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NASA Visits Schools Strengthening Florida’s Skilled Workforce
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NASA recently awarded $10.5 million to seven organizations nationwide through its new State Hubs initiative. Space Florida was selected for…

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Career Spotlight: Mechanic (Ages 14-18)
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NASA mechanics keep aircraft, rockets, and machines running smoothly so missions can launch safely and push the limits of discovery.

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What Is the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope? (Grades 5-8)
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This article is for students grades 5-8. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is NASA’s newest astrophysics observatory. The telescope will…

Aug 11, 2026
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Launch Into a New School Year With NASA
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A new school year brings fresh opportunities to get involved with NASA. Whether you’re curious about space or eager to…

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Career Spotlight: Electrician (Ages 14-18)
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At NASA, electricians keep the lights on and the power flowing for rocket launches, scientific research, and everything in between.

Jun 24, 2026
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NASA Knows: What Is Mass Distribution?
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This article is for students grades 5-8. Mass distribution affects everything from galaxy shapes to aircraft design to planetary rotation.…

Jun 9, 2026
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Space Out This Summer with Variety of NASA STEM Activities
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Summer is “Go” for launch, and NASA has a universe of ways to help you to jump in, explore, and…

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NASA Helio Club: Capstone Project
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NASA Helio Club is a collection of six club sessions, or lessons, that complete a comprehensive module created for a…

May 14, 2026
NASA Helio Club: Session 6: Beyond the Heliosphere
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NASA Helio Club is a collection of six club sessions, or lessons, that complete a comprehensive module created for a middle-school…

May 13, 2026

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Circling the Black Hole at the Photon Sphere

This animation zooms into a black hole and accretion disk showing how the spinning black hole drags spacetime around with it.

Approaching the Photon Sphere

This artist’s concept shows the different structures that compose an active galactic nucleus. It starts with a full view and then points out the photon ring, corona, jet, accretion disk, and dusty torus before ending on the full view.Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s Conceptual Image Lab

Looking Up at the Photon Sphere

This 360-degree video places the viewer between two circling supermassive black holes around 18.6 million miles (30 million kilometers) apart with an orbital period of 46 minutes. The simulation shows how the black holes distort the starry background and capture light, producing black hole silhouettes. A distinctive feature called a photon ring outlines the black holes. The entire system would have around 1 million times the Sun's mass. The background is a view of the entire sky as observed by the NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE). Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Scott Noble; background, NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA

Circling the Black Hole

This animation takes us past a red giant, through a spiral galaxy and flies over a massive black hole.