Student From Howard University Middle School of Math and Science Goes Weightless With Zero Gravity Corporation “This past weekend Zero Gravity Corporation (ZERO-G(R)), the first and only FAA-approved provider of […]
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The GalileoMobile Project
GalileoMobile: Astronomy Education On Tour Through The Andes “This week marks the beginning of the GalileoMobile Project, a two-month expedition to bring the wonder and excitement of astronomy to young […]
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Telescopes on The White House Lawn
White House Star Party, White House Office of the Press Secretary Obama’s having a star party, Nature White House Plans Star Party, International Year of Astronomy President Obama Joins 50 […]
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Being Weightless
Teachers Describe What It Is Like To Be Weightless (Video) “On 2 October 2009 a group of teachers from Washington DC, Virginia, and Maryland participated in Northrop Grumman’s “Weightless Flights […]
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A New Crop of Weightless Teachers
Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery Kicks Off Year Four “The Northrop Grumman Foundation is kicking off the fourth year of its Weightless Flights of Discovery Program, flying a […]
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Today's Video: First HD Camera At The Edge Of Space
First HD Camera At The Edge Of Space “This is a clip of the VadoHD video camera at an altitude between 80,000 ft and 100,000 ft. The camera is attached […]
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High School Astronomy and Giant Telescopes
High-School Student Discovers Strange Astronomical Object “A West Virginia high-school student analyzing data from a giant radio telescope has discovered a new astronomical object — a strange type of neutron […]
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Today's Educational Web Events
Challenger Center – SETI Institute Webcast on NASA’s Kepler Mission today at 1:00 pm EDT at http://www.challenger.org RT @LPI_Library Chat with lunar scientist Dr. Jennifer Heldmann TONIGHT at 8 pm […]
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Today's Video: To The Edge of Space – For $148
“We are a group of MIT students seeking to share the artistic aspects of science with others. On Sept. 2, 2009, we launched a digital camera into near-space to take […]
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CosmoCam Prepares for Launch
Keith’s note: CosmoCam is getting ready to launch the HASP payload (strato-balloon) from Ft. Sumner NM with CosmoCam onboard – see http://www.cosmocam.com for more information and follow them on Twitter […]