The Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) is pleased to announce the launch of an ambitious series of space science education projects through its Panel on Education, starting with participation in an Erasmus+…
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Online Course on Human Spaceflight
ESA Astronaut Christer Fuglesang Will Teach Online Course on Human Spaceflight, SpaceRef Christer Fuglesang, a veteran of five spacewalks and a professor of particle physics, will present a five-week online course on…
2016 Annual Planetary Science Summer School Applications Open
NASA is accepting applications from science and engineering post-docs, recent PhDs, and doctoral students for its 28th Annual Planetary Science Summer School, which will be held July 25-29, 2016 at the Jet…
Star Trek Boldly Goes Into Education With Lecture Series
“The next frontier in the celebrations of Star Trek’s half-century anniversary isn’t visiting a new galaxy, facing off against an alien race that would make the Borg nervous or even someone finally…
NASA's 28th Annual Planetary Science Summer School: 2016
The Planetary Science Summer School prepares the next generation of engineers and scientists to participate in future solar system exploration missions. Participants learn the mission life cycle, roles of scientists and engineers…
The ESA Academy
What is the ESA Academy? The ESA Academy will provide a new perspective on the learning of space disciplines. It will be run in close collaboration with European universities and is designed…
MIT, Boeing, NASA, and edX Offer MOOC
MIT, Boeing, NASA, and edX to launch online architecture and systems engineering program MIT is collaborating with Boeing and NASA to develop a four-part online, certificate-based program: “Architecture and Systems Engineering: Models…
Perspectives on astronomy: probing Norwegian pre-service teachers and middle school students
We report on ongoing work to gain insight into the astronomy knowledge and perspectives of pre-service teachers and middle school students in Norway. We carefully adapted and translated into Norwegian an existing…
Doing is understanding: science fun in India
In India, as in many countries, the main focus in science classrooms is on exams rather than musing on the fascinating concepts and understanding of the world that science offers. This can…
Student facility with ratio and proportion: Mapping the reasoning space in introductory physics
Six specific modes of reasoning about ratio and proportion have been delineated as a means of operationalizing expert practice. These modes stem from consideration of how physicists reason in context, are informed…
Free Online Course: Monitoring Climate from Space
“As the crucial COP21 Paris Climate Summit approaches, detailed evidence about the process and impact of climate change is needed more than ever. Satellite Earth Observation technology provides a powerful and compelling…
Free Course: Science and Exploration of Phobos and Deimos
“The “Science and Exploration of Phobos and Deimos” series is jointly organized and led by SSERVI teams at University of Central FL (CLASS) and Brown University/MIT (SEEED) with many SSERVI-affiliated institutions participating….