“Musicians, composers and audio buffs are invited to help celebrate 40 years of ESA’s tracking station network. Create some truly cosmic sound and you may win impressive prizes, including a trip to…
A Powerful Telescope You Can Build at Home
“A team from the London-based Open Space Agency (OSA) has produced the Ultrascope, a downloadable telescope design that can be generated by a 3D printer, be controlled by simple robotics, and captures…
Student Radar Observations Shine New Light on Near-Earth Asteroid
“A team of scientists participating in a radio astronomy summer school had the unexpected opportunity to observe a recently discovered near-Earth asteroid as it zipped past our planet on July 7. The…
NASA Hosts 'Quest for Quakes' Data Challenge
“A new NASA challenge is looking for evidence to support a theory that electromagnetic pulses (EMP) may precede an earthquake, potentially offering a warning to those in the quake’s path. The “Quest…
New Website Gathering Public Input on NASA Mars Images
“Science-team members for NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter are soliciting help from the public to analyze exotic features near the south pole of Mars. By categorizing features visible in images from the orbiter’s…
Student Satellite Wins Green Light for Station Deployment
“Following more than a year of intense effort channelled into a 10 cm box, the first of ESA’s student satellites to be released from the International Space Station has been accepted for…
Web App For Teaching Remote Sensing
“Teaching remote sensing? This web mapping application can be a very useful teaching tool. The web mapping application covers the whole planet, with mapping services that are updated daily with new Landsat…
Students Start Mapping Cosmic Rays and Solar Wind with LUCID
“A satellite experiment to study cosmic rays and the solar wind that was devised by school students is now successfully collecting data in space. LUCID, the Langton Ultimate Cosmic ray Intensity Detector,…
NASA Launches Suborbital Rocket With Student Experiments
“NASA successfully launched a NASA Terrier-Improved Orion suborbital sounding rocket carrying student experiments with the RockOn/RockSat-C programs at 6 a.m., today. More than 200 middle school and university students and instructors participating…
ESA's Parabolic Flight Opportunities for Students Restart
“The ESA Education Office’s ‘Fly Your Thesis!’ programme is back, after having a short break of three years. The first new flight campaign is planned for late 2016. The deadline for applications…
LISA Pathfinder Prepares For Final Exams
“The summer is coming and that means students across Europe are sitting their final tests. ESA’s LISA Pathfinder, a technology demonstrator that will pave the way for space-based gravitational wave observatories, is…
American Team Wins International Rocketry Competition
“Seven students from the Russellville City Schools of Russellville, Ala., won first place in the International Rocketry Challenge at the 2015 Paris Air Show on June 19. The U.S. team, sponsored by…