“Global and regional processes are changing the world’s appearance every day. This results in influences on the social, economical and political situation in countries all over the world. These processes also take…
Month: July 2015
International Olympiad of Astronomy and Astrophysics
“International Olympiad of Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) is an annual event for highly performed high school students from all around the world in the field of Astronomy and Astrophysics. Established in Thailand…
Tracking Spacecraft Through the Cosmos Contest
“Musicians, composers and audio buffs are invited to help celebrate 40 years of ESA’s tracking station network. Create some truly cosmic sound and you may win impressive prizes, including a trip to…
A Powerful Telescope You Can Build at Home
“A team from the London-based Open Space Agency (OSA) has produced the Ultrascope, a downloadable telescope design that can be generated by a 3D printer, be controlled by simple robotics, and captures…
Student Radar Observations Shine New Light on Near-Earth Asteroid
“A team of scientists participating in a radio astronomy summer school had the unexpected opportunity to observe a recently discovered near-Earth asteroid as it zipped past our planet on July 7. The…
NASA Hosts 'Quest for Quakes' Data Challenge
“A new NASA challenge is looking for evidence to support a theory that electromagnetic pulses (EMP) may precede an earthquake, potentially offering a warning to those in the quake’s path. The “Quest…
New Website Gathering Public Input on NASA Mars Images
“Science-team members for NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter are soliciting help from the public to analyze exotic features near the south pole of Mars. By categorizing features visible in images from the orbiter’s…
Student Satellite Wins Green Light for Station Deployment
“Following more than a year of intense effort channelled into a 10 cm box, the first of ESA’s student satellites to be released from the International Space Station has been accepted for…
Web App For Teaching Remote Sensing
“Teaching remote sensing? This web mapping application can be a very useful teaching tool. The web mapping application covers the whole planet, with mapping services that are updated daily with new Landsat…
Students Start Mapping Cosmic Rays and Solar Wind with LUCID
“A satellite experiment to study cosmic rays and the solar wind that was devised by school students is now successfully collecting data in space. LUCID, the Langton Ultimate Cosmic ray Intensity Detector,…