Making stars: Astronomy program provides tools, support to enhance diversity, NSF “In a study done by the American Astronomical Society, which includes most professionals and many students in these fields, only 21…
Month: October 2014
NASA OpenNEX Data Challenge
Description: Seeking creative new ways to utilize the Climate and Earth Science data recently made available on the Open NASA Earth Exchange (OpenNEX) platform on Amazon Web Services (AWS) Sponsoring Organization: NASA,…
Crowdsourcing Extrasolar Planet Naming
Register Now to Enter NameExoWorlds Contest, IAU “The IAU invites all public organizations with an interest in astronomy to register on the IAU Directory for World Astronomy website for the NameExoWorlds contest,…
After ISEE-3: What Other Old Space Stuff Might Be Rebooted?
Space: the financial frontier – how citizen scientists took control of a spaceship, The Conversation Although ultimately short-lived, the ISEE-3 project demonstrated the enthusiasm and resources available for private space endeavours. What…
NASA Seeks Citizen Science Help For Cloud Study
NASA Invites Public to Join #SkyScience Cloud Study “NASA is inviting people around the globe to step outside during Earth Science Week, Oct. 12-18, observe the sky and share their observations as…