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38. <description><![CDATA[Students of a volunteer service organization will have the opportunity next week to hear from NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will stream live at 11:40 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, May 21, on&#160;NASA+, NASA Television, the&#160;NASA app, and the agency’s website. Media interested in covering the event must RSVP [&#8230;]]]></description>
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42. <p>Students of a volunteer service organization will have the opportunity next week to hear from NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps aboard the International Space Station.</p>
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46. <p>The Earth-to-space call will stream live at 11:40 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, May 21, on&nbsp;<a href="https://plus.nasa.gov/scheduled-video/nasa-astronaut-jeanette-epps-talks-with-the-links-inc-washington-d-c/" rel="noopener">NASA+</a>, NASA Television, the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nasa.gov/connect/apps.html">NASA app</a>, and the agency’s <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/nasatv">website</a>.</p>
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50. <p>Media interested in covering the event must RSVP no later than 5 p.m., Monday, May 20, by contacting Kimberly Sweet at <a href="mailto:knoelsweet@gmail.com">knoelsweet@gmail.com</a> or 601-260-1208.</p>
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54. <p>Junior chapters of The Links, Incorporated, and the National Society of Black Engineers across the United States will ask pre-recorded questions and host a live viewing event. The Links is an international, not-for-profit, volunteer service organization focused on the culture and economic survival of African Americans and other people of African ancestry.</p>
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58. <p>For more than 23 years, astronauts have continuously lived and worked aboard the space station, testing technologies, performing science, and developing skills needed to explore farther from Earth. Astronauts aboard the orbiting laboratory communicate with NASA’s Mission Control Center in Houston 24 hours a day through <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/heo/scan/index.html">SCaN</a> (Space Communications and Navigation) Near Space Network.</p>
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62. <p>Important research and technology investigations taking place aboard the International Space station benefits people on Earth and lays the groundwork for other agency missions. As part of NASA’s <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/artemis">Artemis</a> campaign, the agency will send astronauts to the Moon to prepare for future human exploration of Mars. Inspiring Artemis Generation explorers and ensuring the United States will continue to lead in space exploration and discovery.</p>
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66. <p>See videos and lesson plans highlighting space station research at:</p>
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78. <p>Gerelle Dodson<br>Headquarters, Washington<br>202-358-1600<br><a href="mailto:gerelle.q.dodson@nasa.gov">gerelle.q.dodson@nasa.gov</a></p>
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82. <p>Sandra Jones&nbsp;<br>Johnson Space Center, Houston<br>281-483-5111<br><a href="mailto:sandra.p.jones@nasa.gov">sandra.p.jones@nasa.gov</a></p>
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141. <title>NASA Awards Expand Research Capabilities at Institutions Nationwide</title>
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144. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiernan P. Doyle]]></dc:creator>
145. <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2024 20:34:13 +0000</pubDate>
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153. <description><![CDATA[NASA is awarding approximately $45 million to 21 higher-education institutions to help build capacity for research. The awards were made possible through the Minority University Research and Education Project Institutional Research Opportunity&#160;(MIRO) and Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) grants, which are funded by the agency’s Office of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) [&#8230;]]]></description>
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157. <p>NASA is awarding approximately $45 million to 21 higher-education institutions to help build capacity for research. The awards were made possible through the Minority University Research and Education Project Institutional Research Opportunity&nbsp;(MIRO) and Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) grants, which are funded by the agency’s Office of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Engagement.</p>
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161. <p>“NASA’s Minority University Research and Education Project Institutional Research Opportunity&nbsp;and Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research awards help institutions raise their technological bar,” said Torry Johnson, deputy associate administrator of STEM Engagement Programs at NASA Headquarters in Washington. “When institutions enhance their capabilities and infrastructure, they become more competitive in their research, which opens doors to valuable experience and opportunities.”</p>
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165. <p><strong>Minority University Research and Education Project Institutional Research Opportunity (MIRO) Awards</strong></p>
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169. <p>Seven minority-serving institutions will receive approximately $5 million each over a five-year period of performance for projects that span a variety of research topics. The institutions and their proposed projects are:</p>
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174. <li><strong>Alaska Pacific University in Anchorage </strong>– Alaska Pacific University Microplastics Research and Education Center</li>
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178. <li><strong>California State University in Fullerton </strong>– SpaceIgnite Center for Advanced Research-Education in Combustion</li>
