“Astronomy has long been one of the most accessible sciences for children and adults alike — around the world people gaze at the Moon and stars with wonder and curiosity, inspired to…
Month: August 2015
ESA Survey: Future Educational Cubesat Initiatives
“For a few years already, ESA’s Education Office is very active in offering university students several educational opportunities related to CubeSat satellites. Up until now, ESA has completed the ‘CubeSats on the…
NameExoWorlds Contest Opens for Public Voting
“Although people have been naming celestial objects for millennia, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) is the authority responsible for assigning official names to celestial bodies. The NameExoWorlds contest provides not only the…
High Energy Astroparticle Physics for High School Students
The questions about the origin and type of cosmic particles are not only fascinating for scientists in astrophysics, but also for young enthusiastic high school students. To familiarize them with research in…
Undergraduate Student Instrument Project 2015 Flight Research Opportunity
“The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Science Mission Directorate (SMD), in collaboration with the Office of Education (OE) National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program (Space Grant) will release the Undergraduate…
Student Satellite Headed To International Space Station
“A very special week is about to begin for approximately 30 students from Aalborg University, in Denmark, as their satellite – AAUSAT5 – waits to be launched to the International Space Station…
NASA Smallsat Program Research Opportunities
“They say big things come in small packages, and that’s evident with the small satellites that are becoming ubiquitous around NASA centers, university labs and even elementary school science classes. These tiny…
Student Experiments Launched from NASA Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia
“NASA launched a Terrier-Improved Malemute suborbital sounding rocket carrying the RockSat-X payload with university and community college student experiments at 6:04 a.m. EDT Wednesday, Aug. 12, from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in…
New CubeSat Opportunities for Low-Cost Space Exploration
“Space enthusiasts have an opportunity to contribute to NASA’s exploration goals through the next round of the agency’s CubeSat Launch Initiative. Applicants must submit their proposals electronically by 4:30 p.m. EST, Nov….
NASA Postdoctoral 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…
Postdoctoral Position in Mars Orbital Data Analysis
Applicants are invited for a postdoctoral position associated with the ERC e-Mars project dedicated to the evolution of Mars from the combination of orbital datasets of Mars, located at the laboratory of…
NASA Selects University Small Spacecraft Researchers to Collaborate on New Projects
“NASA has selected eight university teams to collaborate on developing and demonstrating new technologies and capabilities for small spacecraft. The selected teams will work with engineers and scientists from NASA under a…