Mike Kronmiller: “Today I gave my STEM project presentation to the group of students I will be working with in Nepal. I just want to thank the Kanjirowa school for giving such…
Month: March 2015
NASA Family Pursues STEM Education Research in Nepal
Rory Kronmiller arrived at Everest Base Camp, Nepal this morning along with his specially designed UAS quadricopter. Rory is in Nepal with his brother, Michael who is in Kathmandu. Mike and Rory…
NASA Provides Space Access for University Developed Experiments
“NASA will fly six university experiments developed by undergraduate students from its Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia between 6:45 and 10 a.m., Friday, March 27. The experiments will examine technology development, microgravity…
Colorful Life-Form Catalog Will Help Discern If We're Alone
“While looking for life on planets beyond our own solar system, a group of international scientists has created a colorful catalog containing reflection signatures of Earth life forms that might be found…
Software Students: Go Where No Coder Has Gone Before
“ESA is seeking student software developers from across Europe to participate in its Summer of Code in Space. Winning applicants will be paid to develop innovative open-source software for space projects. ESA’s…
Asteroid Detection App Now Available
“A software application based on an algorithm created by a NASA challenge has the potential to increase the number of new asteroid discoveries by amateur astronomers. Analysis of images taken of our…
NASA Challenge Invites Students to Design Mars Systems
“College students have the opportunity to be at the forefront of innovation for NASA’s journey to Mars by designing systems for future space habitats and exploration systems through the agency’s Exploration Habitat…
NASA Announces Public Voting For Optimus Prime Spinoff Challenge
“The Innovative Technology Partnerships Office (ITPO) at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, has announced that public voting for the fourth NASA Goddard OPTIMUS PRIME Spinoff Challenge runs through March…
NASA Centennial Challenges Program: Space Robotics Challenge Request for information
“NASA is considering the Space Robotics Challenge to quickly advance the autonomous capabilities of dexterous mobile robots, particularly those of humanoid format, while also providing complex robotic platforms for the robotics community…
First Radio Galaxy Zoo Paper Submitted
“We find that the RGZ citizen scientists are as effective as the science experts at identifying the radio sources and their host galaxies. Based upon our results from 1 year of operation,…
Citizen Science on the Faroe Islands in Advance of an Eclipse
“On 2015 March 20, a total solar eclipse will occur in the North Atlantic, with the Kingdom of Denmark’s Faroe Islands and Norway’s Svalbard archipelago (formerly Spitzbergen) being the only options for…
2015 Team America Rocketry Challenge
“Nearly 4,000 middle and high school students across the country are gearing up for the 2015 Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC), the aerospace and defense industry’s flagship program to inspire young people…