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NASA to Broadcast During Asteroid Flyby Feb 14, 2013 09:40:12 AM | John Entwistle
 
NASA TV to broadcast during asteroid 2012 DA14 flyby.
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Tuskegee Airmen DLN Opportunity Feb 07, 2013 10:37:26 AM | John Entwistle
 
Celebrate Black History Month with Tuskegee and NASA.
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NASA Now: Engineering: Friction Stir Welding Jan 30, 2013 11:04:04 AM | John Entwistle
 
This program is available on the NES Virtual Campus beginning Feb. 6.
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NASA's Curiosity and Orion Participate in Inaugural Activities Jan 22, 2013 11:27:05 AM | John Entwistle
 
NASA had two floats and marchers in President Obama's inauguration parade.
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NASA Is With You When You Fly Jan 22, 2013 10:37:41 AM | John Entwistle
 
NASA research aims to advance the science of flight.
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This Year at NASA Jan 17, 2013 08:39:21 AM | John Entwistle
 
NES "Mars Month" NASA Now classroom videos provide details to NASA 2012 accomplishments.
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NASA Now: The Future of Space Travel Jan 08, 2013 08:25:49 AM | John Entwistle
 
This NASA Now classroom video is available on the Virtual Campus beginning Jan. 2, 2013.
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Why the World Didn't End Yesterday Dec 17, 2012 11:50:08 AM | John Entwistle
 
NASA is so sure the world won't come to an end on Dec. 21, 2012, they have already released a video and news item for the day after.
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Yearlong International Space Station Mission Connects to NASA Now Classroom Video Dec 03, 2012 08:15:52 AM | John Entwistle
 
NASA mission relates to NES NASA Now classroom video.
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NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building Prepared for Multiple Rockets Nov 15, 2012 08:35:24 AM | John Entwistle
 
This article is a good extension to the NES lesson, Linear Regression: Exploring Space Through Math—Space Shuttle Ascent.
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Spot the International Space Station from your own Backyard Nov 08, 2012 01:44:56 PM | John Entwistle
 
Sign up for alerts for when the ISS passes over your area.
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Video Chat: Space Shuttle Atlantis Roll Over Celebration Oct 31, 2012 09:08:36 AM | John Entwistle
 
Video chat on Nov. 2, 2012, at 1 p.m. EDT to commemorate departure of space shuttle Atlantis.
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Voyager 1 at the Final Frontier Jun 22, 2012 08:59:15 AM | John Entwistle
 
Voyage at the edge of the solar system.
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NASA Space Telescope Sees the Light from an Alien Super-Earth May 09, 2012 02:01:11 PM | John Entwistle
 
Spitzer Space Telescope detects light emanating from a "super-Earth" located beyond our solar system.
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Have you Heard the one About the Rubber Chicken? Apr 20, 2012 10:43:24 AM | John Entwistle
 
Rubber chicken flies into solar radiation storm
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Historic Shuttles to Arrive at Permanent Locations by Year's End Apr 19, 2012 10:00:45 AM | John Entwistle
 
Historic shuttles make their way to their permanent homes.
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Evolution of the Moon Apr 05, 2012 10:53:37 AM | John Entwistle
 
LRO provides insight into the history of the moon.
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Space Math Problems -- Solar Storms Mar 12, 2012 11:03:37 AM | John Entwistle
 
NES lesson shows how NASA scientists use geometry and measurement to predict the behavior of dangerous solar storms.
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The Sun -- Impact of Solar Activity on Earth Mar 12, 2012 10:34:04 AM | John Entwistle
 
Mitzi Adams, an astrophysicist studying the sun, presents the latest information about the sun’s layers, coronal mass ejections, solar flares and solar cycles.
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Auroras Underfoot: Flying Through a Geomagnetic Storm Mar 09, 2012 11:14:44 AM | John Entwistle
 
Video of aurora taken on the ISS.
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Two CMEs Reach Earth's Magnetosphere Mar 08, 2012 12:05:23 PM | John Entwistle
 
Mar. 6 CMEs reach NASA's ACE satellite.
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Commemoration of 50 years of Americans in Orbit Feb 16, 2012 10:01:16 AM | John Entwistle
 
