NASA ScienceCasts

When the Space Age began, explorers were eager to visit the planets of the solar system. As the years have passed, however, astronomers have realized that the moons of the solar system may be even more interesting.

During the early hours of March 9, 2016, the evening of March 8, 2016 in the US, the new moon will pass directly in front of the sun, producing a total eclipse of the sun over South East Asia.

On March 8th, 2016 Earth and Jupiter will have a close encounter. The giant planet will be "up all night," soaring almost overhead at midnight and not setting until sunrise on March 9th. In July, the Juno mission will give us an even closer look.

About three quarters of ISS astronauts experience changes in the structure and function of their eyes.  An experiment on the space station called the “Fluid Shifts Study” is investigating these vision problems in space.

Deep in the heart of California’s Owens Valley, a strange-looking telescope stands in the desert landscape listening for echos of distant stars.

The Jason-3 satellite, launched on January 17, 2016, is allowing scientists to continue a 23-year record of crucial ocean monitoring.

Astronauts recently experienced an historic vegetable moment when they ate a salad made from lettuce grown on board the International Space Station.

Researchers have used NASA space telescopes to prove that space-time is much less "foamy" than some models predict.

NASA supported researchers are working on Synthetic Muscles that could be used to create humanoid robots for space exploration.

The Deep Space Climate Observatory, a NOAA mission that carries NASA instruments, is providing a "new and complementary" view of Earth that is amazing scientists and lay people alike.