“The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Foundation, SpaceX, Digital Domain and NASA gave the finalists of the Space Tools 3-D Design Challenge a chance to see the future of space exploration…
NASA Hosts Rocket Week at Wallops Flight Facility
“Students and educators from across the country will have the chance to be rocket scientists during Rocket Week, June 20-26 at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. About 150 university and community…
NASA, UN Photo Competition Highlights Why Space Matters on Earth
NASA and the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) have launched a global photography competition to highlight how the vantage point of space helps us better understand our home planet,…
How To Un-inspire The Next Generation
“In following the incessant debate about potential NASA missions, I often hear NASA leaders, industry advocates and Congressional champions alike point to the value of these missions to inspire the next generation….
15 Year Old Discovers a New Planet
“A 15-yr-old schoolboy has discovered a new planet orbiting a star 1000 light years away in our galaxy. Tom Wagg was doing work-experience at Keele University when he spotted the planet by…
Genes in Space Finalists
“Boeing, the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS), Math for America (MÆ’A), and miniPCR named five finalists in the first ever Genes in Space competition. The innovative contest called…
Coming Soon: NASA's Summer Institute for Science Teachers
“Maryland teachers will soon embark on NASA’s mission to enhance science learning in elementary schools across the state. During the month of July, educators will study the Chesapeake Bay and surrounding area…
NASA Selects Projects for X-Hab Academic Innovation Challenge
“NASA is working with eight U.S. universities on new technology projects for deep space exploration, including the agency’s journey to Mars, as part of the 2016 X-Hab Academic Innovation Challenge. The challenge,…
NASA Sample Return Robot Challenge
“Twenty robotics teams, ranging from university students to small businesses, are preparing to compete June 8-13 in the fourth running of the NASA Sample Return Robot Challenge for a prize purse of…
NASA Uses Crowdsourcing for Open Innovation Contracts
“NASA is turning to the public and crowdsourcing for outside-the-box thinking about human space exploration challenges with a series of 10 new NASA Open Innovation Service (NOIS) Contracts. The first challenges to…
NASA-led Volunteers Map Landslides by Nepal Quakes
“As millions of people regroup from the impact of the earthquakes in Nepal, a team of international volunteers is combing through satellite imagery of the region to identify additional hazardsearthquake-induced landslides. As…
Engaging Citizen Scientists with GPM Observatory
“Every morning at seven, Andrew Welch wakes up, cooks breakfast and checks the rain gauge sitting on a five-foot post in his backyard. He writes down the measurement, sends his kid off…