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NASA Podcasts

Check out the many different podcasts available from NASA.

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Office of Education

Find contact and program information from NASA's Office of Education Web site.

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Stories

New Image Gallery From JPL

White and blue wave-like swirls surround Jupiter's Great Red Spot

05.06.08

Look through the Space Gallery to find cool pictures of Earth, the solar system and the universe.

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Message From Suni Williams

Astronaut Suni Williams works with a tool during a spacewalk

04.30.08

Astronaut Williams shares how she became an astronaut.

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Solar System Exploration Planet Picker

A view of our solar system showing the five planets closest to the sun

04.23.08

Use this site to help with your astronomy homework.

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Current Opportunities

Postdoctoral Fellowship Program →

NSBRI supports Postdoctoral Fellows in any U.S. laboratory that does space-related biomedical or biotechnological research. Solicitation opened in spring of 2008.
Send Your Name to the Moon

Be a part of the lunar adventure and place your name in orbit around the moon for years to come. The deadline for submitting names is June 27, 2008.
New Horizons Kids Club →

If your birthday is on January 19, 1996, NASA wants to hear from you!

Images

Distance to Dark Bodies

Artist's concept showing the technique to determine the distance to dark planets

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Phoenix

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Research Tools

World Book for Students

Students in grades 4-8 can use these resources for help with homework and reports.
World Book @ NASA

Middle and high school students can use these resources for research.
MyNASA

Students 13 years and older may use MyNASA to help with homework and projects relating to NASA.

NASA Television

Education Programs

NASA has many opportunities for students:

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Education News

NASA Network Connects Students for Web Retrospective Series

05.08.08 - As part of NASA's 50th anniversary celebration, the Digital Learning Network will host a series of live webcasts with students across the country May 13-21.

Students Make the Ultimate Long Distance Call to the Space Station

05.07.08 - Students from coast to coast will have the opportunity to make an out of this world call to the International Space Station on Monday, May 12, from 11:20 a.m. to 11:40 a.m. CDT.

NASA Kepler Mission Offers Opportunity to Send Names into Space

5.05.08 - MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. – How cool would it be to have your name on board the spacecraft that discovers the first known Earth-like planet beyond our solar system? Well, here’s your chance.

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