A Free, Electronic Textbook for Introductory Astronomy A new introductory textbook called Astronomy has just been published by OpenStax, a national, non-profit project to develop high-quality, introductory textbooks that are free to…
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…
Astrobiology Primer v2.0 Released
The long awaited second edition of the Astrobiology Primer is now published in the journal Astrobiology. This version is an update of the Primer originally published in 2006, written by graduate students…
NASA Awards Grants to Inspire Mars Generation
NASA Awards Grants to Inspire Mars Generation of Explorers, Scientists NASA is awarding approximately $3 million in grants to three informal education organizations to help inspire the next generation in science, technology,…
World's First Crew To Mars Is Likely In Middle School Right Now
“Lockheed Martin, a global security and aerospace company, has partnered with Discovery Education to launch the next phase of Generation Beyond, an initiative to use science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education…
Student Rocket Launch August 16
“University and community college students will put their scientific and technological skills to test by flying experiments they developed on a NASA two-stage Terrier Improved-Malemute suborbital sounding rocket Aug. 16 from the…
New NASA Education 'Science Wow!' Weekly Email Newsletter
“Are you a science educator or interested in science education? Sign up for the NASA Education “Science WOW!” mailing list. Receive an email with NASA’s latest science education offerings delivered “Weekly on…
Teaching with Space and Astronomy in your Classroom
“The Teaching with Space and Astronomy in your Classroom course will train and empower you to successfully teach space-related topics. It aims to educate teachers how to introduce and attract more and…
Meet NASA Datanauts: 2016 Class
“Our second class of Datanauts will serve as beta-testers for the data engagements we designed over the last year. We created a collaborative environment to enable the new cohort to work together,…
2016 Genes in Space US Winner Announcement
“Genes in SpaceTM named Julian Rubinfien, a high school student from New York, the winner of the second annual Genes in SpaceTM competition. The innovative contest challenges students in grades seven through…
NASA Rover Game Released for Curiosity's Anniversary
“As Curiosity marks its fourth anniversary (in Earth years) since landing on Mars, the rover is working on collecting its 17th sample. While Curiosity explores Mars, gamers can join the fun via…
Fifth Year of NASA's Sample Return Robot Competition
“Twenty-one robotics teams are returning to Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) for a fifth year to compete in NASA’s $1.5 million Sample Return Robot Challenge. The autonomous robotic competition will take place in…