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Students to Speak on Phone with Orbiting Astronauts

Students to Speak on Phone with Orbiting Astronauts

Students in Dallas will have the opportunity to speak with two astronauts living and working aboard the International Space Station at 11:15 a.m. EDT Tuesday, April 26. The 20-minute, Earth-to-space call will air live on NASA Television and the agency's website. The event will be hosted by the School for…
Schools Compete in Cook-off to Select Food for Astronauts

Schools Compete in Cook-off to Select Food for Astronauts

Ten teams of high school students are competing to have their dishes selected as food for astronauts aboard the International Space Station. They'll meet in a nationwide Culinary Challenge at 10 a.m. EDT Thursday, April 21, at Space Center Houston. The Culinary Challenge is a component of the NASA HUNCH,…
Meet the Teen Finalists of Captain America: Civil War Challenge

Meet the Teen Finalists of Captain America: Civil War Challenge

Five teenage girls who dream about changing the future through science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) visited Dolby Laboratories in Hollywood as part of Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War – Girls Reforming the Future Challenge. The girls submitted a STEM project that has the potential to benefit the world. The…
NASA to Host Student Rocket Launch Competition

NASA to Host Student Rocket Launch Competition

NASA will host almost 50 high school, college and university teams from 22 states at the its 16th annual Student Launch competition and second annual Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV) Challenge, April 13-16 in Huntsville and Toney, Alabama. These events engage students across the country in NASA's Journey to Mars through…
School Meals Programme for Lebanese and Syrian Children

School Meals Programme for Lebanese and Syrian Children

A carton of milk or juice, locally baked snacks and a piece of fruit are included in a school lunch that some children in Lebanon are receiving, as part of a meals programme launched by the United Nations food relief agency. Some 10,000 vulnerable Lebanese and Syrian refugee children received…
Education Program Launched for American Indian Children

Education Program Launched for American Indian Children

The American Indian College Fund, in collaboration with five tribal colleges and universities and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, has launched a new early childhood education initiative. It includes the child development knowledge from within Native American communities and the best practices of the early childhood education field. This community-based initiative…
How NASA Studies Clouds from Space

How NASA Studies Clouds from Space

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center's Visitor Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, will host this month's Sunday Experiment on March 20, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. EDT. This afternoon of free activities gives elementary school-aged children and other family members a look into how NASA explores clouds and studies Earth from…