to use Earth data to explain real-time animal migrations through hands-on and inquiry-based lessons.

  • The setting sun photographed from the International Space Station

    Climate and Earth's Energy Budget  →

    The Earth's climate is a solar-powered system. Learn more about the flow of energy through different parts of the Earth system and how the planetary energy budget stays in balance.

  • NASA 360

    NASA 360

    This thirty-minute magazine-style program highlights NASA's impact on daily lives, showcasing some of the 30,000 inventions developed by NASA over the past 50 years.

  • Screenshot of the Space Weather Media Viewer

    See the Sun in a New Light  →

    The Space Weather Media Viewer V3 allows you to view real-time NASA satellite images of the sun and Earth. Videos are also available that answer questions about the sun.

  • Jonnie Yaptengco gives two thumbs up as she is fitted for a spacesuit

    Spacesuits and Spacewalks Career Corner

    Read about the people who teach astronauts how to wear and work in spacesuits; meet suit designers, technicians and engineers; and learn more about people who work behind the scenes of spacewalks.

  • Duane Chin

    Stars of Constellation

    Discover the faces behind the hardware that will send humans to the moon and beyond.

  • The Bahamas

    NASA's Earth Observatory  →

    Obtain satellite imagery and scientific information about Earth from this Web site. It focuses on Earth's climate and environment change.

  • FIRST Robotics logo

    The 2009 FIRST Robotics Competition

    Find out how NASA is participating in the 2009 FIRST Robotics competition.

  • A drawing of the constellation Leo next to the words 'Tonight's Sky'

    Tonight's Sky: Highlights of the February Sky  →

    Grab a telescope, binoculars or just a lawn chair, and head out to the backyard for a night of cosmic sightseeing.

  • A collage showing the Ares 1 and Ares 5 rockets with Earth, Mars and the moon

    Ares Launch Vehicles

    Find the latest news about NASA's new rockets that will take humans into orbit and back to the moon.

  • Astronaut Joe Acaba

    NASA Jobs  →

    Are your students interested in becoming astronauts? Find answers to their questions as well as job descriptions and student opportunities.

  • Orion Launch Abort System test

    To the Moon: Video Podcasts

    Get the latest information about NASA's efforts to return to the moon with these exploration video podcasts.

  • Artist's concept of the Ares I-X launch

    Ares I-X Rocket

    In 2009, NASA will complete the first test flight of the Ares I spacecraft. Called the Ares I-X, this test flight will bring NASA one step closer to its return to the moon.

  • Graphic of Earth's core

    Microgravity Resources From CORE  →

    This site lists microgravity-related videos and resources available for purchase from the Central Operation of Resources for Educators. Visit the CORE Web site for more information.