Hubble Sees a Star ‘Inflating’ a Giant Bubble (2017-12-08)NASA
Always dreamed of going to space? Well, the stars are closer than you might think. Scroll on to discover the final frontier from home. Lift off in T-minus 3...2...1...
Liftoff of the Shuttle Challenger for STS 51-L mission (1986-01-28)NASA
Blast off in the Space Shuttle Discovery
The Space Shuttle Discovery was launched for its first mission on August 30th, 1984, from the Kennedy Space Center. Take a guided 360º tour below. Just click and drag to look around during the video!
View of ISS taken during STS-134 Flyaround (2011-05-30)NASA
Join the crew of the ISS
The International Space Station is a collaboration between the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Japan, Europe, and Canada. As of November 2nd, 2020, the ISS has been continuously occupied for 20 years.
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Click and drag to gaze down on Earth from the ISS.
Recovery - Apollo 11 (1969-07-24)NASA
Return to Earth in the Apollo 11 Command Module
The command module Columbia from Apollo 11 was the only piece of the spacecraft to return to Earth, landing on July 24th, 1969, eight days after its departure.
Command Module, Apollo 11 by North American RockwellSmithsonian's National Air and Space Museum
Now explore the command module in 3D.
Aerial View of the Adler PlanetariumAdler Planetarium
Look to the stars at the Adler Planetarium
The Adler in Chicago opened to the public in 1930, making it the first planetarium in the Western hemisphere. Scroll down to explore the museum inside using Street View.
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Eagle Nebula 'Pillars of Creation' (2014-09) by Hubble Space TelescopeNASA
Explore with the Hubble Space Telescope
This image of the 'Pillars of Creation' in the Eagle Nebula was taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. The pillars, made up of dust and gas, are 6,500 lightyears from Earth.
As technological innovations continue to illuminate the farthest reaches of our universe, our understanding of who we are and where we came from becomes deeper. Where will we be able to explore in the future and what will we discover?
Webb Science Slide 3 (2006-09-21) by NASA, ESA, and S. Beckwith (STScI) and the HUDF TeamNASA
Keep exploring our universe on an out-of-this-world adventure.
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