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BioEd Online: Symposium for Space Life Science

BioEd Online continues with its fine tradition of crafting high quality science education materials with this clutch of materials related to life science in space. This series is sponsored in part by the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) and the resources here include slide sets and streaming video presentations designed for classroom use. One of the key presentations deals with...

https://www.bioedonline.org/videos/bio-talks/symposium-for-s...
Deep Impact

Comets have fascinated humans for hundreds of years, and most recently with the idea of creating a "deep impact" upon a comet in order to study the interior composition and makeup of these bodies. With this scientific mission in mind, a team of researchers (including participants from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the University of Maryland) will send an impactor spacecraft into the Comet...

https://science.nasa.gov/mission/deep-impact-epoxi/
Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics

A participant in the U.S. space program since the 1950s, the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at the University of Colorado conducts research in atmospheric and planetary sciences, develops space instrumentation, and creates computer information systems. Through the extensive Tour, visitors can learn about LASP's assistance in unmanned robot spacecraft missions and its...

https://lasp.colorado.edu/home/
MIT Space Systems Laboratory

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) created the Space Systems Laboratory (SSL) in 1995 to engage in "cutting edge research projects with the goal of directly contributing to the present and future exploration and development of space." Users can find materials on current and past flight projects such as the Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient Experimental Satellites (SPHERES) and...

http://ssl.mit.edu/
NASA Hits: Rewards from Space -- How NASA improves our quality of life

This pdf document highlights many of practical benefits society gains from NASA's work in space flight, space science, earth science, and aeronautics research and technology development. Users can learn how space-based beacon locators are used to provide global rescue systems. The website discusses NASA's work on ways to grow plants using hydroponics as well as how the Hubble Space Telescope...

https://www.nasa.gov/pdf/54862main_benefits.pdf
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NASA Scientific Visualization Studio

The Scientific Visualization Studio (SVS), Conceptual Image Lab (CI Lab) and Goddard Media Studios have teamed up to create "visualizations, animations, and images in order to promote a greater understanding of Earth and Space Science research activities at NASA and within the academic research community supported by NASA." These creations are organized into a number of galleries, including Mars...

https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov//
Space Foundation: Educator Professional Development

At this Web site, the Space Foundation addresses its role in providing professional development for kindergarten through twelfth grade teachers. Educators can learn about the four in-service programs the Space Foundation offers in order to provide scientific materials and to demonstrate classroom applications. After filling out the free registration, educators can view five modules developed to...

https://discoverspace.org/education/resources-for-educators/...
The National Academies Space Studies Board

The National Academy of Sciences' "Space Studies Board (SSB) provides an independent, authoritative forum for information and advice on all aspects of space science and applications." Users can learn about the Board's many new projects including Preventing the Forward Contamination of Mars and the Astrophysical Context of Life. Students can learn about the Space Policy and the National Academies...

https://www.nationalacademies.org/ssb/space-studies-board
The National Space Science and Technology Center

The National Space Science and Technology Center (NSSCT) promotes itself as "a place where researchers and educators share facilities and ideas...where the pursuit of new knowledge leads to breakthroughs that range from insights on the structure and evolution of the universe to better understanding Earth's weather." The website is separated into nine links packed with information about the...

https://www.nsstc.uah.edu/nsstc/
The Sudbury Neutrino Observatory

The size of a ten-story building, 6800 feet underground at the Creighton mine in Ontario; the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory is a telescope built to study neutrinos and the core of the sun. Students can learn how Cherenkov Radiation is produced and used to detect neutrino properties. Scientists can read the newly published paper dealing with the measurement of Total Active 8B Solar Neutrino Flux...

https://sno.phy.queensu.ca