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Sun Emits an M5.9 Solar Flare Jun 12, 2013 02:16:44 PM | John Entwistle
 
Recent solar flare is a real-world connection to the NES featured lesson, Geometry: Space Math Problems—Solar Storms.
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Pebbly Rocks on Mars Testify to Old Stream Bed Jun 06, 2013 08:37:06 AM | John Entwistle
 
Rocks found on Mars containing stream bed gravel.
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Approaching Asteroid Has Its Own Moon May 31, 2013 09:36:33 AM | John Entwistle
 
Near-Earth asteroid passes by the Earth system on May 31st.
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Activity Continues On the Sun May 21, 2013 09:18:32 AM | John Entwistle
 
Solar activity is extension to NES featured lesson, Solar Storms.
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NASA Now: Engineering Design--Tiltrotors, Aircraft of the Future Apr 17, 2013 09:15:25 AM | John Entwistle
 
This NASA Now program is available on the NES Virtual Campus beginning April 17.
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Historical photos show change Feb 22, 2013 08:34:30 AM | John Entwistle
 
Alaska's Muir Glacier dramatically since the 19th century.
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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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Asteroid Flyby on Feb. 15 Feb 13, 2013 07:30:49 AM | John Entwistle
 
Information about the Feb. 15 flyby.
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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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Web Seminar for Educators: What's New in Planetary Science: A Tour of Recent Discoveries in Our Solar System Dec 03, 2012 07:45:12 AM | John Entwistle
 
90-minute professional development Web seminar on Dec. 3, 2012, at 6:15 p.m. EST.
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New Study Updates Status of Nearby Exoplanet Oct 31, 2012 08:33:18 AM | John Entwistle
 
Extension article for a NASA Explorer Schools lesson, Finding Habitable Planets.
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Active Region on the Sun Emits Another Flare Oct 23, 2012 09:24:24 AM | John Entwistle
 
Solar flare on Oct. 22, 2012.
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NASA's Solar Fleet Peers Into Coronal Cavities Oct 22, 2012 11:55:44 AM | John Entwistle
 
Information is related to the NASA Explorer Schools lesson, Geometry: Space Math Problems—Solar Storms.
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NASA Now: Geology: Curiosity-Main Science Goals Sep 17, 2012 07:43:02 AM | John Entwistle
 
This program is available on the Virtual Campus beginning Sept. 19.
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Stay 'Up All Night' to Watch the Perseids Aug 10, 2012 09:43:18 AM | John Entwistle
 
On the night of Aug. 11, you can watch a live video/audio feed of the Perseid shower if there are clouds in your area
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A Taste of Solar Maximum Aug 07, 2012 09:28:18 AM | John Entwistle
 
Article relating to the NES lesson, Geometry: Space Math Problems—Solar Storms
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Mars Landing Sky Show Jul 30, 2012 08:53:31 AM | John Entwistle
 
On the same night Curiosity lands on Mars, a "Martian Triangle" will appear in sunset skies of Earth.
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A Taste of Solar Maximum Jul 27, 2012 09:48:12 AM | John Entwistle
 
Sky watchers around the world got a taste of things to come.
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Satellites See Unprecedented Greenland Ice Sheet Surface Melt Jul 27, 2012 09:44:34 AM | John Entwistle
 
Greenland's ice cover melted over a larger area than at any time in more than 30 years.
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Fifth Moon Discovered Around Pluto Jul 16, 2012 10:24:36 AM | John Entwistle
 
Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope discover another moon orbiting Pluto.
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Visit to Pluto Jul 16, 2012 10:14:14 AM | John Entwistle
 
New Horizons races across the solar system for encounter that could alter what researchers know" about Pluto and other small worlds.
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NASA Survey Counts Potentially Hazardous Asteroids Jun 25, 2012 12:32:22 PM | John Entwistle
 
Observations from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer provide best assessment yet of solar system's asteroid population.
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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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Hubble to Use Moon as Mirror to See Venus Transit Jun 05, 2012 10:18:32 AM | John Entwistle
 
Teachers use excitement of transit of Venus and Kepler mission data to calculate the size of planets in other solar systems.
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Astronaut Don Pettit and the ISS Transit of Venus Jun 01, 2012 09:43:24 AM | John Entwistle
 
Astronaut Don Pettit is about to become the first human to witness and photograph a transit of Venus from space.
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Partial Eclipse of the Strawberry Moon May 30, 2012 12:56:34 PM | John Entwistle
 
On Monday, June 4th, the moon will pass through the shadow of Earth, producing a partial lunar eclipse visible across the Pacific from China to the United States.
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June 5 Transit of Venus May 22, 2012 11:01:43 AM | John Entwistle
 
