At NASA Goddard, we build space telescopes
to explore the evolution of galaxies, stars and planets
that make up our universe.
We develop autonomous spacecraft navigation
using millisecond pulsars as celestial beacons
to further deep space exploration
into the solar system and beyond.
We discover planets around other stars
and investigate whether they could support life
and what that life might look like.
At NASA Goddard, we investigate
the possibility of past or present life on Mars.
We imagine, then engineer, far-out missions
to answer questions about how galaxies and planets formed
and evolved over time.
We build instruments that visit every planet in the solar system
and recreate planetary environments here on Earth.
At NASA Goddard, we study the sun’s dynamic behavior
and the space weather that it generates so we can protect astronauts
and satellites in space as well as our technology on the ground.
We use the Earth’s magnetic field as a laboratory
to understand the processes that drive giant explosions
across the whole universe.
At NASA Goddard, we use the data
from a constellation of satellites
to generate global maps
of rain and snow pummeling the Earth
to monitor how greenhouse gases move through the atmosphere
and to model all of Earth’s systems to create
a dynamic portrait of our planet.
We survey Earth’s forests, ice sheets and oceans
from air, ground, sea and space
and collect data to examine changes
in the environment to inform
and improve the lives of every human being.
We develop high-powered lasers to map
our own planet and other bodies
deep into the solar system.
At NASA Goddard, we launch balloons with
an 8,000-pound suspended mass soaring into the atmosphere
for weeks at a time to study black holes and gamma-ray bursts.
We launch small rockets carrying university-developed
experiments into space
and provide low-cost space platforms
for testing new instrument concepts
and engineering techniques.
At NASA Goddard, we develop and maintain communication links
between Earth and spacecrafts in orbit.
We evaluate and improve system software
to reduce risk in our missions, large and small.
We take the search out of search and rescue
by developing technologies for global distress systems.
At NASA Goddard, we ensure every craft is space-ready
We blast noise and shake instruments to simulate the stresses of launch
we expose them to the unforgiving vacuum of space
and to the powerful magnetic fields.
At NASA Goddard, we innovate robotic technologies
to extend satellite lifespans.
We mentor thousands of students each year
who will become the next scientist and engineers.
Innovation and science never sleep
and new discoveries never get old
at NASA Goddard.