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  1. 2024 NASA's Astrophoto Challenge (Summer)

    May 20 through August 5, 2024 Challenge

    Make your own image of the Cassiopeia A (Cas A) with NASA’s Astrophoto Challenge using James Webb Space Telescope data.  Join NASA's Universe of Learning for an exciting opportunity to ...

  2. 2024 NASA's Astrophoto Challenge (Winter)

    December 18, 2023 through February 29, 2024 Challenge

    Make your own image of the Crab Nebula with NASA’s Astrophoto Challenge using James Webb Space Telescope data.  Join NASA's Universe of Learning for an exciting opportunity to use real ...

  3. 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 ...

  4. 2023 NASA's Astrophoto Challenge (Winter)

    January 3 through February 28, 2023 Challenge

    Make Your Own Image of the Eagle Nebula and the Pillars of Creation with NASA’s Astrophoto Challenge with Webb data   Join NASA's Universe of Learning for an exciting opportunity to use ...

  5. Ask the Astronomers Live: Image Your Own Erupting Star

    May 3, 2022 Virtual Science Talk

    What happened to make the star Eta Carinae become the second brightest star in the sky in 1843? Why did it then dim over the next century and once again brighten? How can YOU take images of this star and ...

  6. 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 ...

  7. Paper Circuits: Light Up Exploded Stars

    Activities
    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...
    Screen shot from video showing a completed paper circuit

  8. 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 ...

  9. 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

  10. DIY Planet Search

    Activities | Website
    New planets are being discovered on a regular basis, but that’s not the end of the story. After new planets have been discovered the scientific community needs to follow up with further investigations....

  11. 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 ...

  12. 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 ...

  13. 2018 NASA's Astrophoto Challenge (Winter)

    October 12 through November 7, 2018 Challenge

    The winter 2018 NASA's Astrophoto Challenges have ended. This season's target: Lagoon Nebula. Try your hand at processing images from NASA's space telescopes, or capture and process ...

  14. How to Talk to a Spacecraft

    Activities
    NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory uses binary code to gather information about Earth's surface. That code, in the form of two numbers (1s and 0s), is then read and converted by computers into images....
    How to Talk to a Spacecraft Banner

  15. Tinkercad: Universe in 3D

    3D Object | Activities | Software
    When scientists combine data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory with other telescopes, such as the Hubble or Spitzer space telescopes, or with scientific and mathematical models, we can create data-driven...
    Illustration of a telescope and outer space