Interactive website commemorates 50 years of Americans in orbit.
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NASA Releases First Multi-player Facebook Game Jan 30, 2012 12:19:11 PM | John Entwistle
 
NASA launches its first multi-player Facebook game to test players' knowledge of the space program.
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New NASA iPhone App: Tracking Meteoroids Dec 15, 2011 10:25:44 AM | John Entwistle
 
New iPhone app designed to harness the power of citizen scientists to keep track of meteoroids.
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GOES Satellite Video of 2011 Hurricane Season Released Dec 06, 2011 01:47:38 PM | John Entwistle
 
The 2011 hurricane season is now available in one video.
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Expedition 31 and 32 In-flight Education Downlink Opportunity Oct 28, 2011 11:12:53 AM | John Entwistle
 
Proposal to host a live downlink during Expeditions 31 and 32 due Dec 21.
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Giant-sized Webb Space Telescope Model to 'Land' in Baltimore Oct 13, 2011 04:19:55 PM | John Entwistle
 
Life-sized model of the Webb telescope going to be at Baltimore's Maryland Science Center from Oct 14 - 26.
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NASA to Seek Applicants for the Next Astronaut Candidate Class Oct 07, 2011 10:44:59 AM | John Entwistle
 
In early November, NASA will seek applicants for its next class of astronaut candidates.
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Herschel Telescope Detects Oxygen Molecules in Space Aug 26, 2011 09:50:11 AM | John Entwistle
 
Herschel Space Observatory's large telescope provides first confirmation of oxygen molecules in space.
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The Force Is Strong With NASA's Smartphone-Powered Satellites Aug 10, 2011 03:12:18 PM | John Entwistle
 
Experiments on ISS use SPHERES connected to smart phone.
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NASA Education and the Space Shuttle Jul 10, 2011 12:48:27 PM | John Entwistle
 
See these educational resource pages associated with previous missions.
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Message From the NASA Administrator Jul 01, 2011 01:38:17 PM | John Entwistle
 
Message from NASA Administrator Charles Bolden describing the future of NASA.
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U.S. Postal Service Celebrates 50th Anniversary of First Manned Spaceflight With Commemorative Stamps Jun 27, 2011 10:15:02 AM | John Entwistle
 
USPS issues two NASA commemorative stamps.
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A Big Surprise from the Edge of the Solar System Jun 09, 2011 03:53:47 PM | John Entwistle
 
Voyager probes discover bubbles at the edge of the solar system.
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NASA Now: Mars Excavation Jun 08, 2011 11:21:16 AM | John Entwistle
 
Kurt Sacksteder, Chief of the Space Environments and Experiments Branch at NASA GRC talks about the importance of water on other planets and the tools being developed to mine water from Martian soil.
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NASA Summer of Innovation Mini Grants - Second Opportunity Jun 01, 2011 11:25:16 AM | John Entwistle
 
Apply for up to $2,500 in funding to incorporate SoI content and themes into summer or after-school programming for middle school students.
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NASA's Spirit Rover Completes Mission on Mars May 26, 2011 02:21:35 PM | John Entwistle
 
NASA ends operational planning activities for the Mars rover Spirit. Project to focuse on Spirit's still-active twin, Opportunity. 

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Unique Space Image of Alabama Tornado Tracks May 19, 2011 04:16:46 PM | John Entwistle
 
NASA satellite images show extent of tornado tracks in Alabama
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Explore@NASA Goddard Space Flight Center on May 14 May 02, 2011 12:53:42 PM | John Entwistle
 
Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., open to the community on May 14 for a day of fun-filled activities, hands-on demonstrations, entertainment and food.
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NASA Loans Lunar and Meteorite Samples to Educators Apr 13, 2011 10:05:35 AM | John Entwistle
 
Small samples of representative lunar rocks and soils are available for short-term loan to qualified teachers.
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Wanted: Student Questions for Voyager, Humanity's Farthest Journey Apr 05, 2011 06:12:10 PM | John Entwistle
 
NASA invites classrooms to submit their single best question about the Voyager mission and their best idea about what they would put on a new Golden Record, if one were ever created.
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NASA's Terra and Aqua Satellites Capture Disaster in Japan Mar 24, 2011 05:07:20 PM | John Entwistle
 
