NASA's Parker Probe Set to Pass Venus Before Record-Breaking Sun Orbit
The probe will orbit the sun "close enough to pass inside a solar eruption, like a surfer diving under a crashing ocean wave, ...
NASA Johnson Space Center Director talks about the next steps in exploring space: Growing STEM
Our Betsy Kling got the chance to talk one-on-one with Vanessa Wyche, the Director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center, about the next steps in human space flight.
openaccessgovernment13h
NASA brings STEM to life through children’s books and stratospheric balloons
A group of media specialists and teachers used children’s books and balloon experiments to build STEM habits in their students This development session organised by the NASA eClips Education team, ...
NASA16h
Integrating Relevant Science Investigations into Migrant Children Education
For three weeks in August, over 100 migrant children (ages 3-15) got to engage in hands-on activities involving blueberries, ...
Smithsonian Magazine18h
This Stunning New Atlas Explores Humanity’s Ancient Relationship With Space and the Universe
Written by the former chief historian of NASA, the book examines the evolution of our cosmic understanding—from early civilizations to the present day ...
Life Beyond Earth? NASA’s Webb Telescope Eyes Vital Clues on Distant Planets
Research indicates that the James Webb Space Telescope could help confirm the presence of life-supporting atmospheres on exoplanets in the "Goldilocks zone," enhancing the likelihood of discovering ...
Live Science22h
'Ridiculously smooth': James Webb telescope spies unusual pancake-like disk around nearby star Vega — and scientists can't explain it
The nearby bright star Vega is surrounded by a surprisingly smooth, 100 billion-mile-wide disk of cosmic dust, confirming that it is not surrounded by any exoplanets, JWST images reveal. And ...