WELCOME TO THE SCIENCES & EXPLORATION DIRECTORATE
WELCOME TO THE SCIENCES & EXPLORATION DIRECTORATE
The largest Earth and Space Science research organization in the world.
Located at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in suburban Maryland, USA, the Sciences and Exploration Directorate (SED), is a national resource for research in the Earth and Space Sciences. The SED serves Goddard's mission to expand knowledge of the Earth and its environment, the Solar System and the Universe through observations from space. It also leads technology development in support of its scientific endeavors.
The Directorate performs this work in partnership with colleagues in the national and international scientific communities. The SED also conducts a vibrant Education and Public Outreach program to widely communicate scientific results.
Sciences and Exploration at Goddard
- Goddard conducts a broad program of research in the Earth Sciences, including extensive investigations of global climate change.
- The Sciences & Exploration Directorate is a leader in space-based Astrophysics and research to understand how the Universe works.
- Mission development and research in solar physics, heliospheric physics, geospace physics and space weather is done at Goddard under the unified banner of Heliophysics Science.
- Goddard leads missions and scientific research to explore the Solar System and study the formation and evolution of planetary systems.
Questions or Comments?
- General inquiries about the scientific programs at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center may be directed to the Center Public Affairs office at 1.301.286.8955 .
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Hubble Servicing Complete
The fifth and final partnership between a space shuttle crew and the Hubble Space Telescope is complete. Over the course of five spacewalks, the Servicing Mission 4 crew added two new science instruments, repaired two others and replaced hardware that will extend the telescope's life at least through 2014. Credit: NASA
