EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND EVENTS

Find out how scientists captured the first image of Sagittarius A*, why it's important, and how to turn it into a learning opportunity for students. Our home galaxy, the Milky Way, has a supermassive...

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...

Paper circuits help learners of all ages explore the basics of electricity (energy that results from the existence of charged particles like electrons or protons) and conductivity (the degree to which...

Astrophysics on a Tabletop was created to challenge high school-age youth to develop hands-on activities about astrophysics and then produce short films showing those activities in action. This program...

Every sound begins with a vibration. When those vibrations travel through the air, they can enter the human eardrum where they are eventually turned into electrical signals that our brain interprets as...

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...

What are black holes? How can we detect them? These videos allow your visitors to journey to the centers of galaxies to explore what we know about these elusive objects. Are you interested in playing...

We know the universe is expanding, but how fast? Did you know that dark matter does not cast shadows? How does a star’s light reveal the makeup of an orbiting planet's atmosphere? Explore these...

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...

Scientists know more about what dark matter isn’t than what it is. We know dark matter exists because of its gravitational effects on objects we do see – objects that emit or reflect light....

ViewSpace videos tell the stories of planets, stars, galaxies, and the universe, giving viewers opportunities to experience space observed by satellites and telescopes. Explore more than 250 videos in...

Visions of the Universe: Four Centuries of Discovery portrays our changing views of the universe through time with images and text. The exhibit includes 12 panels that feature key astronomical discoveries...

The AstroViz 2018 workshop provides an opportunity for professionals who create or use astronomical visualizations to enable science learning, literacy, and communication to meet, share techniques, and...