The Science Mission Directorate (SMD) engages the Nations science community, sponsors scientific research, and develops and deploys satellites and probes in collaboration with NASAs partners around the world to answer fundamental questions requiring the view from and into space. SMD seeks to understand the origins, evolution, and destiny of the universe and to understand the nature of the strange phenomena that shape it.

Power to Explore Student Challenge 2025
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Power to Explore Student Challenge 2025
NASA ScienceCasts: Station Science 101 - Monitoring Microbes for Astronaut Health
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NASA ScienceCasts: Station Science 101 - Monitoring Microbes for Astronaut Health
NASA ScienceCasts: Station Science 101 - Growing Space Crystals to Improve Medicine
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NASA ScienceCasts: Station Science 101 - Growing Space Crystals to Improve Medicine
What's an exoplanet? Astro-Investigates Ep. 2 (Exoplanets)
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What's an exoplanet? Astro-Investigates Ep. 2 (Exoplanets)
NASA ScienceCasts: Station Science 101 - Earth Observation from the Space Station
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NASA ScienceCasts: Station Science 101 - Earth Observation from the Space Station
NASA ScienceCasts: Station Science 101 - Advancing Plant Science with Space Gardens
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NASA ScienceCasts: Station Science 101 - Advancing Plant Science with Space Gardens
What is a black hole? Astro-Investigates Ep. 1 (Black Holes)
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What is a black hole? Astro-Investigates Ep. 1 (Black Holes)
Dark Energy: What NASA is doing to unlock one of the biggest mysteries of the universe
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Dark Energy: What NASA is doing to unlock one of the biggest mysteries of the universe
Earth Day 2024: Water Touches Everything
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Earth Day 2024: Water Touches Everything
NASA's Growing Garden
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NASA's Growing Garden
Superglass: The Future of Glass
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Superglass: The Future of Glass
Squid in Space: How Research Could Help Bolster Human Health
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Squid in Space: How Research Could Help Bolster Human Health
The Vomit Comet: The Parabolic Flight Experience
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The Vomit Comet: The Parabolic Flight Experience
Parabolic Flights: How NASA uses airplanes for research
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Parabolic Flights: How NASA uses airplanes for research
Space Crystals Contribute to Advancements in Technology
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Space Crystals Contribute to Advancements in Technology
Crystallization 101: Why NASA Studies Crystals in Space
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Crystallization 101: Why NASA Studies Crystals in Space
NASA Enables Unique Commercial Lunar Delivery Service
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NASA Enables Unique Commercial Lunar Delivery Service
Power to Explore Student Challenge 2024
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Power to Explore Student Challenge 2024
How Humans Are Changing Earth
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How Humans Are Changing Earth
NASA ScienceCasts: ECLSS on Station
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NASA ScienceCasts: ECLSS on Station
NASA ScienceCasts: The CIPHER Project
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NASA ScienceCasts: The CIPHER Project
NASA ScienceCasts: Water Recovery on the Space Station
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NASA ScienceCasts: Water Recovery on the Space Station
Earth Day Poster 2023
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Earth Day Poster 2023
What would our Artemis I scientists take with them to space?
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What would our Artemis I scientists take with them to space?
What meal would our Artemis I scientists have on the Moon?
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What meal would our Artemis I scientists have on the Moon?
Onboard Artemis I: Studying Algae in Space
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Onboard Artemis I: Studying Algae in Space
Onboard Artemis I: Studying Plant Seeds in Space
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Onboard Artemis I: Studying Plant Seeds in Space
Onboard Artemis I: Studying Yeast Cells in Space
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Onboard Artemis I: Studying Yeast Cells in Space
Growing the Low-Earth Orbit Economy: Space Station Benefits
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Growing the Low-Earth Orbit Economy: Space Station Benefits
New Frontiers in Physics: Space Station Benefits
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New Frontiers in Physics: Space Station Benefits