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182. <li><strong>City University of New York, Hunter College in New York </strong>– NASA-Hunter College Center for Advanced Energy Storage for Space</li>
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186. <li><strong>Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University in Tallahassee </strong>– Integrative Space Additive Manufacturing: Opportunities for Workforce-Development in NASA Related Materials Research and Education</li>
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190. <li><strong>New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark </strong>– AI Powered Solar Eruption Center of Excellence in Research and Education</li>
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194. <li><strong>University of Houston in Houston </strong>– NASA MIRO Inflatable Deployable Environment and Adaptive Space Systems Center</li>
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198. <li><strong>University of Illinois in Chicago </strong>– Center for In-Space Manufacturing: Recycling and Regolith Processing</li>
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203. <p>NASA’s MIRO award was established to strengthen and develop research capacity and infrastructure of minority serving institutions in areas of strategic importance and value to NASA missions and national priorities.</p>
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207. <p><strong>Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) </strong><strong>Award</strong></p>
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211. <p>NASA establishes partnerships with government, higher education, and industry to create lasting improvements in research infrastructure and capacity for specific states or regions, while enhancing its national research and development competitiveness.&nbsp;The program is directed at those jurisdictions that have traditionally not participated in competitive aerospace and aerospace-related research activities.</p>
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215. <p>NASA will award 14 institutions up to $750,000 each over the course of a three-year period of performance. The awarded institutions and their projects are:</p>
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220. <li><strong>University of Mississippi in University </strong>– Development of a Lagrangian Stability Analysis Framework for High-Speed Boundary Layers</li>
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224. <li><strong>University of Alabama in Huntsville </strong>– Testing the functionality and performance of a large area detector for STROBE-X</li>
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228. <li><strong>Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge </strong>– Colloidal Assembly: Understanding the Electric Field Driven Assembly of Colloids and its Applications (Science Mission Directorate)</li>
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232. <li><strong>West Virginia University in Morgantown </strong>– Science Mission Directorate: Bringing Gravitational-Wave Astronomy into the Space Age: Next-Generation Waveform Modeling of Black-Hole Binary Coalescences for Laser Intererometer Space Antenna Data Analysis</li>
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236. <li><strong>University of Puerto Rico in San Juan </strong>– NASA EPSCoR: Space Technology Mission Directorate/Jet Propulsion Laboratory: Advancing High-Energy, Cycle-Stable Sulfur-Based Batteries for NASA Space Missions: An Integrated Framework of Density Functional Theory, Machine Learning, and Materials Innovation</li>
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240. <li><strong>Desert Research Institute, Reno, Nevada</strong> – NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, California: Prospecting and Pre-Colonization of the Moon and Mars using Autonomous Robots with Human-In-The-Loop</li>
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244. <li><strong>Oklahoma State University in Stillwater </strong>– A.7.4.2 Biosignature Detection of Solar System Ocean Worlds using Science-Guided Machine Learning</li>
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248. <li><strong>Iowa State University in Ames </strong>– Johnson Space Center, Ames Research Center: Non-GPS Navigation System Using Dual Star/Planetary Cameras for Lunar and Deep-Space CubeSat Missions</li>
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252. <li><strong>University of Alaska Fairbanks in Fairbanks </strong>– NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland: The Alaska – Venus analog: synthesizing seismic ground motion and wind noise in extreme environments</li>
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256. <li><strong>University of the Virgin Islands in Charlotte Amalie </strong>– University of the Virgin Islands Etelman Observatory in the Era of Time Domain and MultiMessenger Astronomy: Preparing for a New Era of Science Productivity</li>
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259.  
260. <li><strong>University of Hawaii at Manoa in Honolulu </strong>– Cubesats for Climate Change Detection of Transient Greenhouse Gas Emissions</li>
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263.  
264. <li><strong>University of Idaho in Moscow </strong>– Science Mission Directorate and Goddard Space Flight Center: Improving Global Dryland Streamflow Modeling by Better Characterizing Vegetation Use of Deep-Water Resources Using NASA&#8217;s Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment/Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On, SWOT, and Land Information System</li>
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268. <li><strong>University of Arkansas in Little Rock </strong>– AR- III-Nitride Ultraviolet Laser Diodes for Harsh Environments, Space Based Communications, and Remote Sensing (Space Technology Mission Directorate)</li>
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272. <li><strong>South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City </strong>– Science Mission Directorate: High Spatial-Temporal Resolution Soil Moisture Retrieval using Deep Learning Fusion of Multimodal Satellite Datastreams</li>
273. </ul>
274.  
