“This call for graduate student fellowship applications solicits applications from individuals pursuing or planning to pursue master’s (e.g., M.S.) or doctoral (e.g., Ph.D.) degrees in relevant space technology disciplines at accredited U.S….
ESA's Fourth Space App Camp
“ESA’s fourth Space App Camp starts on Monday, with 23 professional app developers from all across Europe at the Agency’s facility in Frascati, Italy. Huge amounts of data from space the kind…
Small Satellites Provide Big Payoffs
“When we think of space satellites that assist with communications, weather monitoring and GPS here on Earth, we likely picture them as being quite largemany are as big as a school bus…
KiboCUBE: United Nations/Japan Program on CubeSat Deployment
“The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) are pleased to announce the United Nations/Japan Cooperation Programme on CubeSat Deployment from the International Space…
International Space Apps Challenge 2016
“NASA is preparing for the next International Space Apps Challenge. Space Apps is an international mass collaboration that takes place in cities around the world, embracing collective problem solving with a goal…
NASA Awards Grants to Expand STEM Education
“NASA’s Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) has selected nine universities for cooperative agreement awards totaling $3.6 million to create and operate a NASA MUREP Aerospace Academy. The universities will receive…
NASA Awards First Round Prizes in Cube Quest Challenge
“The first milestone of NASA’s Cube Quest Challenge has been reached, as teams competed in the first of four ground tournaments in August. The five highest-scoring competitors will each be awarded $20,000….
World's Largest Rocket Competition 2015-2016
“Although the end of summer indicates the beginning of classes for students across the country, it also signals the kickoff of the world’s largest annual student rocketry contest. Registration for the Team…
White House to Host Astronomy Night
“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…
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…