Science for Everyone

Meet the citizen scientists

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Bob Fletcher

Citizen Scientist | Science and Math Teacher

Rosa Castro

Citizen Scientist / Retired Mental Health Therapist

Nora Eisner

Citizen Scientist / Project Leader of Planet Hunters TESS

Power to Explore Student Challenge 2025

The annual NASA writing challenge invites K-12th grade students in the United States to learn about Radioisotope Power Systems (RPS), a type of nuclear “battery” integral to many of NASA’s far-reaching space missions, and then dream up a totally new RPS-powered mission to any moon in our solar system.

Learn how to participate

Inspire Learning

The Science Activation Program offers resources for learners of all ages to engage with NASA science

Through a cooperative network of competitively selected teams across the Nation learners of all ages can connect with NASA science experts, real content, and experiences. Together we can gain a deeper understanding of our world and beyond.

Demonstrating a science activity at a Florida museum.

Demonstrating a land cover activity for children at a Florida museum

NASA/NISENet

Do Science with NASA

Want to work on some real NASA science? These projects are open to everyone around the world

NASA’s citizen science projects are collaborations between scientists and interested members of the public. Through these collaborations, volunteers (known as citizen scientists) have helped make thousands of important scientific discoveries. More than 410 NASA citizen scientists have been named as co-authors on refereed scientific publications.

Three young girls measuring snow levels in a field of snow.

NASA/JPL

Sky Watching Tips from NASA

Learn about what you can see in the sky now

Deepen your personal connection to the amazing places NASA explores. Find skywatching tips and guides you can use right now, resources for connecting with others, and upcoming events to look up for, plus ways to explore right from your device.

Conifer trees in a forest appear in darkened silhouette against the night sky, where the Milky Way is seen as a diagonal, pink-hued band of light with dark dust clouds.

The Milky Way as seen from a dark sky location

Preston Dyches CC BY-NC 2.0

Earth and Space Science for Kids!

NASA Kids Science is coming soon!

NASA Kids Science is currently in development! It will be the home of all NASA Science games, videos, articles, and activities for kids. Stay tuned for more information! Until then, explore the current selection of fun NASA Science websites for kids.

Art Challenges are one of the many fun activities you can find at NASA Space Place

Explore NASA Opportunities

NASA offers a variety of programs for high school students through professionals

Find programs and scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students, internships for high school and college students, post-doctoral fellowships, special programs for early career researchers, faculty members, and senior scientists.

A compilation of opportunities for individuals to work with NASA

There are many points at which one can begin involvement in NASA science opportunities.

NASA/Jenny Mottar

The Art of the Night Sky: Tips for Photographing Stars and Auroras

NASA’s Guide to Finding and Photographing Auroras
Auroras are one of our night sky’s most dramatic spectacles. With modern cameras and smartphones, photographing these beautiful displays is easier than ever. Digital camera sensors are incredibly sensitive and can even allow you to record auroras you can’t see with the naked eye.
Aurora Photography Tips
Astrophotography With Your Smartphone
Ever dreamed of capturing the Milky Way, a blood-red eclipse, or a colorful nebula? While many astrophotos require time, pricey gear, and travel, anyone can do astrophotography—even with a smartphone. Yes, really!
Astrophotography Tips

At night, a camera is on top of a tripod. The camera is pointing upward toward the sky. Filling the sky are stars and swaths of green aurora. Trees fill the lower background.

2025 NASA Science Calendar

Download our latest calendar and wallpaper backgrounds for your desktop or mobile device, and discover the fascinating science behind the images featured each month.

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This illustration depicts a cutaway of an ocean wave in sunset colors of pinks, blues, and purples. The wave sweeps up to the right, following the motion of luminescent pink, golden auroras on the horizon. The auroras curve upward through the sky, meeting up with a large bluish/purplish spiral galaxy in the upper left. On the far side of the galaxy is an exoplanet system and distant deep field galaxies. On the auroral path is Earth’s Moon, the asteroid Bennu, Mars, and Europa - all bodies in our solar system where water has been found. Above the horizon, the international space station hovers in the sky, while the Europa Clipper mission hovers near Jupiter’s icy moon. Molecular structures drift up from the ocean’s depths, becoming constellations once they reach the sky. They follow the auroras upward toward the galaxy, connecting life to the stars. A few meteors streak across the middle sky. Backlit by the setting sun, a NASA-funded research vessel sails in the foreground. Below the ocean surface, the vessel’s submersible explores the ocean’s depths. A ground-based observatory perches on a cliff on the horizon.

NASA Kids Science

Earth and space science for kids!

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Cartoon illustration of the Sun and Earth smiling with a galaxy behind them in the distance.

Explore NASA Science 24 by 7

NASA Science Now
Visit this virtual exhibit to watch live and on-demand content, explore the NASA Science Exhibit Hall, chat directly with NASA scientists, play fun games, delve into science data, view artwork and images—and more!
Unfold the Universe
View images from NASA's Webb Space Telescope and learn more about what they tell us about the unknown in our universe.
Explore NASA Data
Browse through a list of NASA data sites to find something that interests you.
The Electromagnetic Spectrum
This video series and companion book introduces electromagnetic waves, their behaviors, and how scientists visualize these data.

Open Science at NASA

NASA is making a long-term commitment to building an inclusive open science community over the next decade. Open-source science is a commitment to the open sharing of software, data, and knowledge (algorithms, papers, documents, ancillary information) as early as possible in the scientific process.

More about Open Science

Satellite image of cloud formations over a blue body of water with land to the right.

NASA Science Live

From remote locations on Earth to the depths of outer space join the conversation live each month to interact with NASA experts and watch as they reveal the mysteries of our solar system and beyond

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Man on left in black shirt and woman on right in red shirt smile as they watch five yellow apples float weightlessly in the foreground.

Explore Inspiring Imagery

Astronomy Picture of the Day
See an image or photograph of our fascinating universe, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
Earth Observatory Image of the Day
Explore a fascinating collection of Earth images, updated daily
Scientific Visualization Studio
Find visualizations, animations, and images created in partnership between scientists and visualizers that explain aspects of Earth and space science.