“The app lets citizen scientists like you measure how bright the night sky is, by seeing which stars you are able to see. The more faint stars you can see, the more…
Month: November 2014
The 2014 Humans in Space Art Video Challenge
Join NASA’s International Space Station Program and Humans in Space Art in a journey of exploration. Interested college students and early career professionals worldwide are invited to influence the future of life…
NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellowships
The NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) provides opportunities for scientists and engineers to conduct research largely of their own choosing, yet compatible with the research opportunities posted on the NPP Web site. Selected…
Archaeology, Anthropology, and Interstellar Communication
NASA Book by Douglas A. Vakoch: “Addressing a field that has been dominated by astronomers, physicists, engineers, and computer scientists, the contributors to this collection raise questions that may have been overlooked…
NASA Text: Risk and Exploration: Earth, Sea and the Stars
“[Held in 2004] The NASA History Division is pleased to present the record of a unique meeting on risk and exploration held under the auspices of the NASA Administrator, Sean O’Keefe, at…
Looking At The Space Economy of Today – and Tomorrow
“The global space sector is a high-technology niche with a complex ecosystem, which employed at least 900 000 persons around the world in 2013, including public administrations (space agencies, space departments in…
Interstellar Lesson Plans Now Online
“Great art pushes our thinking in new directions. Robert J. Goddard became fascinated with space flight after reading War of the Worlds. Martin Cooper’s ideas for the cell phone were inspired by…
Thinking of "Interstellar": And the Children Shall Reach Out
Keith Cowing – First posted Friday, May 20, 2005: Every now and again even the most cynical of us stumble across something so simple – and yet profound – as to take…
What Happens When Politics Controls Textbook Content
From “Interstellar”: This is what happens when politics drives textbook content and robs children of a future of exploration.