Who Is Behind @NepalSpace and Space College Nepal?
Keith Cowing (L) and Scott Parazynski (R) in front of the Khumbu Icefall at Everest Base Camp in 2009. Keith and Scott are currently building the framework for Space College Nepal. Stay…
ISEE-3 Reboot Project Update
AR Provides Power Amplifier To Help Re-Establish Connection With ISEE-3 Spacecraft, AR “AR RF/Microwave Instrumentation is proud to support the team of citizen-scientists that is working to re-purpose a probe launched by…
NSF: Partnerships in Astronomy and Astrophysics Research and Education
Making stars: Astronomy program provides tools, support to enhance diversity, NSF “In a study done by the American Astronomical Society, which includes most professionals and many students in these fields, only 21…
NASA OpenNEX Data Challenge
Description: Seeking creative new ways to utilize the Climate and Earth Science data recently made available on the Open NASA Earth Exchange (OpenNEX) platform on Amazon Web Services (AWS) Sponsoring Organization: NASA,…
Crowdsourcing Extrasolar Planet Naming
Register Now to Enter NameExoWorlds Contest, IAU “The IAU invites all public organizations with an interest in astronomy to register on the IAU Directory for World Astronomy website for the NameExoWorlds contest,…
After ISEE-3: What Other Old Space Stuff Might Be Rebooted?
Space: the financial frontier – how citizen scientists took control of a spaceship, The Conversation Although ultimately short-lived, the ISEE-3 project demonstrated the enthusiasm and resources available for private space endeavours. What…
NASA Seeks Citizen Science Help For Cloud Study
NASA Invites Public to Join #SkyScience Cloud Study “NASA is inviting people around the globe to step outside during Earth Science Week, Oct. 12-18, observe the sky and share their observations as…
International Space Apps Challenge
Join us for Space Apps 2015 “NASA and other space agencies around the world are preparing for the next International Space Apps Challenge. The International Space Apps Challenge is an international mass…
Creating Digital Badges for NASA Education
Penn State to build digital education credentials for NASA, Penn State “Penn State will be receiving a $500,000 subcontract from Texas State University, the recipient of a larger grant from NASA to…
Applying Citizen Science Tools to Astronomy
Citizen Scientists Probe Early Galaxies, Sky and Telescope “Now, astronomers using data collected by Galaxy Zoo — a crowd-sourced astronomy project that invites the public to analyze fuzzy images of distant galaxies…