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  1. Teachable Moments: Telescopes Capture an Extraordinary View of the Milky Way's Black Hole

    Article | Resource Guide
    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...
    First image of the black hole at the Galactic Center looks like a bright orange donut with three whiter areas, and is set against a black background.

  2. 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)

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. ViewSpace Videos: Black Holes

    Videos
    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...
    Black hole in a super massive black hole

  6. ViewSpace Videos: Extreme Physics and Phenomena

    Videos
    The universe is filled with objects that test the laws of physics, including extreme energies, new states of matter, and gravitational and magnetic fields that far exceed those on Earth. Explore what we...
    A Multi-Wavelength View of Radio Galaxy Hercules A

  7. 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...

  8. ViewSpace Videos: Space

    Videos
    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...
    Star-Forming Region in the Small Magellanic Cloud Star Cluster NGC 602

  9. Visions of the Universe Exhibit

    Exhibits
    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...
    Visions of the Universe Logo

  10. AstroPix

    Website
    Welcome to a new "one-stop shopping" experience that makes finding the right astronomy image easier than ever! AstroPix offers publicly accessible image galleries of many of the leading astronomical...
    AstroPix logo with Crab Nebula image in background

  11. MicroObservatory

    Software | Website
    NASA's space science researchers control some of the world's most sophisticated space probes and orbiting telescopes to get amazing images of objects in space. Now YOU can join them by operating...
    MicroObservatory camera