The James Webb Space Telescope Explained

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What Will the James Webb Space Telescope See?

Stars, galaxies, planets - oh my! Here’s what NASA’s most powerful space telescope yet has its sights set on in space.

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The first Asian American to fly in space

Newton’s Laws of Motion in Space!

Join NASA and explore the laws of motion in space!

NASA Armstrong’s Go for Flight

Welcome to NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center located on Edwards Air Force Base in California. Armstrong has contributed for more than 70 years to the agency’s space exploration, Earth and space science, and aeronautics missions.

How Newton's 3rd Law Gets Us off the Ground

Explore Newton’s Third Law with Future NASA Aeronautics concepts

What is Acceleration?

Investigating the Stops and Starts of Acceleration with NASA’s Artemis Missions

What Will the James Webb Space Telescope See?

Stars, galaxies, planets - oh my! Here’s what NASA’s most powerful space telescope yet has its sights set on in space.

What is the James Webb Space Telescope?

The James Webb Space Telescope will study every phase of cosmic history

A 360-Degree Journey through the Orion Nebula

Fly through and explore the Orion Nebula in this immersive visualization made from observations taken with the Hubble Space Telescope.

50 Years Ago, On the Way to the Moon: Lunar Science Announced

50 Years Ago: Apollo 11 Preparations

50 Years Ago: Apollo 11 Preparations February 1969

Space Suits: The Moon and Beyond

Hubble's Control Center: A 360-Degree Tour

The Helix Nebula: A Hubble Image Tour

Science: The Moon and Beyond

Apollo's Lunar Module Bridged Technological Leap to the Moon

Astronaut Photography from Space Helped 'Discover the Earth'

The Overview Effect

How looking down on Earth from above contributes to the spirit of international cooperation that has always been integral to the International Space Station

See the Universe in a New Way with the Webb Space Telescope's First Images

Scroll to see the first full-color from the James Webb Space Telescope, the largest & most powerful space observatory ever made. Unfold the universe with us:

The Whirlpool Galaxy: A Hubble Image Tour

The Tadpole Galaxy: A Hubble Image Tour

The Tadpole Galaxy depicts a spectacular and violent collision between a galaxy and its neighbor. Take a tour of this cosmic crash from the view of the Hubble Space Telescope.

Looking for Life Beyond Earth: Martian Discoveries

How NASA missions to the Red Planet are addressing one of the greatest mysteries of all.

Food: The Moon and Beyond

NASA's 10 Most Requested Photos

The Hubble Ultra Deep Field: A Hubble Image Tour

Former Astronauts Recall Historic First Moon Landing

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One Year with NASA's James Webb Space Telescope

The James Webb Space Telescope released its first images on July 12. As we celebrate its first year of collecting scientific imagery, let's look at our favorite captures.

50 Years Ago: Apollo 11 Preparations in April 1969

The Making of the Apollo 11 Mission Patch

The Orion Nebula: A Hubble Image Tour

50 Years Ago: Apollo 11 Preparations March 1969

Together We Rise

NASA celebrates the contributions of our LGBTQIA+ employees and continue the work to create an inclusive, welcoming, and supportive environment

Looking for Life Beyond Earth: Ocean Worlds

How NASA missions to ocean-bearing moons in the outer solar system are addressing one of the greatest mysteries of all.

Looking for Life Beyond Earth: Exoplanets

How NASA's study of planets beyond our solar system is addressing one of the greatest mysteries of all.

50 Years Ago: Charlie Brown and Snoopy in Lunar Orbit

Following a trouble-free three-day journey from Earth, Apollo 10 slipped behind the Moon, and communications with Mission Control was temporarily cut off.

The International Space Station: 20 Years of Living and Working off the Planet

A celebration of the International Space Station’s 20th Anniversary of uninterrupted human presence on board our International Space Station (ISS).

50 Years Ago: Apollo 10 to Sort Out the Unknowns

10 Things You Didn't Know are Flying on Artemis I

10 CubeSats will hitch a ride on the Artemis I mission. Learn how these science experiments and technology demonstrations aim to make new discoveries about our solar system.

Heliophysics Big Year

A global celebration of solar science and the Sun's influence on everything

50 Years Ago: Apollo 11 Rolls Out to the Launch Pad

Parker Solar Probe in 3D: Diving Into Our Sun's Mysteries

Exploring our Sun to learn about our solar system and stars throughout the universe.

6 Out of this World Scientific Discoveries from the ISS

How the cutting-edge research carried out in orbit on the International Space Station promises to improve life back on Earth.

7 Things to Know About the NASA Rover About to Land on Mars

How the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover, which has started its approach to the Red Planet, will help answer the next logical question in Mars exploration

Mars as Art: Beauty and Discovery on the Red Planet

What is Artemis I?

Learn about the mission that will pave the way for humanity's return to the Moon.

Amazing Earth Images from the International Space Station

Measuring the Changing Earth with Landsat

Using 3D models, see what Landsat sees. The Landsat series has provided us with valuable data about our world.

To Bennu and Back: OSIRIS-REx and asteroid Bennu in 3D

The OSIRIS-REx mission was built by NASA to meet up with asteroid Bennu and bring back samples of its surface rock which will help us better understand our solar system

Getting to Know the ISS

On the 20th anniversary of human presence on the International Space Station, dive into the 20 most asked questions about the high-flying international laboratory.

How to Launch a NASA Sounding Rocket

Go behind the scenes of NASA’s first commercial sounding rocket launches in Australia

The birth of US commercial human spaceflight

Astounding Sights at Saturn

Satellite Views of Earth at Night

What Makes Artemis Our Next Leap Forward?

The Apollo Program gave humanity its first experience traveling to a foreign world. Artemis will launch us into a new era of discovery.

The James Webb Space Telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope in 3D

Windows to the Cosmos

Discover Jupiter Through the Lens of JunoCam

NASA's Juno spacecraft made its 50th close pass of Jupiter on April 8, 2023. See select JunoCam images processed by citizen scientists since the spacecraft's first orbit in 2016.

Voices Lifted to the Sky

NASA has a legacy of sending inspirational messages on its spacecraft. The tradition continues with messages on Europa Clipper's vault plate.

The Hubble Space Telescope: Our Window to the Universe

Fly with NASA's Juno Mission to Jupiter

Welcome to Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system. NASA’s Juno spacecraft is on a mission to investigate this mysterious world. What astronomers can’t see through a telescope, we are now seeing up close with a spacecraft.

The Mars 2020 Mission

Landing on Mars on Febraury 18, 2021, the Perseverance Rover will seek signs of ancient life and collect samples of rock and regolith (broken rock and soil) for possible return to Earth. Join the journey here.

Building a new future in space: deep space exploration systems

Illuminating the Invisible: NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio

Great Discoveries of the Hubble Space Telescope

Since its mission began in 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope has made more than a million observations. Here are just a few of its most important revelations.