About Me

I am an Astronomer turned Planetarian turned Data Visualizer.

I am inspired by the profound beauty of our physical universe and try to share that beauty with others through my work. I believe that a greater understanding of our world will move us to take greater care of it.

Mark SubbaRao in front of a Japanese  museum display of
Mark doing his best to to protect the Earth.

I currently work at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center where I lead the Scientific Visualization Studio. From 2019-2020 I served as President of the International Planetarium Society. Before joining NASA I directed the Space Visualization Laboratory at the Adler Planetarium. And before that I helped develop software pipelines for the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.

Please visit some of the links below to see some examples of my work, or visit this NASA feature Mark SubbaRao Brings Data to Life Through Art or my official NASA homepage for more info.