Edge of Mars’ great dichotomy eroded back by hundreds of kilometers
What may have been an ancient shoreline has signs of a water-driven transformation.
-
Read more: Edge of Mars’ great dichotomy eroded back by hundreds of kilometers -
Asteroids, NASA, planetary defense, planetary defense coordination office, planetary science, Planetary Science Division, Science Mission Directorate, Social Media, Tech Industry, Tech NewsNASA’s Planetary Defenders Head to the Sundance Film Festival
Read more: NASA’s Planetary Defenders Head to the Sundance Film FestivalNASA is bringing the high-stakes world of planetary defense to the Sundance Film Festival, highlighting its upcoming documentary, “Planetary Defenders,” during a panel ahead of its spring 2025 premiere on the agency’s streaming service. “We’re thrilled that NASA is attending Sundance Film Festival for the first time – a festival renowned for its innovative spirit,”…
-
jet propulsion laboratory, mars, Mars Sample Return, NASA, planetary science, Science, solar system, Space, Tech Industry, Tech News
NASA defers decision on Mars Sample Return to the Trump administration
Read more: NASA defers decision on Mars Sample Return to the Trump administration“We want to have the quickest, cheapest way to get these 30 samples back.”
-
Grades 5 – 8 for Educators, Grades 9-12 for Educators, Grades K – 4 for Educators, Opportunities For Educators to Get Involved, planetary science, Science Activation, Tech Industry, Tech News
NASA Workshops Culturally Inclusive Planetary Engagement with Educators
Read more: NASA Workshops Culturally Inclusive Planetary Engagement with EducatorsFrom November 6-8, 2024, the NASA Science Activation Program’s Planetary Resources and Content Heroes (ReaCH) project held a Culturally Inclusive Planetary Engagement workshop at the Bradley Observatory at Agnes Scott College in Atlanta, Georgia for the space sciences community, including planetary science, astrobiology, astronomy, and heliophysics professionals, as well as invited education specialists. To practice…
-
astronomy, astrophysics, Grades 9-12 for Educators, Opportunities For Educators to Get Involved, Opportunities For Students to Get Involved, planetary science, Science Activation, STEM Engagement at NASA, Tech Industry, Tech News
Astronomy Activation Ambassadors: A New Era
Read more: Astronomy Activation Ambassadors: A New EraThe NASA Science Activation Program’s Astronomy Activation Ambassadors (AAA) project aims to measurably enhance student Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) engagement via middle school, high school, and community college science teacher professional development. In 2024, AAA transitioned its focus to the development of an Astronomy Academy with varying levels of extent and intensity available…
-
Ocean Worlds, planetary science, Science-enabling Technology, Tech Industry, Tech News, Technology Highlights
Towards Autonomous Surface Missions on Ocean Worlds
Read more: Towards Autonomous Surface Missions on Ocean WorldsThrough advanced autonomy testbed programs, NASA is setting the groundwork for one of its top priorities—the search for signs of life and potentially habitable bodies in our solar system and beyond. The prime destinations for such exploration are bodies containing liquid water, such as Jupiter’s moon Europa and Saturn’s moon Enceladus. Initial missions to the…
-
Comets, goddard space flight center, planetary science, Planetary Science Division, Rosetta, Science Mission Directorate, Tech Industry, Tech News, The Solar System
NASA-Led Team Links Comet Water to Earth’s Oceans
Read more: NASA-Led Team Links Comet Water to Earth’s OceansScientists find that cometary dust affects interpretation of spacecraft measurements, reopening the case for comets as potential sources of water for early Earth.
-
DragonFly, Falcon Heavy, launch, NASA, nuclear, planetary science, saturn, Science, solar system, Space, spacex, Tech Industry, Tech News, titan
NASA awards SpaceX a contract for one of the few things it hasn’t done yet
Read more: NASA awards SpaceX a contract for one of the few things it hasn’t done yetThis was the first time ULA’s Vulcan rocket was eligible to compete for a major NASA contract.
-
astrophysics, Biological & Physical Sciences, citizen science, Earth science, heliophysics, planetary science, Tech Industry, Tech News
This Thanksgiving, We’re Grateful for NASA’s Amateur Scientists!
Read more: This Thanksgiving, We’re Grateful for NASA’s Amateur Scientists!This year, we’re giving thanks to you for Doing NASA Science! You and the millions of other volunteers have enabled an incredible banquet of discoveries—by taking data, analyzing data, writing code, writing papers, and even inventing your own science projects. Your work helps us maintain our leadership in space science! Our scientists have shared examples…
-
astrophysics, Biological & Physical Sciences, citizen science, Earth science, heliophysics, planetary science, Tech Industry, Tech News
Sadie Coffin Named Association for Advancing Participatory Sciences/NASA Citizen Science Leaders Series Fellow
Read more: Sadie Coffin Named Association for Advancing Participatory Sciences/NASA Citizen Science Leaders Series FellowIn August, the Association for Advancing Participatory Sciences (AAPS) announced a fellowship opportunity in partnership with the NASA Citizen Science Leaders Series. Fifty-five people applied! The applications came from graduate students and early career professionals in diverse disciplines, including astronomy, ecology, engineering, nursing, policy, and zoology, to name a few. Sadie Coffin, AAPS-NASA Cit Sci…
