Science Never Stops

Dan Irwin is the SERVIR Global Program Manager, at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center and he has a unique connection to playgrounds around the world!

Create a Lunar Journal to track the phases of the moon.

Explore the geology of the Earth's one and only moon using OpenSpace!
(This 40 min recorded live stream features our INTUITIVE^® Planetarium director.)

Learn about the Law of Conservation of Energy

While we don't know everything about the Universe, we do know that it's expanding. See what an expanding universe looks like and learn how you can make your own!

How long does it take tap water to turn into ice? What about salt water or milk? Experiment to learn more about the freezing point of liquids!

As we continue celebrating Math MAY-hem, learn about some basic 3-Dimensional shapes that we see every day!

Dr. Renee Weber, Marshall Space Flight Center Chief Scientist, talks about what it's like to study planet quakes on other worlds, including NASA InSight, how she used Apollo-era data in her Ph.D. studies and more!

Mitzi Adams is an Astrophysicist at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, her focus is learning about the Sun. In this interview, we learn about how the idea of working with Spock inspired her and how she studies solar flares!

uses cookies to explain the phases of the Moon!

Planets reside throughout the universe and technology is now sufficient to discover them outside of our solar system. Learn more about extra-solar worlds.
(This 40 min recorded live stream features our INTUITIVE^® Planetarium director.)

Learn how to calculate your weight on Mars and Pluto.

Learn about colors and light while making a color wheel!

Get a little grounded and learn about Geology, the science of how the Earth changes!

Learn how to calculate your weight on Uranus and Neptune

Gravitational Wave Astrophysicist Dr. Tyson Littenberg, who currently works at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, discusses the challenges of studying gravitational waves and what future technology will hopefully make it less complicated.

In this interview, Dr. Chien-Ting Chen discusses supermassive black holes, how they impact the galaxies they're in, and what happens when you don't ask questions.

Learn about the water cycle and how to make a terrarium!

Learn how to calculate your weight on Jupiter and Saturn

Explore the beauty of the spring night sky
(This 35 min recorded live stream features our INTUITIVE^® Planetarium director.)

Make your own craters at home! For this activity, you'll need tough items that can be dropped like meteors, flour, chocolate powder and a big bowl!

Learn how to calculate your weight on Mercury and Venus

Learn about scale (the size of something) using the example of the Earth, Moon and Mars!

For this episode to make cents, you'll need a Quarter, a Dime and a Nickel.

Calculate your weight on the Moon

Learn how planes fly! The four forces of flight keep jumbo jets and paper airplanes alike in the air, learn about each of them on Science Never Stops!

What's a Parallelogram? Do you have any in your home? Learn which different shapes are parallelograms.

Learn about the basics of angles.

Learn all about pie graphs!

Dr. Steven Ehlert talks about what it's like working with Chandra X-ray Observatory at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, a little bit about his scientific inspiration Sir Isaac Newton and what he would do in the Matrix!

Dr. Dennis Gallagher talks about why a question from Dr. James Van Allen reframed his perspective on research, how he got to be a NASA Plasma Physicist at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center and what advise he would give to, not just scientists, but everyone.

Learn more about the mathematics dealing with shapes and angles and how they relate to one another.

Learn how bar graphs display relative amounts or sizes.

What is a super-moon? How many moons are in the solar system? What is your favorite moon?
(This 40 min recorded live stream features our INTUITIVE Planetarium director.)

What are the different phases of matter?

Learn about the different types of symmetry.

What is a line graph?

Learn more about Topology, a unique and interesting branch of mathematics.

How does the sun work? What is a solar flare? Will the sun explode?
(This 40 min recorded live stream features our INTUITIVE Planetarium director.)

Justin Cartledge, an Eagle Scout with Boy Scouts of America, talks about what it's like to be a PAYCOM (Payload Communications Manager) at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center.

Darius Yaghoubi, one of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center's Lead Aerospace Engineers working on the Mars Ascent Vehicle, talks about the projects that he's been a part of and gets into some details about how NASA will return samples of the Martian soil to Earth for study.

Learn about force and Newton's Laws of Motion.

What is Gravity and how does it impact us? Learn how gravity works on the Earth and the Moon and experiment with coins.

What's a graph? What are the different parts?

Learn about molecules using snack food!

What causes mountains to form? What causes islands to appear in the middle of the ocean?

Tectonic Plates are what makes up the Earth's crust layer using materials from your kitchen, learn how these massive plates move around underneath where we live!

Learn the science behind the Mentos and Coke geyser and find out how you can make a small one inside!

Learn the difference between Energy and Matter

The power of air pressure using an egg!

Science Never Stops! And sometimes, science includes mathematics! Learn about water displacement using nerdy things and walk through the math involved in Archimedes' Principle!

Learn how to make a s'more using the Sun! Part 1: Using the light from the sun to melt chocolate

Learn how to make a s'more using the Sun! Part 2: Using solar magnification to melt a marshmallow.

What's inside a planet? Why are there layers? Get your Play-Doh out and build a world!

Planetarium Director David talks about the "Cosmic Reef" image that was released today in honor of the 30th anniversary of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope!

