The holidays may be over and the lights may be coming down but the universe reminds us: some wonders shine brighter than any Earthly decoration. ✨ Keep looking up!

Want to be part of NASA research? 🌟 No experience needed—just your curiosity! From tracking asteroids 🪐 to studying climate change 🌍, you can help make real discoveries through NASA's citizen science projects. Join the adventure: go.nasa.gov/3BYOLnG

Have a telescope & want to see some of the same objects observed by Hubble? Join Hubble's Night Sky Challenge to spot a different celestial object each month during 2025. This month, it's M1 aka the Crab Nebula!🦀🔭 science.nasa.gov/mission/hubble…

Tickets for "Earthrise Concerto" by Multiverse Concert Series go on sale Wednesday, Jan. 13th!! Showtimes on March 1 at 6:00PM: Family Show and 7:30PM: Show (ages 14+). Tickets will be available from the link in our bio or at cm-center.org/event/earthris…

TICKETS are now LIVE for 𝑬𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒐 by Multiverse Concert Series! Experience immersive performances Saturday, March 1 at 6:00PM Family Show (ages 5+) AND 7:30PM Show (ages 14+) at the McAuliffe Center Framingham State Get your tickets today: cm-center.org/event/earthris…

📣 Have you visited a Challenger Learning Center? Whether your Mission was last week or 20 years ago, we want to hear your story - students and teachers alike! Either visit challenger.org/contact or DM us directly and we'll be in touch. #STEM #STEMeducation #ChallengerCenter

Join us for our first Public Planetarium Film of the year: "Undiscovered Worlds". Tickets now on sale for Thurs., February 6 at 6:00PM. Travel to distant stars and fly up close to exotic planets in the planetarium! For tickets, visit: cm-center.org/event/feb6film or link in our bio!

Today, we honor the heroes of our program who made the ultimate sacrifice in the name of exploration. Safety remains our cornerstone as their courage continues to inspire our journey to the stars. #NASARemembers

Today, we honor the crews of Apollo 1 and space shuttles Challenger and Columbia, as well as other astronauts who lost their lives in the pursuit of spaceflight. Join us virtually from Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex for our Day of Remembrance ceremony. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

On NASA's #DayofRemembrance, we honor those who lost their lives while furthering the cause of exploration and discovery. We join NASA in remembering the crews of Apollo 1, Space Shuttle Challenger (STS-51L), and Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-107).

"I touch the future. I teach." As NASA pauses for a day of remembrance, we reflect on the legacy of Christa McAuliffe & the ways she inspired the STEM community. #NASARemembers Honor her memory with the lessons that Christa planned to teach from space. conta.cc/4h3Crli

Today is NASA’s Day of Remembrance. We recognize the crew members who gave their lives in the name of space exploration. Their dedication reminds us that space is not just reaching new frontiers, but also about the spirit of exploration that drives us to dream big.

On this day in 1986, seven astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger — Ellison S. Onizuka, Mike Smith, Christa McAuliffe, Dick Scobee, Greg Jarvis, Ron McNair and Judy Resnik — died when the spacecraft broke apart 73 seconds into its launch. to.pbs.org/4hr9ob7

Remembering the crew of STS-51L (Challenger) who were lost on this day in 1986, 73 seconds after launch. Scobee Smith McNair Onizuka Jarvis Resnik McAuliffe We will never forget the lessons learned at such a high cost.

A new EarthKAM mission starts next week! Don't miss your chance to snap a picture of Earth using a camera mounted on the International Space Station! It's a great real-world hook for teaching subjects ranging from geography to art to meteorology.🌎📷 Sign Up: earthkam.org

"Today, we honor the 39th anniversary of the loss of the Challenger STS 51L crew," said Mike Kincaid, Challenger Center President & Executive Director. Read more of Mike's words on remembering the Challenger astronauts and their legacy: bit.ly/4jBPX0Y #STEM #Challenger

"The crew of the space shuttle Challenger honored us by the manner in which they lived their lives. We will never forget them, nor the last time we saw them, this morning, as they prepared for their journey and waved goodbye and “slipped the surly bonds of earth'' to “touch the

Remembering the crew of STS-51L: Ellison Onizuka, Christa McAuliffe, Greg Jarvis, Judith Resnik, Mike Smith, Dick Scobee, and Ron McNair. On #TDIH in 1986, the launch of STS-51L ended in tragedy when Space Shuttle Challenger and crew were lost 73 seconds after liftoff.

Grab your tickets now for our next planetarium film: Undiscovered Worlds next week! Thursday, February 6 at 6:00PM! For tickets and more information, visit; cm-center.org/event/feb6film

In many ways, the crew of STS-51L represented a cross section of the American population, with each crew member hailing from diverse walks of life. We reflect on their stories in "Remembering the Challenger Seven": s.si.edu/4jP63Vt