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276.  
277. <p>Both awards were made through NASA’s Office of STEM engagement solicitations. They promote STEM literacy to enhance and sustain the capability of institutions to perform NASA-related research and education, which directly supports the agency’s mission directorates.</p>
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281. <p>For more information about NASA STEM, visit:</p>
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285. <p class="has-text-align-center"><a href="https://stem.nasa.gov" rel="noopener">https://stem.nasa.gov</a></p>
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293. <p>Gerelle Dodson<br>Headquarters, Washington<br>202-358-4637<br>gerelle.q.dodson@nasa.gov</p>
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352. <title>NASA Invites Media to Annual Lunabotics Competition</title>
353. <link>https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-invites-media-to-annual-lunabotics-competition/</link>
355. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Costa]]></dc:creator>
356. <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2024 17:03:06 +0000</pubDate>
357. <category><![CDATA[STEM Engagement at NASA]]></category>
358. <category><![CDATA[Artemis]]></category>
359. <category><![CDATA[For Colleges & Universities]]></category>
360. <category><![CDATA[Kennedy Space Center]]></category>
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363. <description><![CDATA[Editor’s Note May 14, 2023: The contact information listed for reporters interested in attending the Lunabotics finals has been updated. NASA’s 2024 Lunabotics Challenge offers more than 40 college teams from across the country the chance to design, build, and operate their own lunar robots, with the top 10 teams advancing to the final demonstrations [&#8230;]]]></description>
364. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="" class="hds-media hds-module wp-block-image"><div class="margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline"><div class="hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto"><figure class="hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover "><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2z7a9452.jpg"><img decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2z7a9452.jpg?w=2048" class="attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048" alt="" style="transform: scale(1.1); transform-origin: 65% 28%; object-position: 65% 28%; object-fit: cover;" block_context="nasa-block" srcset="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2z7a9452.jpg 6000w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2z7a9452.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2z7a9452.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2z7a9452.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2z7a9452.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2z7a9452.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2z7a9452.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2z7a9452.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2z7a9452.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2z7a9452.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2z7a9452.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /></a></figure><figcaption class="hds-caption padding-y-2"><div class="hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0">From left to right, Cielo Torres, Jacob Liorca, Thomas Jaycard, and Gavin Fitzgerald work on a robotic rover inside the University of Central Florida&#8217;s robotics lab ahead of the 2024 Lunabotics Challenge. </div><div class="hds-credits">University of Central Florida/Antoine Hart</div></figcaption></div></div></div>
365.  
366.  
367. <p><em>Editor’s Note May 14, 2023: The contact information listed for reporters interested in attending the Lunabotics finals has been updated.</em></p>
368.  
369.  
370.  
371. <p>NASA’s <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/lunabotics-challenge/">2024 Lunabotics Challenge</a> offers more than 40 college teams from across the country the chance to design, build, and operate their own lunar robots, with the top 10 teams advancing to the final demonstrations phase. Media are invited to attend the finals on May 16-17, hosted at The Astronauts Memorial Foundation’s Center for Space Education at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida.</p>
372.  
373.  
374.  
375. <p>The teams’ autonomous rovers must be capable of building a berm structure from lunar regolith to protect critical Artemis infrastructure on the Moon. Such berms could defend against blast and ejecta during lunar landings and launches, shade cryogenic propellant tank farms, shield a nuclear power plant from space radiation, and provide other uses.</p>
376.  
377.  
378.  
379. <p>“The task of robotically building berm structures will be important for preparation and support of crewed lunar missions,” said Kurt Leucht, NASA software developer and <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/isru">In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU)&nbsp;</a>researcher, as well as longtime Lunabotics commentator. “These competing teams are not only building critical engineering skills that will assist their future careers, they are literally helping NASA prepare for our future Artemis missions to the Moon.”</p>
380.  
381.  
382.  
383. <p>Coverage of Lunabotics will include live streaming of the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEdO1D87PaRgI-Tf67InEff9Ju2-qB922" rel="noopener">first round</a> and <a href="https://nasa.6connex.com/event/DiscoverNASA/NASALunaboticsChallenge/login" rel="noopener">final round</a> throughout the duration of the competition.</p>
384.  
