“Super-Earths And Life is a course about alien life, how we search for it, and what this teaches us about our place in the universe. In the past decade astronomers have made…
Month: January 2015
Students Design 3-D Printed Tools for Astronauts
“After three months of designing and modeling, a panel of judges from NASA, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Foundation (ASME) and Made In Space Inc. have selected the winners of the…
mPING App: Crowdsourcing Weather Reports
The NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory is collecting public weather reports through a free app available for smart phones or mobile devices. The app is called “mPING,” for Meteorological Phenomena Identification Near…
DIY Science: Astrobiology, Using Earth Rocks to Look for Alien Life
“The search for life in space involves scientists of all stripes–biologists, physicists, astronomers, chemists…and geologists? NASA-funded UW-Madison geoscientists use Earth’s rock and fossil record to shape the search for life in our…
Online Course: Astrobiology and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life
“Astrobiology and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life by The University of Edinburgh. Self-paced online course. Statement of Accomplishment: None. Subtitles: English. Learn about the origin and evolution of life and the search…
Interactive Astrobiology at ASU
Ariel Anbar and ASU staff member Lev Horodyskyj designed a course along these lines called “Habitable Worlds.” The class is an introductory science course for non-majors that covers basic biology, chemistry and…
Second ESA Space Station Robot Challenge to Launch
“A space robotics competition opens today for school students. The aim is to design a robot that can move cargo from one end of an International Space Station (ISS) mock-up to another….
Indian Students Build Mobile Planetarium
“Inspired by the National Aeronautical Space Agency (NASA) website, a team of engineering students of Mysuru have developed a low-cost portable mobile planetarium. The team lead by M Pajwal, a first grade…
XTRONAUT: Extreme, Extended, Exploration
“Xtronaut develops and supports innovative education-based initiatives and outreach programs associated with the OSIRIS-REx Mission, as well as other robotic space exploration missions. OSIRIS-REx is a NASA funded mission designed to launch…
Sending the Garden of ETON to Space
“In order for longterm space missions to be successful, a renewable food source is needed. We’ve developed a hydroponic garden specifically designed to function under conditions of microgravity – ETON. We’ve been…
Crowdsourcing Exceeds One Million Classifications of Possible Planetary Habitats
“A NASA-sponsored website designed to crowdsource analysis of data from the agency’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mission has reached an impressive milestone. In less than a year, citizen scientists using DiskDetective.org…
Student Scientists Ready to Launch Experiments to Space Station
“Students will look to the skies this week when SpaceX’s fifth commercial resupply services (CRS) mission to the International Space Station lifts off at 6:20 a.m. EST Tuesday, Jan. 6, from Cape…