be a space nerd. It is all so fascinating, mysterious and beautiful. Whenever I do a space unit with students, I find that I have many kindred spirits. Space seems to have that effect on all kids. Recently I learned about a new 3D interactive solar system that NASA has introduced thanks...
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is using video game technology to immerse students, the general public and mission personnel in our solar system and beyond. "Eyes on the Solar System," a cross-platform, real-time, 3D-interactive application that can run on-line or as a stand-alone "video...
from NASA is a work of art: Called Eyes on the Solar System, this 3D rendering of our cosmic neighborhood lets you explore planets, asteroids, and witness spacecraft encountering comets and moons. Powered by the Unity 3 gaming engine, Eyes provides a stunning view of your favorite celesti...
The projects could help to predict space weather events, NASAsays, as part of the agency’s heliophysics program, which “seeks to better understand the nature of space throughout the solar system and how it changes in response to the constant outpouring of energy and particles from the Sun a...
9/3/2022: Ovens with eyes, a chameleon of a fridge, and other electronic eccentricities at IFA, Fierce Electronics I wrote this recap of IFA oddities–a staple of my coverage of the show over the last 10 years–for this sibling publication of Fierce Video. Posted in Weekly output | Tagge...
Astronomers have begun measuring the most distant star ever detected, thanks to the powerful eyes of theJames Webb Space Telescope(JWST). That star, known as Earendel, wasdiscovered last yearby theHubble Space Telescope. It has taken 12.9 billion years for Earendel's light to reach Earth, me...
“In some ways, these spacecraft are little extensions of yourself. It’s like your eyes in the sky. You can see what it sees,” Mainzer said. But, she added, what drives her to do the next mission is how much fun she and the team had with NEOWISE. Now it’s on to the next ...
"That Artemis 2 crew will be the first people to set human eyes on the far side of the moon (since Apollo), and I can't imagine all the pictures and recordings that they'll bring back to capture those moments, but also to inform our understanding of the moon," said...
Hobby brings stars to her eyes ; Cindy Psick serving as solar; system ambassador for NASA, JPLMike Prager Staff writer
On July 1, 1972, while those athletes were in the final countdown to Munich, NASA scientists were celebrating the approval of a new project to explore the outer solar system. The mission would ultimately be known as“Voyager,”a daring adventure to chart the skies above the four outer plane...