Archive for October, 2011
Infographic: Solar System Exploration Events for Nov 2011
by Tony on Oct.31, 2011, under astronomy, nasa
Notable events in solar system exploration coming up for November 2011:
Plenty Of Planets For The Evening Sky
by Tony on Oct.31, 2011, under outreach ideas
“Jack Horkheimer : Star Gazer” series covering October 31- November 06, 2011
bring a little piece of the latest generation weather satellite home
by Tony on Oct.28, 2011, under outreach ideas
The paper model of National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System Preparatory Project (NPP) seen on yesterday’s WRAL Morning News can be downloaded from the mission website.
It’s best printed on cardstock. There are a lot of small pieces but you dont need to be a origami expert to put together a good looking model that will make a nice addition to your book shelf.
White school glue will work but I like tacky white glue that is available from most craft stores because it cleans up just as easily but speeds things along because it’s, well, stickier.
You can also help the mission education team meet a challenge Flat Stanley style. The team is asking for photos of the mission mascot, NPPy, in every state in the U.S. I’m sure they’d like some photos from outside the U.S. as well. NOAA and NASA partner with many countries weather bureaus sharing data from NPP as well as data from those countries to build up a more complete picture of the factors which impact our global weather.
Download NPPy, add your child’s first name, photograph him in your hometown and email it to the address on the sheet. Decorate NPPy if you like. Fans in Kaui, HI did a nice job of giving NPPy some island flair. Then look for your photo to appear on the NASA website in a few days.
It’s a fun project for your class, scout troop, or your family. But please show off your hometown and avoid including people’s faces in the photo.
A new font aims to help dyslexics read more easily
by Tony on Oct.26, 2011, under outreach ideas
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Launching Balloons to Study Space Weather
In Antarctica in January, 2013 – the summer at the South Pole – scientists released 20 balloons, each eight stories tall, into the air to help answer an enduring space weather question: when the giant radiation belts surrounding Earth lose material, where do the extra particles actually go? This NASA-funded mission is called BARREL, for Balloon Array for Radiation belt Relativistic Electron Losses. Each balloon launched by the BARREL team floated for anywhere from three to 40 days, measuring X-rays produced by fast-moving electrons high up in the atmosphere.BARREL works hand in hand with another NASA mission called the Van Allen Probes, which travels directly through the Van Allen radiation belts. The belts wax and wane over time in response to incoming energy and material from the sun, sometimes intensifying the radiation through which satellites orbiting Earth must travel. Scientists need to understand this process better, and even provide forecasts of such space weather, in order to protect our spacecraft.› Read MoreImage Credit: NASA
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NASA News- Massachusetts Students Speak Live With Orbiting NASA Astronaut May 21, 2013NASA Expedition 35 astronaut and flight engineer Chris Cassidy will speak live from the International Space Station with students at Talbot Innovation Middle School in Fall River, Mass., at 10:05 a.m. EDT, Thursday, May 23. […]
- NASA Calls For Phase II Visionary Advanced Concepts May 21, 2013NASA is looking for far-out ideas. NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Program is seeking Phase II proposals for continuation of promising studies selected during the first phase of the visionary program. […]
- Massachusetts Students Speak Live With Orbiting NASA Astronaut May 21, 2013
