“NASA’s Digital Learning Network will host a Google+ Hangout on Tuesday, Oct. 6 at 1:15 p.m. EDT to discuss NASA’s flight test of a modified sounding rocket motor, launch vehicle and spacecraft…
NASA Prepares for CubeSat Launch
“Thirteen NASA and National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)-sponsored CubeSats are scheduled to launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket Thursday, Oct. 8, from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Prelaunch media…
NSF-Sponsored Citizen Science Activities
“So you want to be a citizen scientist? The National Science Foundation (NSF) has got you covered. NSF supports citizen science and crowdsourcing efforts across all areas of science, whether your passion…
Simulation-to-Flight 1 (STF-1) CubeSat Mission
“The Simulation-to-Flight 1 (STF-1) CubeSat mission aims to demonstrate how legacy simulation technologies may be adapted for flexible and effective use on missions using the CubeSat platform. In addition, through a partnership…
ESA: Be The First to Catch Signals From Student-built AAUSAT5 CubeSat
“It is time to start listening to space. To celebrate the launch of the student-built AAUSAT5 CubeSat from the International Space Station into low Earth orbit, ESA’s Education office challenges the amateur…
Kickstarter Success for Xtronaut Game Supports Space-Science Outreach Programs
“Dante Lauretta, Leader of the NASA OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission and University of Arizona Professor, combined his expertise in space mission planning and technology with his passion for strategy gaming to…
Discovery of Potential Gravitational Lenses Shows Value of Citizen Science
“Around 37,000 citizen scientists combed through 430,000 images to help an international team of researchers to discover 29 new gravitational lens candidates through Space Warps, an online classification system which guides citizen…
Free Course: Science and Exploration of Phobos and Deimos
“The “Science and Exploration of Phobos and Deimos” series is jointly organized and led by SSERVI teams at University of Central FL (CLASS) and Brown University/MIT (SEEED) with many SSERVI-affiliated institutions participating….
More ESA Student CubeSats Preparing for Space
“While waiting for the first ESA student CubeSat to be deployed from the International Space Station at the beginning of October, the three Fly Your Satellite! CubeSats candidate for rocket launch are…
NASA Seeks Big Ideas from Students for Inflatable Heat Shield Technology
“NASA is giving university and college students an opportunity to be part of the agency’s journey to Mars with the Breakthrough, Innovative, and Game-changing (BIG) Idea Challenge. NASA’s Game Changing Development Program…
Free Download: SKA Book "Advancing Astrophysics with the Square Kilometre Array"
“Today SKA Organisation is releasing the new official SKA science book, Advancing Astrophysics with the Square Kilometre Array. The book contains the proceedings from the SKA science conference held in Giardini Naxos,…
Volunteer Black Hole Hunters Are As Good As The Experts
“Trained volunteers are as good as professional astronomers at finding jets shooting from massive black holes and matching them to their host galaxies, research suggests. Scientists working on citizen science project Radio…