Transit of Venus on June 5, 2012. Next transit will be in 115 years.
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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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NASA Measures Impact of Huge Solar Flare on Earth's Atmosphere Apr 24, 2012 01:33:23 PM | John Entwistle
 
NASA's SABER instrument orbiting on the TIMED satellite measured interaction between Earth's upper atmosphere and recent solar flare.
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Lyrid Meteor Shower Apr 19, 2012 10:21:43 AM | John Entwistle
 
Lyrid Meteor Shower - April 21.
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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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Arctic Runoff Not Affecting Ocean Conveyor Belt Apr 03, 2012 01:25:22 PM | John Entwistle
 
Study allays concerns that melting Arctic sea ice could be increasing the amount of fresh water in the Arctic enough to impact the global "ocean conveyor belt".
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Big Sunspot Remains Active Mar 14, 2012 09:40:34 AM | John Entwistle
 
Video of sunspot region AR 1429.
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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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Sunspot 1429 Releases Two More M-Class Flares Mar 12, 2012 10:39:24 AM | John Entwistle
 
AR 1429 has so far produced three X-class flares and numerous M-class flares.
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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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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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NASA's Kepler Mission Confirms Its First Planet in Habitable Zone of Sun-like Star Dec 06, 2011 01:12:02 PM | John Entwistle
 
The newly confirmed planet, Kepler-22b, is the smallest yet found to orbit in the middle of the habitable zone of a star similar to our sun.
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NASA Mission Suggests Sun and Planets Formed Differently Oct 31, 2011 01:20:53 PM | John Entwistle
 
Genesis mission data indicates our sun and its inner planets may have formed differently than previously believed.
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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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A Solar Blast Jun 13, 2011 09:51:43 AM | John Entwistle
 
Spectacular coronal mass ejection, or CME, on June 7, 2011.
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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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Tornado Tracks in Mississippi and Alabama May 31, 2011 09:39:45 AM | John Entwistle
 
Aqua satellite instrument collects data on recent tornadoes.
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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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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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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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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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NASA Now-Glory Launch Feb 22, 2011 02:52:48 PM | John Entwistle
 
Dr. Hal Maring explains why the upcoming launch of the Glory satellite is important to further our understanding of climate change.
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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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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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Discovery of Arsenic Microbe Announced at News Conference Dec 02, 2010 04:45:38 PM | John Entwistle
 
NASA-funded astrobiology research has changed the fundamental knowledge about what comprises all known life on Earth.
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NASA Sets News Conference on Astrobiology Discovery Dec 01, 2010 11:13:54 AM | John Entwistle
 
NASA Sets News Conference on Astrobiology Discovery; Science Journal Has Embargoed Details Until 2 p.m. EST On Dec. 2
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NASA Expanding Tests of Star Wars-Inspired Droids Nov 19, 2010 09:32:21 AM | John Entwistle
 
Star Wars inspired "droids" test automated rendezvous and formation flying on the ISS.
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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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EPOXI Spacecraft Preps for Comet Flyby Nov 03, 2010 01:55:55 PM | John Entwistle
 
Spacecraft has refined its orbit, in preparation of a flyby of comet Hartley 2 on Nov. 4.
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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 Impact: More than Just Moon Water Oct 22, 2010 02:59:33 PM | John Entwistle
 
LCROSS data analysis shows more than just moon water...
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NASA Now: Flight Testing Sep 27, 2010 11:19:03 AM | John Entwistle
 
This NASA Now event, available on the NES Virtual campus beginning Sept. 29, 2010, features Albion Bowers, project manager of the Environmentally Responsible Aviation Project at NASA Dryden Space Flight Center.
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Solar Probe to Plunge Into Sun's Atmosphere Sep 03, 2010 12:01:28 PM | John Entwistle
 
Slated to launch no later than 2018, Solar Probe+ is going where no spacecraft has gone before.
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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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Planets Align for the Perseid Meteor Shower Aug 13, 2010 09:02:37 AM | John Entwistle
 
You know it's a good night when a beautiful alignment of planets is the second best thing that's going to happen. Thursday, August 12th, is such a night.
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NASA Rover Finds Clue to Mars' Past and Environment for Life Jun 30, 2010 10:14:55 AM | John Entwistle
 
Evidence for former wet environment discovered on Mars.
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Lunokhod Once Was Lost but Now It's Found -- After 40 Years Jun 29, 2010 02:12:00 PM | John Entwistle
 
Soviet robot found after 40 years of being "lost in space".
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NASA Satellite Images Used to Locate Ticks Jun 25, 2010 10:28:43 AM | John Entwistle
 
Satellite imagery used to locate tick habitats.
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