385.  
386.  
387. <p>Reporters interested in attending the Lunabotics finals must contact Julia Barney at <a href="mailto:jbarney@amfcse.org">jbarney@amfcse.org</a>.</p>
388.  
389.  
390.  
391. <p>The first round of the challenge takes place May 12-14 in the Exolith Lab at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. Those wishing to attend the first round of the challenge should contact Margot Winick at <a href="mailto:margot.winick@ucf.edu">margot.winick@ucf.edu</a>.</p>
392.  
393.  
394.  
395. <p>Coordinated by NASA’s&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nasa.gov/stem">Office of STEM Engagement</a>, Lunabotics has taken place annually since 2010. As one of NASA’s&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nasa.gov/stem/artemis.html">Artemis Student Challenges</a>, the competition is designed to engage and retain students in STEM fields by expanding opportunities for student research and design in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and math.</p>
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399. <p>For more competition information, visit:</p>
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403. <p class="has-text-align-center"><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/lunabotics-challenge/">https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/lunabotics-challenge/</a></p>
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407. <p class="has-text-align-center">– end –</p>
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410.  
411. <p>Derrol Nail<br>Kennedy Space Center, Fla.<br>321-289-9513<br>derrol.j.nail@nasa.gov</p>
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418. <title>Arizona, New York Students to Hear from NASA Astronauts Aboard Station</title>
419. <link>https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/arizona-new-york-students-to-hear-from-nasa-astronauts-aboard-station/</link>
421. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiernan P. Doyle]]></dc:creator>
422. <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2024 17:56:14 +0000</pubDate>
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431. <description><![CDATA[Students from Arizona and New York will have separate opportunities next week to hear from astronauts aboard the International Space Station. At 12:10 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, May 14, NASA astronauts Jeanette Epps and Tracy C. Dyson will answer prerecorded student questions from Sunnyside Unified School District in Tucson, Arizona, in partnership with the TRiO [&#8230;]]]></description>
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433.  
434.  
435. <p>Students from Arizona and New York will have separate opportunities next week to hear from astronauts aboard the <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/international-space-station/">International Space Station.</a></p>
436.  
437.  
438.  
439. <p>At 12:10 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, May 14, NASA astronauts Jeanette Epps and Tracy C. Dyson will answer prerecorded student questions from Sunnyside Unified School District in Tucson, Arizona, in partnership with the TRiO Upward Bound Program, PIMA Community College, Desert Vista Campus. Participating students are first-generation college bound students from underserved communities, and this opportunity is intended to help spread awareness of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) careers and inspire students to pursue related degrees.</p>
440.  
441.  
442.  
443. <p>The space-to-Earth call will stream live on <a href="https://plus.nasa.gov/scheduled-video/iss-expedition-71-educational-in-flight-event-with-the-trio-upward-bound-program/" rel="noopener">NASA+</a>, NASA Television, the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nasa.gov/connect/apps.html">NASA app</a>, and the agency’s <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/nasatv">website</a>.</p>
444.  
445.  
446.  
447. <p>Media interested in covering the Arizona event should RSVP no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, May 10, by contacting Danny Pacheco at <a href="mailto:dapacheco@pima.edu">dapacheco@pima.edu</a> or 520-286-7771.</p>
448.  
449.  
450.  
451. <p>At 11:40 a.m. on Thursday, May 16, NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps will answer prerecorded student questions from P.S. 28 The Thomas Emanuel Early Childhood Center in Corona, New York, in partnership with the New York Hall of Science. Following the live event, the center will host 200 first and second grade students for a one-hour interactive “Living in Space” learning opportunity.</p>
452.  
453.  
454.  
455. <p>Media interested in covering the New York event should RSVP no later than 5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14, by contacting Nicole Casamento at <a href="mailto:ncasamento@nysco.org">ncasamento@nysco.org</a> or 917-302-9242.</p>
456.  
457.  
458.  
459. <p>The space-to-Earth call will air live on&nbsp;<a href="https://plus.nasa.gov/scheduled-video/iss-expedition-71-educational-in-flight-event-with-the-new-york-hall-of-science/" rel="noopener">NASA+</a>, NASA Television, the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nasa.gov/connect/apps.html">NASA app</a>, and the agency’s <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/nasatv">website</a>.</p>
460.  
461.  
