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Surface Shape Shifting

By Bob Riddle

Middle School Astronomy Earth & Space Science

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Career of the Month: Astronomer

Astronomers study objects that are outside of the Earth’s realm, such as stars, planets, comets, and galaxies. Chris Carilli is an astronomer at the...

By Luba Vangelova

High School Astronomy Careers

Web Seminar

Archive: Science Update: Space Telescope Discoveries of Today and Tomorrow, December 1, 2022

Astronomers have been launching space telescopes above the obscuring effects of the Earth’s atmosphere for decades. Since 1990, the Hubble Space Tel...

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Astronomy Earth & Space Science Engineering STEM

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Touching the Solar System: A Project-Based Learning Astronomy Program for Students With Visual Impairments

By Stephen Kortenkamp, Jinseok Park, Tasnim Alshuli, Garrison Tsinajinie, Sanlyn Buxner, Irene Topor, and Sunggye Hong

Informal Education Astronomy Disabilities Inclusion NGSS STEM

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From the Field: Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, August 9, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

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From the Field: Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, August 2, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

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From the Field: Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, July 26, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

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From the Field: Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, July 19, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

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It’s All About the Moon

By Bob Riddle

Middle School Aerospace Astronomy

Web Seminar

Archive Book Beat Live! Time to Get Ready for the Solar Eclipse Double-Header, August 17, 2022

NSTA’s two award-winning books, Solar Science: Exploring Sunspots, Seasons, Eclipses, and More, and When the Sun Goes Dark provide the perfect r...

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Archive: Science Update: Seeing the Unseeable: Imaging Black Holes with the Event Horizon Telescope, August 25, 2022

Black holes are astrophysical objects with such strong gravity that nothing can escape them, not even light.  In the past few years, the Event Ho...

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Astronomy Earth & Space Science STEM

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Freebies for Science and STEM Teachers/From the Field, May 10, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

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Solar System Exploration

By Bob Riddle

Middle School Astronomy Earth & Space Science Phenomena