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At NASA Goddard,we build space telescopes
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to explore the evolution of galaxies, stars
and planets that make up our universe.
We develope autonomous spacecraft navigation,
using millisecond pulsars as celestial beacons
to further deep space exploration
into our solar system and beyond.
We discover planets around other stars and investigate whether
they could support life and what that life might look like.
At NASA Goddard, we investigate the possibility of past or
present life on Mars.
We imagine, then engineer, far-out missions to answer
questions about how galaxies and planets formed
and evolved over time.
We build instruments that visit every planet in the solar system
and recreate planetary environments here on Earth.
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At NASA Goddard, we study the sun's dynamic behavior
and the space weather that it generates
so we can protect astronauts and
satellites in space as well as our technology on the ground.
We use the Earth's magnetic field as a laboratory,
to understand the processes that drive giant explosions across
the whole universe.
At NASA Goddard, we use the data from a constellation of satellites
to generate global maps of rain and snow
pummeling the Earth
to monitor how greenhouse gases move through the atmosphere
and to model all of Earth's systems to create a
dynamic portrait of our planet.
We survey Earth's forests, ice sheets and oceans from air,
ground, sea and space,
and collect data to examine changes in the environment
to inform and improve the lives of every human being.
We develop high-powered lasers to map our own planet and other
bodies deep into the solar system.
At NASA Goddard, we launch balloons with an 8,000-pound
suspended mass soaring into the atmosphere
for weeks at a time to study black holes and gamma-ray bursts.
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We launch small rockets carrying university-developed experiments into space
and provide low-cost space platforms
for testing new instrument concepts
and engineering techniques.
At NASA Goddard, we develop and maintain communication links
between Earth and spacecrafts in orbit.
We evaluate and improve system software to reduce risk in our
missions, large and small.
We take the search out of search and rescue
by developing technologies for global distress systems.
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At NASA Goddard, we ensure every craft is space-ready.
We blast noise
and shake instruments to simulate stresses at launch.
We expose them to the unforgiving vacuum of space and
to powerful magnetic fields.
At NASA Goddard, we innovate robotic technologies
to extend satellite lifespans.
We mentor thousands of students each year,
who will become the next scientists and engineers.
Innovation and science never sleep
and new discoveries never get old
at NASA Goddard.