Teachers

Picture This

We’ve collected a wealth of image and video resources that can be downloaded for free. Resources have been sorted by category with links to the best space multimedia resources on the web.

Images

• HubbleSite
  All the amazing Hubble images and the latest information about the space telescope.
• Chandra X-ray Observatory
  Since its launch on July 23, 1999, the Chandra X-ray Observatory has been NASA's flagship mission for X-ray astronomy, taking its place in the fleet of "Great Observatories." Learn more about the most sophisticated X-ray observatory built to date.
• Spitzer Space Telescope
  The home page of the Spitzer Space Telescope offers information about the mission and its scientific importance, as well as the stunning images captured by the space telescope.
• NASA Planetary Photojournal
  Find images sorted by planet at NASA’s Planetary Photojournal.

Videos

Nothing captures students’ imaginations quite as well as seeing floating astronauts or rocket launches right before their very eyes. These brief digital videos can be used with a variety of lessons and are free to download.

• Humans in Space (0:2:23, 9.7 MB)
  A music-video-style montage of footage from NASA’s manned space missions: Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, and the Space Shuttle flights.
• KC-135 (0:0:59, 5.2 MB)
  Watch astronauts train for the microgravity environment of space in the KC-135 jet, affectionately known as the “Vomit Comet.”
• Neutral Buoyancy Lab (0:0:46, 4.4 MB)
  See how astronauts train for the complicated tasks they’ll have to perform in spacewalks.
• Pat Rawlings (0:1:45, 6.7 MB)
  Meet space artist Pat Rawlings and learn how space exploration, science, and art connect. To view more of his artwork, click here.
• Theory of WOW! (0:0:25, 1.3 MB)
  A teacher’s guide that accompanies the full version of this video.

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Solar System Exploration Videos Download some of NASA’s best video clips about Solar System Exploration.