Kentucky public school graduate helps send NASA rocket to space
Shelby County Public Schools graduate Alora Mazarakis remembers telling her father she wanted to go to college at NASA when she was young.
Kentucky students’ experiment heading for International Space Station
A science experiment designed in part by two students from Fayette County Public Schools will blast off for the International Space Station on Oct. 1.
Students’ work heading into space
Students at Breckinridge County Area Technology Center have completed their third year in a NASA program in which they build training hardware.
Breckinridge County ATC joins NASA Hunch project
Breckinridge County Area Technology Center students have joined a program in which they are creating training hardware for NASA.
Program lets teachers join astronomy research flights
NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) is now accepting applications from educators for the Cycle 3-2015 Airborne Astronomy Ambassadors (AAA) Program. Teams selected receive online astronomy instruction and a trip to Palmdale, Calif., to participate in two SOFIA science flights. The science flights are eight- to 10-hour flights on a 747SP aircraft carrying a 2.5-meter diameter telescope dedicated to [...]
NASA’s Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Podcast available
NASA's DIY Podcast offers resources for educators and students to use to create podcasts using free NASA images, video footage and audio clips. Various topic modules are available on the site, including:
Lunar eclipse animation toolkit
A new animation produced by NASA Goddard provides a clear explanation of how a lunar eclipse occurs and has more than a dozen high-resolution versions to choose from, including 3D. Also, on the same page is a link for an animation list including topics like agriculture, atmosphere, biosphere, climate indicators, hydrosphere, land surface, oceans, sun-earth interactions and more. For more [...]