An Inspiring Day: Three SWE Affiliates in Spain Hold Their Annual SWE Event
Discover the panel discussions, speakers, and hot topics at the 2024 SWE event held at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.
Still Kickin’ Since the ’70s: NASA’s Voyager Mission Keeps Exploring
This archival photo shows engineers working on NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft on March 23, 1977.NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA’s Voyager mission launched in the 1970s. Today, it’s making history as it conducts new science. But how are two spacecraft from the ’70s not just surviving, but thriving farther out in space than any other spacecraft has been before? [...]
NASA, Bhutan Conclude Five Years of Teamwork on STEM, Sustainability
5 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) In Punakha, Bhutan, Dr. Aparna Phalke (left) from SERVIR works with a translator to converse with a local chili farmer (center) about his experiences cultivating these fields for over 30 years– including agricultural management practices, market prices, and farming challenges Sarah Cox/SERVIR NASA and [...]
Atlantis Begins 13th Space Trip
NASA Space shuttle Atlantis lifts off in this Nov. 3, 1994, image, with NASA astronauts Donald R. McMonagle, Curtis L. Brown, Jr., Ellen S. Ochoa, Scott E. Parazynski, and Joseph R. Tanner, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Jean-Francois-Clervoy aboard. During the 11-day mission, the crew studied Earth’s atmosphere, gathering data on the Sun’s energy [...]
Astronauts Relax with Light Science Before Dragon Cargo Mission Arrives
Thrusters on the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft fire adjusting the vehicle’s approach toward the station for a docking to the Harmony module’s forward port in November of 2023. Four of the seven Expedition 72 crew members aboard the International Space Station had a light duty day on Monday awaiting a space delivery due to arrive [...]
¿Cómo se investiga en gravedad cero? Preguntamos a una científica de la NASA
1 Min Read ¿Cómo se investiga en gravedad cero? Preguntamos a una científica de la NASA La astronauta de la NASA Megan McArthur atiende a las células de donantes dentro de la Caja de Guantes de Ciencias en Microgravedad para el estudio Inmunidad Celeste. Credits: NASA Realizar experimentos científicos en la Tierra puede ser complicado [...]
Professional Learning: Using Children’s Books to Build STEM Habits of Mind
LearnHomeProfessional Learning: Using…For ProfessionalsOverviewLearning ResourcesScience Activation TeamsSME MapOpportunitiesMoreScience Activation StoriesCitizen Science 3 min read Professional Learning: Using Children’s Books to Build STEM Habits of Mind On October 14, 2024, the Science Activation program’s NASA eClipsTM Education team from the National Institute of Aerospace’s Center for Integrative Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics (STEM) Education (NIA-CISE) delivered [...]
NASA’s NEOWISE Spacecraft Re-Enters Atmosphere, But More Discoveries Await!
Citizen science projects enabled by data from the WISE and NEOWISE missions have given hundreds of thousands around the world the opportunity to make new discoveries. The projects can be done by anyone with a laptop and internet access and are available in fifteen languages. No U.S. citizenship required. NASA’s NEOWISE (Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared [...]
Final Venus Flyby for NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Queues Closest Sun Pass
4 min read Final Venus Flyby for NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Queues Closest Sun Pass On Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will complete its final Venus gravity assist maneuver, passing within 233 miles (376 km) of Venus’ surface. The flyby will adjust Parker’s trajectory into its final orbital configuration, bringing the [...]
Sadie Coffin Named Association for Advancing Participatory Sciences/NASA Citizen Science Leaders Series Fellow
In August, the Association for Advancing Participatory Sciences (AAPS) announced a fellowship opportunity in partnership with the NASA Citizen Science Leaders Series. Fifty-five people applied! The applications came from graduate students and early career professionals in diverse disciplines, including astronomy, ecology, engineering, nursing, policy, and zoology, to name a few. Sadie Coffin, AAPS-NASA Cit Sci [...]