462.  
463. <p>For more than 23 years, astronauts have continuously lived and worked aboard the space station, testing technologies, performing science, and developing skills needed to explore farther from Earth. Astronauts living aboard the orbiting laboratory communicate with NASA’s Mission Control Center in Houston 24 hours a day through <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/heo/scan/index.html">SCaN</a> (Space Communications and Navigation) Near Space Network.</p>
464.  
465.  
466.  
467. <p>Important research and technology investigations taking place aboard the International Space station benefits people on Earth and lays the groundwork for other agency missions. As part of NASA’s <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/artemis">Artemis</a> campaign, the agency will send astronauts to the Moon to prepare for future human exploration of Mars. Inspiring Artemis Generation explorers and ensuring the United States will continue to lead in space exploration and discovery.</p>
468.  
469.  
470.  
471. <p>See videos and lesson plans highlighting space station research at:</p>
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473.  
474.  
475. <p class="has-text-align-center"><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/stemonstation">https://www.nasa.gov/stemonstation</a></p>
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482.  
483. <p>Gerelle Dodson<br>Headquarters, Washington<br>202-384-4861<br><a href="mailto:gerelle.q.dodson@nasa.gov">gerelle.q.dodson@nasa.gov</a></p>
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485.  
486.  
487. <p>Sandra Jones&nbsp;<br>Johnson Space Center, Houston<br>281-483-5111<br><a href="mailto:sandra.p.jones@nasa.gov">sandra.p.jones@nasa.gov</a></p>
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546. <title>NASA Challenge Gives Artemis Generation Coders a Chance to Shine</title>
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558. <description><![CDATA[NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement selected seven student teams to participate in a culminating event for the 2024 App Development Challenge (ADC), one of the agency’s Artemis Student Challenges, at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston from April 15-18, 2024. The coding challenge, celebrating its fifth year and a part of NASA’s Next Generation STEM [&#8230;]]]></description>
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561.  
562. <p>NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/nasa-challenge-invites-artemis-generation-coders-to-johnson-space-center/">selected seven student teams</a> to participate in a culminating event for the <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/app-development-challenge/">2024 App Development Challenge</a> (ADC), one of the agency’s <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/join-artemis/">Artemis Student Challenges</a>, at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston from April 15-18, 2024.</p>
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564.  
565. <div id="" class="hds-media hds-module wp-block-image"><div class="margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline"><div class="hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto"><figure class="hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover "><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/fy24-adc-group-with-logo.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1639" src="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/fy24-adc-group-with-logo.jpg?w=2048" class="attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048" alt="The 2024 App Development Challenge top teams in front of the Orion Capsule in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston." style="transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 51% 100%; object-position: 51% 100%; object-fit: cover;" block_context="nasa-block" srcset="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/fy24-adc-group-with-logo.jpg 5822w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/fy24-adc-group-with-logo.jpg?resize=300,240 300w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/fy24-adc-group-with-logo.jpg?resize=768,614 768w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/fy24-adc-group-with-logo.jpg?resize=1024,819 1024w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/fy24-adc-group-with-logo.jpg?resize=1536,1229 1536w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/fy24-adc-group-with-logo.jpg?resize=2048,1639 2048w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/fy24-adc-group-with-logo.jpg?resize=400,320 400w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/fy24-adc-group-with-logo.jpg?resize=600,480 600w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/fy24-adc-group-with-logo.jpg?resize=900,720 900w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/fy24-adc-group-with-logo.jpg?resize=1200,960 1200w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/fy24-adc-group-with-logo.jpg?resize=2000,1600 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /></a></figure><figcaption class="hds-caption padding-y-2"><div class="hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0">The 2024 App Development Challenge top teams in front of the Orion Capsule in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.</div></figcaption></div></div></div>
566.  
567.  
568. <p>The coding challenge, celebrating its fifth year and a part of NASA’s <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/for-educators/">Next Generation STEM project</a>, invites middle and high school student teams to create an application visualizing the Moon’s South Pole region and display essential information for navigating the lunar surface. Additionally, students learn about the complexities of communicating from the lunar surface with Earth-based assets from NASA’s <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/space-operations/space-communications-and-navigation-scan-program/">Space Communications and Navigation</a> (SCaN) team.</p>
569.  
570.  
571.  
