The Most Extreme Explosion in the Universe
AdultsLifeScienceSpaceSupernovae are the most powerful explosions in the universe, unleashing enough energy to outshine galaxies. We have no real metaphor for their power – if the sun were to magically go supernova it would feel like you were being hit by the energy of a nuclear explosion, every second. For weeks.
Artemis I Launch
YouthSpaceTechnologyScienceNASA’s Artemis I mission lifted off on Nov. 16, 2022, from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39B. This video includes highlights from the event.
Hobbies On The Space Station
KidsSpaceTechnologyEducationScienceESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti talks about her hobbies on the ISS.
Earth From Space: Glasgow
YouthSpaceTechnologyWorldScienceThe Copernicus Sentinel-2 takes us over Glasgow, Scotland.
Civilian Tries on NASA Spacesuit For the First Time
AdultsConstructionScienceSpaceTechnologyHow does WIRED's Brent Rose feel about being the first person outside of the space program to try on a pressurized space suit?
Earth From Space: UK Heatwave
KidsSpaceTechnologyWorldWeatherEnvironmentScienceThe Copernicus Sentinel-3 images show the scale of Britain’s heatwave in August.
NASA Surprises Students
KidsScienceSpaceTechnologyEducationWatch the reactions of a group of students who had the opportunity of a lifetime to view the Artemis I Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft.