Planetary Defenders

The film features amazing scenes of places never before seen gathered by key space missions that culminated with groundbreaking discoveries in 2015....

Imagine a time when Earth was a molten, volcanic wasteland, constantly bombarded by colossal asteroids. We’ve long feared these cosmic impacts...

Investigates the greatest vanishing act in the history of our planet - the sudden disappearance of the dinosaurs 66 million years ago.

Spacecraft OSIRIS-REx attempts to grab a piece of an asteroid to bring back to Earth so scientists can study it to learn about the planet's origins.

Shows how the spectroscope, radio and optical telescopes are used to provide information about the origin of comets, meteors and planetoids. Special...

The asteroid that exploded over Siberia, injuring more than 1,000 and damaging buildings in six cities, was a shocking reminder that Earth is a...

Venture into deep space for a fascinating look at asteroids, their cosmic origins and the potential threat they pose to our world. Written and...

For over three decades, NASA and an international team of scientists and engineers pushed the limits of technology, innovation, and perseverance to...

Teams across NASA and Lockheed Martin come together to build the X-59 aircraft, a decades-long project seeking to achieve quiet supersonic flight and...

A 6-minute animated movie about NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission, asteroid Bennu, and the formation of our solar system.

Investigate how an asteroid vanquished the dinosaurs 66 million years ago. Join scientists as they drill into the impact crater and, for the first...

Follow along with NASA’s OSIRIS-REx team, as they launch a spacecraft to an asteroid, collect a sample of Bennu, and bring it home to Earth.