572. <p>Five of the top ADC teams traveled to Johnson and shared their applications with the public at Space Center Houston, and with the NASA workforce including Deputy Associate Administrator for SCaN Kevin Coggins, flight director Chloe Mehring and NASA astronaut Andre Douglas. Additionally, the teams toured Johnson’s unique facilities including Johnson’s simulation lab, robotics lab, the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility, the Neutral Buoyancy Lab, and Mission Control.</p>
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574.  
575. <div id="" class="hds-media hds-module wp-block-image"><div class="margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline"><div class="hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto"><figure class="hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover "><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/fy24-adc-crew-member-dvexplorers-small.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1569" height="1046" src="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/fy24-adc-crew-member-dvexplorers-small.jpg?w=1569" class="attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048" alt="NASA Astronaut Andre Douglas reviews DV Explorers’, a 2024 App Development Challenge top team from Baton Rouge Magnet School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, application for traversing the lunar surface. " style="transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;" block_context="nasa-block" srcset="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/fy24-adc-crew-member-dvexplorers-small.jpg 1569w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/fy24-adc-crew-member-dvexplorers-small.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/fy24-adc-crew-member-dvexplorers-small.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/fy24-adc-crew-member-dvexplorers-small.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/fy24-adc-crew-member-dvexplorers-small.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/fy24-adc-crew-member-dvexplorers-small.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/fy24-adc-crew-member-dvexplorers-small.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/fy24-adc-crew-member-dvexplorers-small.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/fy24-adc-crew-member-dvexplorers-small.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 1569px) 100vw, 1569px" /></a></figure><figcaption class="hds-caption padding-y-2"><div class="hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0">NASA Astronaut Andre Douglas reviews DV Explorers’, a 2024 App Development Challenge top team from Dougherty Valley High School from San Ramon, California, application for traversing the lunar surface.</div></figcaption></div></div></div>
576.  
577.  
578. <p>Two ADC teams that received honorable mentions were invited to attend virtually where they presented their applications to the NASA workforce including Chief Architect for SCaN and ADC Technical Advisor Jim Schier, and to the five top teams.</p>
579.  
580.  
581.  
582. <p>“The NASA ADC project helped us learn a lot about Unreal Engine 5, Unity, and Blender,” said Team Big Bang from Falcon Cove Middle School in Weston, Florida. “Not to mention, this project also provided us with life lessons such as communication and time management skills…our team will come out of this project as winners because of everything we learned.”</p>
583.  
584.  
585.  
586. <p>2024 was the inaugural year for the Artemis Student Challenge awards. Michelle Freeman, the lead teacher for Team Big Bang, was awarded the Artemis Educator Award for the ADC. She was nominated by her student team for inspiring and motivating them to work hard and achieve more than the team thought possible.</p>
587.  
588.  
589.  
590. <p>Additionally, Team FrostByte from North High School in Des Moines, Iowa, earned the Pay It Forward award. The team conducted impactful education engagement events in their community. Their efforts inspired the community to get behind Team FrostByte and ensured future ADC teams would have support.</p>
591.  
592.  
593.  
594. <p>“We’ve said that they are walking an unlit path because no one at our school or in our district has lit it before them. Now, they’re the ones lighting the way,” stated Jessie Nunes, lead teacher of Team FrostByte.</p>
595.  
596.  
597. <div id="" class="hds-media hds-module wp-block-image"><div class="margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline"><div class="hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto"><figure class="hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover "><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/fy24-adc-team-frostbyte.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1428" height="1141" src="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/fy24-adc-team-frostbyte.jpg?w=1428" class="attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048" alt="Student team members of FrostByte, a 2024 App Development Challenge top team from North High School in Des Moines, Iowa, explain their computer application for exploring the lunar surface to members of the public at Space Center Houston." style="transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;" block_context="nasa-block" srcset="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/fy24-adc-team-frostbyte.jpg 1428w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/fy24-adc-team-frostbyte.jpg?resize=300,240 300w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/fy24-adc-team-frostbyte.jpg?resize=768,614 768w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/fy24-adc-team-frostbyte.jpg?resize=1024,818 1024w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/fy24-adc-team-frostbyte.jpg?resize=400,320 400w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/fy24-adc-team-frostbyte.jpg?resize=600,479 600w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/fy24-adc-team-frostbyte.jpg?resize=900,719 900w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/fy24-adc-team-frostbyte.jpg?resize=1200,959 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 1428px) 100vw, 1428px" /></a></figure><figcaption class="hds-caption padding-y-2"><div class="hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0">Student team members of FrostByte, a 2024 App Development Challenge top team from North High School in Des Moines, Iowa, explain their computer application for exploring the lunar surface to members of the public at Space Center Houston.</div></figcaption></div></div></div>
598.  
