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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. Teachable Moments: NASA Balloon Mission Designed to See the Space Between Stars

    Article | Resource Guide
    A NASA balloon mission designed to study the interstellar medium – the space between stars – will take to the skies above Antarctica in December 2023. Read on to learn how the GUSTO mission's...
    NASA's GUSTO mission preparing its white stratospheric balloon in snow-covered Antarctica against a sky with a bright blue hue.

  3. Training Webinars for Subject Matter Experts: Helping Audiences Learn About Dark Energy and Dark Matter

    July 26, 2023 Professional Learning Webinar

    Are you a scientist or engineer who would like to reach informal education audiences? Join NASA's Universe of Learning for a one-hour practical skills webinar to learn about specific strategies and ...

  4. 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.

  5. 2023 NASA’s Astrophoto Challenge (Summer)

    May 15 through July 31, 2023 Challenge

    Make Your Own Image of the Phantom Galaxy M74 with NASA’s Astrophoto Challenge Using Webb data.  Join NASA's Universe of Learning for an exciting opportunity to use real astronomical data ...

  6. Science Briefing: Learning about the Universe through Patterns in Light

    May 5, 2022 Professional Learning Webinar

    In this edition of NASA’s Universe of Learning Science Briefings, we will discuss an important tool used by astronomers – spectroscopy – which spreads out light into its component wavelengths ...

  7. 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 ...

  8. The Teen Cosmos Collective: North Carolina Museum of Life and Science

    3D Object | Activities | Program Model
    The Teen Cosmos Collective is a 10-week program for students seeking to enhance their science communication and literary skills. Throughout the multi-week program, participants are able to engage with...
    Group of teenagers posing together with a life-size astronaut cut out

  9. After School at the Museum: Astronomy: The Anchorage Museum

    Program Model
    This is an adaptable four-week interdisciplinary after-school program for middle school students. Discover how the Anchorage Museum focused their astronomy content to tell the story of stars through the...
    A paper and light activity with binoculars

  10. AstrOlympics Activities: Gateway to Science

    Program Model | Toolkit
    Gateway to Science developed three new, hands-on activities to accompany NASA’s AstrOlympics Summer exhibit. Originally it was planned to feature the AstrOlympics exhibit and activities at a free,...
    Astrolympics sports track hands-on activity

  11. 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)

  12. Space STEM Live! Frontiers of Flight Museum

    Program Model
    Space STEM live! is an exciting, interactive, and educational event for visitors to participate in a variety of NASA’s Universe of Learning activities. Using everyday supplies mixed with a few event-specific...
    Child at computer with "Are we Alone?" on the lower third

  13. Space Art Explorations: Children's Creativity

    Program Model | Toolkit
    Space Art Explorations is a prototype science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) festival specifically designed for children’s museums interested in space science. The three...
    Young boy and girl showing of their artwork

  14. 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 ...

  15. A Universe of Sound

    Sonification
    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...
    A Universe of Sound website banner