Explore As One

You don’t have to work for NASA to help us explore. Become a citizen scientist and validate cloud data here on Earth, identify ridges on the surface of Mars, vote on locations to photograph on Jupiter or search for new brown dwarf stars in our solar system’s backyard. NASA’s Citizen Science programs offer myriad ways to explore Earth, the stars, other planets and even asteroids.

Celebrate the anniversary of Explorer 1 with the official Explorer 1 anniversary poster urging us to keep going in our explorations of Earth and beyond. You can also find specs to print your own small model of Explorer 1 with a 3D printer, print out an actual-size cutout of Explorer 1 to hold over your head and share on social media with #ExploreAsOne, and read a comprehensive history of Explorer 1.

Learn more about the history of Explorer 1 and discover engaging classroom resources for building satellites and space missions, learning about rockets and Earth science, and using NASA’s GLOBE Observer app to help students become citizen scientists.

Celebrating 60 years of innovation, these materials can be used to teach students about the past, present and future of space exploration at NASA. Lessons use “Then & Now” examples to demonstrate the evolution of rockets, computer science, Earth science and satellites.