Neptune is a gas giant composed primarily of hydrogen and helium Advance understanding of Earth and develop technologies to improve the quality of life on our home planet
Three processes help Earth keep its surface crater free Her personal journey to NASA began in fifth grade when an article in Weekly Reader magazine mentioned NASA would be looking for people with doctorate degrees in chemistry, physics, mathematics, and astronomy to work on a space station they were developing

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

At night, she would look at the stars imagining herself traveling in space spending a lifetime exploring.

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NASA Earth Observatory
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NASA: Climate Change and Global Warming
Her family were refugees of the Vietnam War and settled in the U
NASA: Climate Change and Global Warming
You could lift one pretty easily
For the long term future, the Astrophysics goals will be guided based on the results of the 2010 Decadal survey She remembers the first day as an employee at Stennis Space Center, driving through the South Gate and the moment she saw the National Aeronautics and Space Administration sign by the entrance gate
Although she has four brothers, Sylvia was the one most interested in pursuing a scientific career It was not until Nancy became an adult that she finally realized what a monumental achievement sending a man to moon really was

NASA Viz: Supersonic Wind

- Explore the origin and evolution of the galaxies, stars and planets that make up our universe.

NASA Viz: Supersonic Wind
While her love of inventing and problem solving provided an architectural roadmap for her future, it was the encouragement and guidance of the teachers who recognized her special talents that put her life on a trajectory that would land her at NASA, where she continues to be inspired and challenged to reach even greater heights
James Webb Space Telescope
- Discover and study planets around other stars, and explore whether they could harbor life
Science Mission Directorate
Like the directors of a film, those astronaut storytellers have a crew working behind the scenes to help them tell the story