This month, our monthly theme examines two types of explosions: rocket blasts and supernovas.  


New

Soar Together Family Day

What is an explosion, and why are they important for air and space? Join us for a fun family day as we explore together!

On Site: December 14 | Virtual: Launches December 13

This month, our monthly theme examines two types of explosions: rocket blasts and supernovas.  


New

Soar Together Family Day

What is an explosion, and why are they important for air and space? Join us for a fun family day as we explore together!

On Site: December 14 | Virtual: Launches December 13

Rocket Blasts

Object Highlight

F-1 Engine

The F-1 engine, with 1.5 million pounds of thrust, was a crucial element of taking astronauts to the Moon.

Star Bursts

Supernovas happen when stars explode.

This mosaic image, one of the largest ever taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope of the Crab Nebula, is a six-light-year-wide expanding remnant of a star's supernova explosion. Japanese and Chinese astronomers witnessed this violent event nearly 1,000 years ago in 1054, as did, almost certainly, Native Americans.