MODIS images show change in Japan due to earthquake and tsunami.
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Satellites Pinpoint Drivers of Urban Heat Islands: Extension to the Satellite Meteorology Module Mar 24, 2011 04:45:21 PM | John Entwistle
 
New research shows summer land surface temperatures of cities warmer than surrounding rural areas.
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Robonaut 2 Joins ISS Crew Mar 23, 2011 09:20:35 AM | John Entwistle
 
ISS crew members unpack Robonaut 2.
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NASA's Weightless Wonder Aircraft Mar 21, 2011 10:29:23 AM | John Entwistle
 
Aircraft information for Exploring Space Through Math -- The Weightless Wonder.
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Historic First: A Spacecraft Orbits Mercury Mar 18, 2011 09:53:30 AM | John Entwistle
 
MESSENGER successfully achieved orbit around Mercury.
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Goldilocks in Space Mar 17, 2011 02:26:35 PM | John Entwistle
 
How is finding a habitable planet like the story of Goldilocks?
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Japan Quake May Have Shortened Earth Days, Moved Axis Mar 15, 2011 04:11:58 PM | John Entwistle
 
Calculations indicate Japanese earthquake caused the length of the day to shorten by about 1.8 microseconds.
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Capt. Kirk Wakes Discovery Crew Mar 08, 2011 09:45:50 AM | John Entwistle
 
William Shatner wakes Discovery Crew on Mar 7 as "Star Trek" theme plays.
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Glory Satellite Fails To Reach Orbit Mar 08, 2011 09:34:49 AM | John Entwistle
 
NASA's Glory mission launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California Friday at 5:09:45 a.m. EST failed to reach orbit.
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Glory and Global Warming Experiment Mar 01, 2011 10:12:21 AM | John Entwistle
 
Incorporate Glory data into your NES-supported Satellite Meteorology module.
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Just a Few More Weeks Until Mercury Orbit Insertion Feb 22, 2011 01:18:27 PM | John Entwistle
 
Messenger will be the first spacecraft to orbit the solar system's innermost planet.
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NASA Now-STS-133 -- Engineering Challenge: From Earth to Orbit and Return Feb 18, 2011 04:03:18 PM | John Entwistle
 
This episode addresses the upcoming launch of the space shuttle Discovery from a physics perspective, from the extreme accelerations and velocities involved in launch to the safe return of the orbiter.
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Thrill of Discovery -- Educator Workshops in Four Locations Feb 16, 2011 09:17:18 AM | John Entwistle
 
Hear from mission scientists and engineers, discover engaging activities for grades K-12 classrooms at an exciting new workshop.
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Twin STEREO Probes Provide View of Entire Sun! Feb 14, 2011 04:04:41 PM | John Entwistle
 
Four years after launch NASA's two STEREO spacecraft are now 180 degrees apart and able to image the entire Sun.
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A Valentine's Day Return to Comet Tempel 1 Feb 11, 2011 02:44:57 PM | John Entwistle
 
NASA's Stardust-NExT (New Exploration of Tempel 1) mission will encounter Comet Tempel 1 on Valentine's Day
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New Robotic Lunar Lander Prototype Relates to NES Teaching Materials Feb 09, 2011 10:51:54 AM | John Entwistle
 
Research like this will help students see relationship between classroom and what's happening at NASA right now!
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NASA Research Team Reveals Moon Has Earth-like Core Feb 08, 2011 09:27:29 AM | John Entwistle
 
Extension for the Lunar Surface Instrumentation Content Module on the NASA Explorer Schools Virtual Campus
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Video Webchat With Astronaut Ron Garan on Feb. 8 Feb 04, 2011 11:02:08 AM | John Entwistle
 
A NASA Digital Learning Network video webchat for students with astronaut Ron Garan will be held on Feb. 8, beginning at 11:15 a.m. EST.
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Watch Out for Solar Sail Flares! Feb 01, 2011 03:45:37 PM | John Entwistle
 
Sky watchers should be alert for flashes of light from NanaSail-D lasting 5 to 10 seconds.
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Message From the Administrator-Day of Remembrance Jan 27, 2011 11:48:32 AM | John Entwistle
 
