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SPACEDISCOVERY

Explore the cosmos. Discover the universe. Embark on a journey through space and time.

Explore

The Solar System

Click or tap on any celestial body to learn more about it

Click a body to discover

Scale & Context

Cosmic Comparisons

Numbers in space are so extreme they defy intuition. See them as visuals.

Tap any circle to see its image and facts

Key Insight

Jupiter is so massive it contains more than twice the mass of all other planets combined. If the Sun were a basketball, Jupiter would be a marble and Earth a grain of sand.

James Webb Space Telescope

Historic Images

Humanity's deepest view of the cosmos β€” images that changed our understanding of the universe

Pillars of Creation

Star-forming region

Pillars of Creation

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Towering columns of cosmic gas and dust inside the Eagle Nebula (M16) where new stars are being born. Webb reveals thousands of newly formed stars never seen in visible light.

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Ask the Cosmos

Fun Facts with Cosmo

Cosmo is a space explorer robot dog. Ask anything and get an answer plus fun facts from across the universe.

Cosmo

Space explorer robot dog

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Woof! I'm Cosmo πŸš€ Ask me anything about space: planets, stars, black holes… anything! I'll answer and give you 1 fun fact.

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What's coming

Upcoming Missions

The future of space exploration is already underway. Here's what happens in the next few years β€” with a live countdown.

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Artemis III

The Moon πŸŒ™

The first humans to walk on the Moon since 1972 β€” and the first ever to land near the lunar south pole.

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Dragonfly

Titan, moon of Saturn πŸͺ

A car-sized drone that will fly through the thick orange skies of Titan, Saturn’s biggest moon.

Countdown to: Launch

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Europa Clipper

Europa, moon of Jupiter 🧊

A spacecraft already flying toward Jupiter to explore Europa, an icy moon that hides a giant ocean.

Countdown to: Arrival at Jupiter

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JUICE

Jupiter’s icy moons πŸ”­

Europe’s explorer heading to Jupiter to study three of its biggest icy moons: Ganymede, Callisto and Europa.

Countdown to: Arrival at Jupiter

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