Nov 9, 2013 | Ask the Expert, Ask the Experts — Answers, Blog, Book Reviews, Education, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Programs Online, Kids Space, Mars, Multimedia, NASA, Space and Science, Space Research, Why Space
Mission: Mars – Get Ready for the Future of Space Exploration by Pascal Lee; Scholastic Inc., New York; $6.99 (paperback); September 2013. Looking for a link to Mars for that special Christmas present? Here’s a book recommended for ages 9-12, but readers of all ages...
Dec 19, 2012 | Exploration, Kids Programs Online, NASA, Space and Science, Space Shuttle, The Moon
The Earth’s moon now includes a near North Pole landmark named in honor of Sally K. Ride, American’s first female astronaut. The site was named for Ride on Dec. 17, moments after it became the crash site for NASA’s twin GRAIL mission spacecraft, Ebb...
Sep 12, 2012 | Asteroid Exploration, Blog, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Programs Online, Kids Space, Our Solar System, Planet Earth, Space and Science, Space Research
As big as a 14-story building – that’s the size of a newly discovered space rock that is now labeled as a “potentially hazardous asteroid” – which means that it could collide with Earth in the distant future. Asteroid 2012 QG42 was discovered by the Catalina Sky...
Aug 20, 2012 | Blog, Exploration, Kids Programs Online, Mars, NASA, Space and Science
Just as Curiosity revs up its scientific mission on Mars, NASA has selected a new mission to the Red Planet. The space agency announced that InSight (Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport) is a NASA Discovery Program mission...
Aug 9, 2012 | Blog, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Programs Online, Kids Space, Mars, Multimedia, NASA, Space and Science
Now that NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has reached the red planet, you can keep an eye on the mission in 3D. Best yet…without need for special glasses! But you will need to install the Unity web player in order to begin! To enjoy a virtual experience that allows you to...
Jul 12, 2012 | Ask the Expert, Blog, Education, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Programs Online, Kids Space, Mars, Multimedia, NASA, Our Solar System, Space and Science
There’s a great way to study the 3-D nature of NASA spacecraft. Thanks to space specialists at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), a new application can bring robotic spacecraft to life. It’s available for free on the iPhone and iPad…and just in time for the...
Jun 16, 2012 | Blog, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Programs Online
A Boeing-built X-37B has swooped down from space to an autopilot landing at the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The June 16th runway touchdown of the winged robotic craft marked the record setting end of an impressive 469-day test mission. It was launched...
Dec 27, 2011 | Blog, Education, Education Station, Kids Programs Online, Kids Space, Our Solar System
Now available for free is the online publication: 2020 Vision: An Overview of New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics. This colorful booklet summarizes the most recent National Research Council decadal survey of astronomy and astrophysics. It provides...
Oct 25, 2011 | Blog, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Programs Online, Kids Space, Our Solar System
NASA’s New Horizons mission to distant Pluto and the Kuiper Belt can be followed on iPhone and iPad. Now available in the iTunes App Store: “New Horizons: A NASA Voyage to Pluto.” This app brings users the latest news and pictures from the mission, as well as details...
Oct 11, 2011 | Asteroid Exploration, Blog, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Programs Online, NASA
The NASA Dawn mission to asteroid Vesta has provided a new perspective of the asteroid that shows the topography, but removes the overall curvature of the space rock. The peak of Vesta’s south pole mountain as seen in the center of the image, rises about 13 miles (22...