Space

Make your own International Space Station (ISS) with a free paper model kit!

Mar 4, 2016 by thlmainadmin in About, Meteorite, Physics, Space, Space Exploration Comments Off

Do you know what a Zarya is? How about a Truss, Dextre, Kiba, Zvezda or Cupola? Well, these are all parts of the International Space Station (ISS), which is a…

U. S. Solar Flare Flameout: Even Alaska Missed the Aurora Borealis This Time

Jan 12, 2014 by Sarah Campbell in About, Space Comments Off

This photo was actually taken last August in Denali National Park in Alaska. On January 7, a solar flare emerged from a sunspot that is 7 times the size of…

Happy Martian New Year!

Jul 31, 2013 by Sarah Campbell in Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM), Space, Zooniverse Comments Off

Our friends over at Zooniverse Planet Four informed us that today is the Martian New Year. It’s not something we recognize every July 31 because years mark the time it takes…

The Forever Now Project: Send Your Message in a Bottle into Outer Space

Jul 17, 2013 by Sarah Campbell in About, Family activity, Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM), Space, Space Exploration, Summer activities Comments Off

You’ve got one minute to say or show anything – anything – to the universe. What would it be? The Forever Now project is working on a new set of…

Don’t Miss the Supermoon this Weekend – June 22 & 23, 2013

Jun 22, 2013 by Sarah Campbell in About, Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM), Space Comments Off

Pull out your camera and your telescope – anybody who wants to shoot the moon tonight and tomorrow is going to have a big target. Supermoon is the latest slang…

Lessons Plans: Ten Sites to Help Create an Outdoor Classroom

May 13, 2013 by Sarah Campbell in Deserts, Insects, Meteorology, Nature study, Outdoor activity, Planets, Rivers, Scientific literacy, Space, Watersheds, Weather Comments Off

Chatting with some teachers we know, we asked how the kids are doing now that spring is here. “Antsy,” was the universal reply. Maybe it’s time to take the classroom…

A Map of the Universe
image courtesy of the Jet Propulsion Lab

The Day the Universe Changed: Planck Mission Tells Us the Universe is Millions of Years Older Than We Thought

Mar 24, 2013 by Sarah Campbell in Planck space probe, Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM), Space Comments Off

The pursuit of scientific knowledge requires us to challenge some of the most basic assumptions we have about the world. Nothing stays the same for long, and the more we…