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  1. Science Briefing: Extreme Speeds in the Universe

    December 7, 2023 Professional Learning Webinar

    In this edition of NASA’s Universe of Learning Science Briefings, we will learn about extreme speeds in the Universe, from the incomprehensibly rapid expansion of the Universe itself to high-speed ...

  2. Stephan's Quintet: A Multi-wavelength Exploration

    Sonification | Videos
    This visualization explores the galaxy group Stephan's Quintet by using observations in visible, infrared, and X-ray light. The sequence contrasts images from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, Spitzer...
    Four galaxies appear close to each other in the sky: two in the middle, one toward the top, and one to the upper left. The galaxies appear to be touching. The galaxies are large relative to the hundreds of much smaller (more distant) galaxies in the background. All four galaxies have bright white cores and have streaks of blue and red. Some of the galaxies are peppered with white dust-like specks. Each galaxy is unique in size, shape, structure, and exact coloring. Scattered across the image, in front of the galaxies, are a number of foreground stars with diffraction spikes: bright white points, each with eight bright lines radiating out from the center.

  3. Science Briefing: Citizen Science: How Your Audience Can Help Astrophysics

    May 11, 2023 Professional Learning Webinar

    In this edition of NASA’s Universe of Learning Science Briefings, you will discover how general public volunteers help different astrophysics programs—from exoplanets to galaxies— and ...

  4. Science Briefing: Cosmic Dust, from Solar Systems to Galaxies

    March 2, 2023 Professional Learning Webinar

    Please join us for this edition of NASA’s Universe of Learning Science Briefings! We will learn what scientists believe we (and the whole material Universe) are all built of (spoiler: dust) and ...

  5. 2022 NASA's Astrophoto Challenges (Summer)

    May 2 through July 31, 2022 Challenge

    Make Your Own Image of the Eta Carinae star system and the Carina Nebula with NASA’s Astrophoto Challenges   Join NASA's Universe of Learning for an exciting opportunity to use real astronomical ...

  6. Science Briefing: Pathways to Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics for the 2020s

    December 2, 2021 Professional Learning Webinar

    In this briefing, speakers will spotlight where the focus will lie for the U.S. astronomical community in the coming decades. Dr. Rachel Osten will present an overview of the decadal report, particularly ...

  7. Ultra Deep Field: Looking Out into Space, Looking Back into Time

    Videos
    This six-minute visual exploration of the Hubble Ultra Deep Field showcases the characteristics and contents of this landmark observation, as well as its four-dimensional nature across both space and time....
    Ultra Deep Field

  8. Teachable Moments: Learn About the Universe with the James Webb Space Telescope

    Article | Resource Guide
    Learn about the science and engineering behind the largest and most powerful space telescope ever built while exploring ways to engage learners in the mission. TEACHABLE MOMENTS: JAMES WEBB SPACE...
    Webb Telescope in clean room (folded)

  9. 2021 NASA's Astrophoto Challenge (Summer)

    July 1 through August 16, 2021 Challenge

    The summer 2021 NASA's Astrophoto Challenges have ended. This season's target: Messier 87 Galaxy. Try your hand at processing images from NASA's space telescopes, or capture and process ...

  10. Our Hidden Universe: Maryland Science Center

    Program Model
    Our Hidden Universe is a hands-on planetarium show. Participants are given a kit of materials and encouraged to make their own observations throughout the show. The show focuses on various tools that were...
    person holding up paper with astronomical image behind

  11. Astrobiology: Here, There, Everywhere: L.C. Bates Museum

    Program Model
    What is life? And where does it come from? These are questions that astrobiology helps us explore. Astrobiology is the study of life in the universe. Astrobiologists study how life originated, developed,...
    Hands-on activity using a globe of Earth

  12. 2020 NASA's Astrophoto Challenge (Winter)

    December 9, 2019 through February 29, 2020 Challenge

    The winter 2020 NASA's Astrophoto Challenges have ended. This season's target: M82 Galaxy. Try your hand at processing images from NASA's space telescopes, or capture and process your ...

  13. 2019 NASA's Astrophoto Challenge (Summer)

    May 31 through July 31, 2019 Challenge

    The summer 2019 NASA's Astrophoto Challenges have ended. This season's target: Whirlpool Galaxy. Try your hand at processing images from NASA's space telescopes, or capture and process ...

  14. ViewSpace Interactives: Black Holes

    Interactive
    A black hole is a region of space packed with so much mass that its own gravity prevents anything from breaking away. Although we can’t see a black hole, telescopes can observe the material around...

  15. Flyby of the Whirlpool Galaxy (Frame Sets)

    Videos
    The Whirlpool Galaxy, also known as Messier 51, is one of the nearest and best examples of a grand design spiral galaxy. Located about 25 million light-years away, the face-on galaxy exposes the full details...
    Whirlpool Galaxy