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An astronaut waves during a spacewalk

Who's on the Space Station?

Find out who is living on the International Space Station right now.

Student's drawing of Earth surrounded by stars

Our Home Planet

Read about planet Earth.

A speeding bullet

What Is Supersonic Flight?

Some aircraft fly faster than a speeding bullet.

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Play and Learn

Addition BLAST OFF

Can you add as fast as a rocket?
Window to Earth

Take a peek and see how Earth looks from space. Can you see the difference between a volcano and a lake?
Let's Fly Away

Learn about cool NASA airplanes!

NASA Television

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This list of NASA topics can help with homework.
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Use this list to find NASA Web sites.
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Stuff You Can Do

"The World's a Place of Living Things" Art Contest →

Entries for this contest for students in grades 2-4 are due Nov. 5, 2012.
Name That Asteroid!

Students worldwide are invited to name an asteroid from which an upcoming NASA mission will return samples to Earth. Entries are due Dec. 2, 2012.
OPTIMUS PRIME Spinoff Video Contest

Participants must register for this video contest for students in grades 3-12 by Dec. 15, 2012.

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Picture Dictionary

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The picture dictionary will help you learn about NASA.

Homework Topics

Have Homework About NASA?

Find answers to questions about NASA missions, vehicles, science topics and more!

Images

Antarctica's Tallest Peak

NASA’s DC-8 flying laboratory passes Antarctica’s tallest peak, Mount Vinson, on Oct. 22, 2012, during a flight over the continent to measure changes in the massive ice sheet and sea ice.

Expedition 33 Crew Waves Farewell

Expedition 33/34 crew members, Soyuz Commander Oleg Novitskiy, bottom, Flight Engineer Kevin Ford of NASA, and Flight Engineer Evgeny Tarelkin of ROSCOSMOS, top, wave farewell before boarding their Soyuz rocket just a few hours before their launch to the ISS on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012.

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