Sun-Earth Day is comprised of a series of programs and events that occur throughout the year culminating with a celebration on or near the Spring Equinox. For Sun-Earth Day 2009, NASA will engage a worldwide audience in the celebration...

The NASA Distance Learning Network teamed with director and violinist Kenji Williams to present an out of this world experience known as BellaGaia (Beautiful Earth). This one-of-a-kind multimedia journey of Earth as observed from space...

Join Jessi and Squeaks as they talk about some things you can do to make the earth a better place!

Jessi teaches Squeaks all about recycling, and together, they recycle his old crayons to make cool new ones!



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On March 20, 2009, at 1:00 p.m. EDT, join a panel of scientists for a live Sun-Earth Day Webcast on www.nasa.gov and NASA TV. During the webcast, scientists will share discoveries about the sun, while students monitor the sun and prepare...

Rotation and Revolution of Earth explores Earth’s rotation cycle and revolution around the sun.

So, what exactly is a scientific revolution? And are they more than just moments in time Historians use to mark the beginning and ending of things through time? In this episode we'll look into some ideas and people named Nick and how...

Making tiny copies of planet Earth from cotton discs

So, have you ever wondered why we have seasons? Or maybe where the sun goes when it's night time? *Hint: It doesn't actually go anywhere* In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about the Earth's rotation and revolution and...

You can complain about having the longest day ever today, and here is the science to prove it!

You can complain about having the longest day ever today, and here is the science to prove it!

If you live in the Northern Hemisphere, it's almost time for the summer solstice, the longest day of the year! But if all days have 24 hours, what does the 'longest day of the year' really mean? Join Jessi and Squeaks to find out!

What happens when you ask a group of excited children about #EarthDay? Find out in this new NSF video celebrating Earth Day!

In episode 9, Jordan and Charlie celebrate Earth Day by: Chatting about hydraulic fracturing, taking a closer look at batteries and exploring biodiversity.

A look back at the best views of our planet from space in the last year, including true color satellite images, Earth science data visualizations, time lapses from the International Space Station, and computer...

The Hubble Space Telescope has been revealing the secrets of the universe for over 30 years, but it turns out Hubble has some secrets of its own!



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If you've ever gone outside really early on a cold day in fall, you might have seen a thin layer of sparkly ice crystals covering everything! That ice is called frost, and it can only form if the weather is exactly...

We humans have always been explorers. The great civilizations that have arisen across the world are owed to our restless ancestors. These days, there’s not much of Earth left to explore. But if we look up, there’s a whole universe out...

Want to get your sweetheart something really special? Give them a mineral called fingerite, and then stare at them for a while! Find out why, in this Valentine's Day edition of SciShow News.

Researchers have finally determined how long a day on Venus is, give or take an episode of Brooklyn 99.

At just four light years away, Proxima Centauri is our closest solar neighbor. The recent discovery of the new exoplanet Proxima D, has reopened the discussion of whether the proxima system is our best chance at reaching another Earth....

On June 11, 2015, NASA astronaut Terry Virts, Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti of the European Space Agency and Russian Anton Shkaplerov returned to Earth after 199 days on the International Space Station. The trio made up the...

Over 20,000 visitors came to the Goddard Space Flight Center on Saturday, September 26 for the open house event Explore@NASAGoddard. The public had a chance to explore Goddard’s main areas of Earth science, heliophysics, planetary...