The Traveler

Our intrepid Traveler has decided to visit a gamma-ray burst for their next vacation. If you’d like to follow their adventure, check out this video for tips and tricks.Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight CenterMusic: "Wanna Be Hipster" from Universal Production MusicWatch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.Complete transcript available. || 14355_Traveler_GRB_YT_Still.jpg (1920x1080) [226.8 KB] || 14355_Traveler_GRB_YT_Still_searchweb.png (180x320) [63.6 KB] || 14355_Traveler_GRB_YT_Still_thm.png (80x40) [7.0 KB] || 14355_Traveler_GRB_1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [147.4 MB] || 14355_Traveler_GRB_sub100.mp4 (1920x1080) [92.0 MB] || 14355_Traveler_GRB_1080.webm (1920x1080) [30.2 MB] || 14355_Traveler_GRB_ProRes_3840x2160_12.mov (3840x2160) [5.7 GB] || 14355_Traveler_GRB_4k.mp4 (3840x2160) [679.8 MB] || 14355_Traveler_GRB_Captions_SRT.en_US.srt [4.9 KB] || 14355_Traveler_GRB_Captions_SRT.en_US.vtt [4.7 KB] ||

Are you looking for a new vacation spot? Perhaps one with spectacular fireworks? While gamma-ray bursts produce brilliant displays of light across the entire spectrum, we cannot recommend visiting one. Before making up your mind, watch this handy video to learn more about what gamma-ray bursts are, how to find them, and safety considerations for watching one.

Are you looking for a new vacation spot? Perhaps one with spectacular fireworks? While gamma-ray bursts produce brilliant displays of light across the entire spectrum, we cannot recommend visiting one. Before making up your mind, watch this handy video to learn more about what gamma-ray bursts are, how to find them, and safety considerations for watching one.

Thinking about doing some black hole watching the next time you’re on an intergalactic vacation, but you’re not quite sure where to start? Well, look no further! This series of videos shows you everything you need to know. With topics ranging from basic black holes, to fancy black holes, to giant black holes and their companions, you’ll be more than ready for your next adventure. In addition to the videos, you can also download a printable guide that has even more information. Note: While these videos can be shared in their entirety without permission, their music has been licensed and may not be excised or remixed in other products.

Thinking about doing some black hole watching the next time you’re on an intergalactic vacation, but you’re not quite sure where to start? Well, look no further! This series of videos shows you everything you need to know. With topics ranging from basic black holes, to fancy black holes, to giant black holes and their companions, you’ll be more than ready for your next adventure. In addition to the videos, you can also download a printable guide that has even more information. Note: While these videos can be shared in their entirety without permission, their music has been licensed and may not be excised or remixed in other products.

Thinking about doing some black hole watching the next time you’re on an intergalactic vacation, but you’re not quite sure where to start? Well, look no further! This series of videos shows you everything you need to know. With topics ranging from basic black holes, to fancy black holes, to giant black holes and their companions, you’ll be more than ready for your next adventure. In addition to the videos, you can also download a printable guide that has even more information. Note: While these videos can be shared in their entirety without permission, their music has been licensed and may not be excised or remixed in other products.

Thinking about doing some black hole watching the next time you’re on an intergalactic vacation, but you’re not quite sure where to start? Well, look no further! This series of videos shows you everything you need to know. With topics ranging from basic black holes, to fancy black holes, to giant black holes and their companions, you’ll be more than ready for your next adventure. In addition to the videos, you can also download a printable guide that has even more information. Note: While these videos can be shared in their entirety without permission, their music has been licensed and may not be excised or remixed in other products.

Thinking about doing some black hole watching the next time you’re on an intergalactic vacation, but you’re not quite sure where to start? Well, look no further! This series of videos shows you everything you need to know. With topics ranging from basic black holes, to fancy black holes, to giant black holes and their companions, you’ll be more than ready for your next adventure. In addition to the videos, you can also download a printable guide that has even more information. Note: While these videos can be shared in their entirety without permission, their music has been licensed and may not be excised or remixed in other products.

Thinking about doing some black hole watching the next time you’re on an intergalactic vacation, but you’re not quite sure where to start? Well, look no further! This series of videos shows you everything you need to know. With topics ranging from basic black holes, to fancy black holes, to giant black holes and their companions, you’ll be more than ready for your next adventure. In addition to the videos, you can also download a printable guide that has even more information. Note: While these videos can be shared in their entirety without permission, their music has been licensed and may not be excised or remixed in other products.

So, you've just put the finishing touches on upgrades to your spaceship, and now it can fly at almost the speed of light. We're not quite sure how you pulled it off, but congratulations! Before you fly off on your next vacation, however, watch this handy video to learn more about near-light-speed safety considerations, travel times, and distances between some popular destinations around the universe.You can also download shorter clips from the video and printable postcards to send to your friends. ||

So, you've just put the finishing touches on upgrades to your spaceship, and now it can fly at almost the speed of light. We're not quite sure how you pulled it off, but congratulations! Before you fly off on your next vacation, however, watch this handy video to learn more about near-light-speed safety considerations, travel times, and distances between some popular destinations around the universe. You can also download shorter clips from the video and printable postcards to send to your friends.

Have you ever thought about visiting a black hole? We sure hope not. However, if you're absolutely convinced that a black hole is your ideal vacation spot, watch this video before you blast off to learn more about them and (more importantly) how to stay safe.You can also download a handy safety brochure, watch short clips to learn different things about black holes, and even get some short glimpses into the lives of black holes and the explorers that want to visit them. ||

Have you ever thought about visiting a black hole? We sure hope not. However, if you're absolutely convinced that a black hole is your ideal vacation spot, watch this video before you blast off to learn more about them and (more importantly) how to stay safe. You can also download a handy safety brochure, watch short clips to learn different things about black holes, and even get some short glimpses into the lives of black holes and the explorers that want to visit them.

This page will introduce you to the world, characters, colors, and fonts of Black Hole Week. NASA celebrated Black Hole Week in 2019, 2021 and May, 2022.The world of Black Hole Week is bold, colorful, and a bit retro. It's also populated by a fun bunch of characters, including a little blue explorer (called the "Traveler") and their black hole friends. Below, you'll find tons of helpful images, GIFs, and other materials to get you going if you want to join in!If you are having trouble downloading the ZIP or AI files, please contact Barb Mattson: barb.mattson@nasa.gov ||

Black Hole WeekThis page provides social media assets used during previous celebrations of Black Hole Week. The world of Black Hole Week is populated by a fun bunch of characters, including a little blue explorer (called the Traveler) and their cosmic friends.Below, you'll find tons of GIFs to download and use if you want to join in! ||

So you’ve planned your trip to a black hole, you’ve packed your bags, and you’ve even watched the pre-flight safety video. If you haven’t yet watched the video, however, we highly recommend you click the image below. Don’t worry, we’ll wait.Now then, want to make black hole travel an even bigger part of your daily life? Wishing that black holes actually WERE portals to dimensions filled with unicorns and space potatoes? Download these phone and desktop wallpapers to fill your screens. ||

Wish you were here! Now, you can send your friends postcards from one of the most extreme vacation spots in the universe—or at least convince them you've gone even though you stayed safe at home. ||