Learning Resources

The history of women in astronomy is fascinating and inspiring— women like Caroline Herschel, Phoebe Waterman Haas and Vera Rubin.

Earth science is an important priority for NASA. To understand our planet’s climate and how it is changing we need to study the Earth from all angles.

By studying X–rays in deep space, we can learn about some of the most violent and extreme objects in the universe, such as black holes and the remains of stars that have exploded

Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen and Dr. Ellen Stofan discuss the James Webb Space Telescope upcoming launch, as well as the Hubble Space Telescope backup mirror and historical spectrographs.

Meet astrophysicist Kelly Korreck and spaceflight engineer/website specialist Dana Bolles.

Watch the fifth episode of our #EZScience series to learn how NASA uses balloon science to better understand our planet and universe.

This November, we celebrate 20 years of continuous human presence on the International Space Station — an incredible example of international cooperation.

The OSIRIS–REx spacecraft is scheduled to touch down on the asteroid Bennu on October 20, 2020, for its first sample collection attempt.

The solar system has smaller objects like asteroids; meteors and comets that make a big impact. In this story we learn more about these small but interesting objects.

The friends are inspired while cleaning their rooms to return to their fantasy space story and imagine how their robot and alien characters could clean up space junk.

Watch the sixth episode of our #EZScience series to learn about the 30th anniversary of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope.

Watch the seventh episode of our #EZScience series to hear answers to your questions about planetary and space science.