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  1. Training Webinars for Subject Matter Experts: Eclipse Outreach

    February 29, 2024 Professional Learning Webinar

    Are you a scientist or engineer who would like to reach informal education audiences? Join NASA's Universe of Learning for a one-hour practical skills webinar to learn about specific strategies and ...

  2. Teachable Moments: The Science of Solar Eclipses and How to Watch with NASA

    Article | Resource Guide
    Get ready for the April 2024 total solar eclipse, by learning about the science behind solar eclipses, how to watch safely, and how to engage students in NASA science. Teachable Moment: The Science of...
    Three different types of eclipses. A partial eclipse with the Moon covering the top third of the Sun. An annular eclipse with the Moon covering most of the Sun. A total eclipse with the Sun completely covered by the Moon.

  3. 2024 NASA's Astrophoto Challenge (Winter)

    December 18, 2023 through February 29, 2024 Challenge

    Make your own image of the Crab Nebula with NASA’s Astrophoto Challenge using James Webb Space Telescope data.  Join NASA's Universe of Learning for an exciting opportunity to use real ...

  4. Training Webinars for Subject Matter Expert Training on Helping Audiences Learn about Balloons, Infrared, and GUSTO

    November 30, 2023

    Are you a scientist or engineer who’d like to reach informal education audiences? Join NASA's Universe of Learning for a one-hour practical skills webinar to learn about specific strategies and ...

  5. Teachable Moments: NASA Balloon Mission Designed to See the Space Between Stars

    Article | Resource Guide
    A NASA balloon mission designed to study the interstellar medium – the space between stars – will take to the skies above Antarctica in December 2023. Read on to learn how the GUSTO mission's...
    NASA's GUSTO mission preparing its white stratospheric balloon in snow-covered Antarctica against a sky with a bright blue hue.

  6. ETS Biweekly Meeting November 1, 2023

    Videos
    Guest speaker Allyson Bieryla of the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian talked about the Lightsound Project, a solar eclipse sonification tool. Exoplanet Watch citizen scientist Avinash...
    Three images are combined. At left, the top and bottom half are split evenly and show students collaborating at a long table to build a telescope to track exoplanets. At right are metal tools touching two horizontal motherboards on a green backer.

  7. Training Webinars for Subject Matter Experts: Helping Audiences Learn About Dark Energy and Dark Matter

    July 26, 2023 Professional Learning Webinar

    Are you a scientist or engineer who would like to reach informal education audiences? Join NASA's Universe of Learning for a one-hour practical skills webinar to learn about specific strategies and ...

  8. Teachable Moments: Exploring the Mystery of Our Expanding Universe

    Article | Resource Guide
    Scientists may soon uncover new insights about some of the most mysterious phenomena in our universe with the help of the newly launched Euclid mission. Built and managed by the European Space Agency,...
    An illustration of the Euclid telescope in front of a star field. The telescope has a cylindrical body with an open top and a flat, square base as well as a flat panel along its back.

  9. 2023 NASA’s Astrophoto Challenge (Summer)

    May 15 through July 31, 2023 Challenge

    Make Your Own Image of the Phantom Galaxy M74 with NASA’s Astrophoto Challenge Using Webb data.  Join NASA's Universe of Learning for an exciting opportunity to use real astronomical data ...

  10. AstroViz 2023 at AAS 241

    January 8, 2023 Conference

    Clear and powerful visualizations are a critical component of science communications whether the audience is made up of researchers, students, or the public. Today’s astronomy visualizations cover ...

  11. Engage with NASA’s Science Activation Program: Tools for Using NASA Astrophysics in Informal STEM Learning

    January 8, 2023 Workshop

    Would you like to engage with STEM learners in venues such as museums, science centers, planetariums, libraries, and community colleges? Do you work with these audiences already or do you want to reach ...

  12. 2023 NASA's Astrophoto Challenge (Winter)

    January 3 through February 28, 2023 Challenge

    Make Your Own Image of the Eagle Nebula and the Pillars of Creation with NASA’s Astrophoto Challenge with Webb data   Join NASA's Universe of Learning for an exciting opportunity to use ...

  13. Training Webinars for Subject Matter Experts: Sharing the Wonder of JWST

    November 9, 2022 Professional Learning Webinar

    Are you a scientist or engineer who would like to reach informal education audiences? Join NASA's Universe of Learning for a one-hour practical skills webinar to learn about specific strategies and ...

  14. Sonifications of Webb's Images of the Southern Ring Nebula

    Audio | Sonification
    NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope uncovered two views of the Southern Ring Nebula – in near-infrared light (at left) and mid-infrared light (at right) – and each has been adapted to sound....
    Video still frame showing a glowing vertical line as it sweeps across near-infrared and mid-infrared images that have been sonified.

  15. Sonifications of Webb's Image of the Cosmic Cliffs in the Carina Nebula

    Audio | Sonification
    There’s an immersive way to explore some of the first full-color infrared images and data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope – through sound. Listeners can enter the complex soundscape...
    Video still frame showing a glowing vertical line as it sweeps across a near-infrared image that has been sonified.