Message from NASA Administrator, Charles Bolden.
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2012-Beginning of the End or Why the World Won't End? Jan 26, 2011 12:04:12 PM | John Entwistle
 
Are there any threats to the Earth in 2012? Read how NASA scientists answer this, and other questions about 2012.
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Dining on the International Space Station Jan 18, 2011 12:48:02 PM | John Entwistle
 
Commander Scott Kelly prepares dinner on the ISS.
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Geography Trivia From Space Jan 14, 2011 11:16:05 AM | John Entwistle
 
ISS Commander Scott Kelly shares his view from space through a geography trivia game.
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2010 NASA Spinoff Jan 13, 2011 11:58:36 AM | John Entwistle
 
NASA produces a publication that highlights NASA spinoff technologies.
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NASA Now: The Mechanics of Solar Panels Jan 19, 2011 10:57:26 AM | John Entwistle
 
Jeremiah McNatt, electrical engineer at NASA's Glenn Research Center, demonstrates how solar cells are made and used on the International Space Station.
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NASA Now: X-48B Research Aircraft and Green Technology Jan 05, 2011 11:04:50 AM | John Entwistle
 
Watch this episode to learn more about green technology, test flights and the future of aviation.
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NASA Offers Space Shuttle Tiles to Schools Jan 24, 2011 11:24:35 AM | John Entwistle
 
NASA offers shuttle tiles to preserve the Space Shuttle Program's history and inspire the next generation of space explorers, scientists and engineers.
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NASA Now: EPOXI Flyby Spacecraft: Close Encounters of the Comet Kind Dec 22, 2010 03:11:54 PM | John Entwistle
 
In this installment of NASA Now, NASA engineer Steven Wissler talks about the challenges of flying a spacecraft remotely from Earth and the excitement of being part of a team that discovers new things about comets.
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Operation IceBridge Web Chat with Project Scientists Nov 17, 2010 09:49:11 AM | John Entwistle
 
On Thursday, Nov. 18, at 1 p.m. EST, Operation IceBridge scientists will be on hand to answer your questions about the mission.
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NASA Mission Successfully Flies by Comet Hartley 2 Nov 05, 2010 08:36:04 AM | John Entwistle
 
Scientists and mission controllers are viewing never-before-seen images of Hartley 2.
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Want to Go to Mars? Here's Your Chance. Nov 04, 2010 03:40:35 PM | John Entwistle
 
Send your name to Mars!
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Follow STS-133 Launch and Mission Nov 03, 2010 12:28:08 PM | John Entwistle
 
Learn about the STS-133 shuttle mission and crew by visiting the mission Web page.
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A Message from NASA Administrator Charles Bolden Nov 02, 2010 12:52:25 PM | John Entwistle
 
10th Anniversary of Crews Aboard the International Space Station – Nov. 2, 2010
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Curiosity Cam-A View of Curiosity Nov 01, 2010 01:01:50 PM | John Entwistle
 
NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory mission prepares to send the rover Curiosity to the Red Planet.
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LCROSS Results -- Back-to-School Special Oct 26, 2010 11:39:42 AM | John Entwistle
 
Students can "chat" with LCROSS scientists on Nov 3.
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The Year of the Solar System Oct 19, 2010 03:55:07 PM | John Entwistle
 
NASA announced recently that the coming year will be "The Year of the Solar System" (YSS).
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NASA Provides Assistance to Trapped Chilean Miners Oct 29, 2010 01:40:49 PM | John Entwistle
 
NASA's experience in training and planning for emergencies in human spaceflight and its protection of humans in the hostile environment of space may have some benefits to the rescue.
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Desert RATS 2010 Webcast Aug 26, 2010 07:57:09 AM | John Entwistle
 
On Sept. 1, 2010, at 9:45 a.m. PDT, a 30-minute webcast will highlight the upcoming Desert RATS activities. Students can submit questions to be answered live by engineers and scientists.
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NASA Opens Online Voting for Desert RATS Exploration Site Jul 28, 2010 08:47:24 AM | John Entwistle
 
Vote for location of the next Desert RATS site.
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Last Shuttle External Tank Rollout at Michoud Assembly Facility Jul 13, 2010 10:48:32 AM | John Entwistle
 
The last external tank scheduled to fly on a shuttle mission departs construction facility heads to KSC.
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