Explore 30 of Hubble's highlights from the last 30 years including its newest nebulous image.
(This 60 min recorded live stream features our INTUITIVE Planetarium director.)

Learn about the constellations Bootes and Virgo and how you can find them in the night sky

Did you have a lava lamp in your room when you were young? Learn how you can make one with things you probably have at home!

Planting seeds in honor of the 50th Earth Day and teaching how astronauts garden in space on the International Space Station!

What's it like to eat in space? Experiment along and learn about taste buds!

Discover constellations Canis Major and Canis Minor, Orion's "hunting dogs," in the night sky.

Ever wanted to make your own planet? Joseph teaches you how you can make one at home as well as how NASA explores other worlds!

Guardians, you could make a few worlds in secret and let your young explorer find what you've hidden in them!

Make a watercolor palette today using food coloring and other items around the house. Explore chemistry and learn about hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties of different substances.

How fast is the speed of light? Set up your own experiment at home with your family and discover how light travels through the atmosphere.

Learn about different types of rocks and explore the rock cycle using Starburst candies. Document your observations in your scientific journal.

Make galactic slime with us as we explore polymers!

Have you seen the Mercury Trainer at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center? Many of our visitors are surprised at its small size, built for only one person

Start your very own scientific journal! Learn how to express your ideas and collect and record your data and observations. Have you ever documented anything in a journal? What kinds of things did you write about? Did you use drawings, too?

How did JFK's speech in 1962 inspire and encourage explorers to get humankind to the moon? Many of today's modern technologies began with knowledge gained from space exploration. Learn how scientists and engineers continue to innovate, create and inspire the next generation of explorers.

Let's take a look at historical mission patches from the Apollo era. Get your family together and design your own! What kinds of things would be represented on your mission?

Discover the Space Launch System (SLS), the current NASA rocket designed for human deep space exploration. Learn which legacy parts from previous NASA programs have been integrated into this cutting-edge new spacecraft.

Check out the seriously cool space gear from the Apollo era in the Davidson Center for Space Exploration at the Rocket Center. Learn how the suits kept the astronauts safe and comfortable while they explored the lunar surface.

Let's explore the Apollo Lunar Excursion Module (LEM) at the Rocket Center. The LEM was used like a camping tent for astronauts while they explored the surface of the moon.

Explore Orion, one of the most recognizable constellations in the night sky.

Explores spring skies constellations Ursa Major and Minor (the Big and Little Bear)

Learn about the "space race" and America's first artificial satellite, Explorer 1.

Gather some basic items in your kitchen and join Joseph Vick, museum education manager (and his special assistant!), to make colorful Cosmic Supernova Eggs. This one has a big finish that will be fun for the whole family!

Climb in the Apollo simulation capsule at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center! Work through the mission checklist and discover what it was like to travel inside the module on a journey to explore the moon.

What do we know about Pluto? Is it considered a planet?

Explore Casper, the authentic Apollo 16 Command Module located in the Davidson Center for Space Exploration.

Learn about the planets Uranus and Neptune!

Exploring the planet Saturn.

The U.S. Space & Rocket Center has a very important piece of Skylab, America's first space station!

Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun and the largest in the solar system. Explore this beautiful gas giant!

What is a black hole? How do they work? And what would happen if you fell into one?
(This 30 min recorded live stream features our INTUITIVE Planetarium director.)

Did you know you can grow a potato without soil? Learn the process of hydroponics!

What do we know about the Red Planet? Learn about about Mars!

During the Apollo 15 mission, astronaut Dave Scott performed a unique experiment that you can try at home!

Explore our closest celestial neighbor, the moon.

The first flying machine in Alabama was the Quick Plane.

The third planet from our Sun is very important! Discover more about our home planet.

Learn how to make your own filters in this cool science experiment!

What do we know about the planet Venus?

If you weigh 120 pounds on Earth, what would you weigh on the moon? The 1/6th gravity chair shows us what it's like to walk on the moon!

How do craters form on Mercury? Learn about the planet closet to the sun!

Join us as we explore the surface of Mars in striking detail!
(This 30 min recorded live stream features our INTUITIVE Planetarium director.)

Discover the types of food that astronauts eat in space.

Discover how your can become geologists using candy in this fun science experiment.

Discover how to identify different types of clouds, and learn about Sally Ride Earthkam!

How will astronauts get food during long duration missions? How can food be grown in space? Explore hydroponic gardens!

Learn about air pressure with this cool can crushing science experiment. Get an adult to help you with this one.

Explore the International Space Station!

Make your own edible Mars rover

Early astronauts trained for a tumble spin in space on the multi-axis trainer. Would you take a spin on the M.A.T.?

Learn how light works using a mirror.

Learn how to make your own galaxy swirl crayons in this fun video! Get an adult to help!

Part 3 of the Worldwide Telescope tutorial. Learn how to create videos exploring the universe using free software.

Join us for a quick overview of what's up in the night sky at this time of year!
(This 30 min recorded live stream features our INTUITIVE Planetarium director.)

Learn about the Saturn V F1 engines at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center.

Part 2 of the tutorial about the free software, Worldwide Telescope!

Learn about the Apollo 12 Moon Rock at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama!

Learn how you can explore the universe at home using the free software Worldwide Telescope (Part 1 of 3)