National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Goddard Space Flight Center
Sun-Earth Day 2009: Our Sun Yours to Discover
NEWS AND EVENTS
- News Bits
- Keep up to date with these NASA News Bits
- Solar Week
- A lively week of online activities and curriculum for students about the Sun including games and lesson plans for the whole week. In addition, there's a message board where your classroom can submit a question to solar scientists.
- NASA Edge Vodcasts
- Whether it's the latest launch or the coolest gadgets, NASA EDGE hosts provide an offbeat, funny and informative look behind the NASA curtain.
- Path of Totality: The Movie
- On March 29, 2006, a NASA-led science expedition traveled to Tripoli and then the Sahara desert to witness and study -- first hand -- a total solar eclipse. This international expedition was an unprecedented collaboration with...
- NASA EDGE Show 4: Sun-Earth Connection
- Whether it's the latest launch or the coolest gadgets, NASA EDGE hosts provide an offbeat, funny and informative look behind the NASA curtain. If you've ever wanted to learn about NASA but thought you needed...
NASA Fact
The largest, single, challenge for astronauts traveling to Mars will be to overcome exposure to solar storms and radiation.