599.  
600. <p>The following five schools were selected as top teams:</p>
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603.  
604. <ul>
605. <li>Baton Rouge Magnet High School: Baton Rouge, Louisiana</li>
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609. <li>Dougherty Valley High School: San Ramon, California</li>
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612.  
613. <li>North High School: Des Moines, Iowa</li>
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616.  
617. <li>Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies: Reseda, California</li>
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619.  
620.  
621. <li>Trinity Christian School: Morgantown, West Virginia</li>
622. </ul>
623.  
624.  
625.  
626. <p>The following schools were selected as honorable mentions:</p>
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629.  
630. <ul>
631. <li>Eddison Academy Magnet School: Edison, New Jersey</li>
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634.  
635. <li>Falcon Cove Middle School: Weston, Florida</li>
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648. <p>2024: <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/nasa-challenge-invites-artemis-generation-coders-to-johnson-space-center/">NASA Challenge Invites Artemis Generation Coders to Johnson Space Center &#8211; NASA</a></p>
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651.  
652. <p>2023: <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/artemis-generation-coders-earn-invite-to-johnson-space-center/">Artemis Generation Coders Earn Invite to Johnson Space Center</a></p>
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654.  
655.  
656. <p>2021: <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/somd/space-communications-navigation-program/nasa-app-development-challenge-selects-artemis-generation-coders-for-virtual-culminating-event-2/">NASA App Development Challenge Selects Artemis Generation Coders for Virtual Culminating Event &#8211; NASA</a></p>
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744. <title>NASA Selects Students for Europa Clipper Intern Program</title>
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761. <description><![CDATA[NASA has selected 40 undergraduate students for the first year of its Europa ICONS (Inspiring Clipper: Opportunities for Next-generation Scientists) internship program, supporting the agency’s Europa Clipper mission. Europa ICONS matches students with mentors from the mission’s science team for a 10-week program to conduct original scientific research on topics related to the mission to Jupiter’s […]]]></description>
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766. <h1 class="display-48 margin-bottom-2">NASA Selects Students for Europa Clipper Intern Program</h1>
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770. <p>NASA has selected 40 undergraduate students for the first year of its Europa ICONS (Inspiring Clipper: Opportunities for Next-generation Scientists) internship program, supporting the agency’s <a href="https://europa.nasa.gov/" rel="noopener">Europa Clipper</a> mission. Europa ICONS matches students with mentors from the mission’s science team for a 10-week program to conduct original scientific research on topics related to the mission to Jupiter’s moon Europa. </p>
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775. <div class="hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0">Artist’s rendering of NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft.</div>
776. <div class="hds-credits">NASA/JPL-Caltech</div>
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780. <p>The program is planned to run every year until Europa Clipper completes its prime mission in 2034 and is open to applications from all U.S. undergraduate STEM majors, with preference given to students from non-high research activity universities and underserved institutions.</p>
781. <p>ICONS internships may be in-person at the mentor’s institution, virtual, or hybrid, depending on the research project and needs of the mentor and intern. As part of the program, students and mentors will convene for a two-day meeting at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California. The first Europa ICONS internship will run Monday, June 3 through Friday, Aug. 9.</p>
782. <p>The students selected for the Europa ICONS program in 2024 are:</p>
783. <p>Sarah Ruetschle, John Carroll University in University Heights, Ohio</p>
784. <p>Cole Anderson, University of California, Santa Cruz</p>
785. <p>Hamza Ouriour, Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston</p>
786. <p>Ethan Piacenti, Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, Illinois</p>
787. <p>Jared Bouck, Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona</p>
788. <p>Kayla Blair, Northern Arizona University</p>
789. <p>Carly Davis, McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana</p>
790. <p>Matthew Perkins, Red Rocks Community College in Lakewood, Colorado</p>
791. <p>Angela Zhang, Cornell University in Ithaca, New York</p>
792. <p>Arianna Rodriguez Ortiz, University of Puerto Rico–Mayaguez</p>
793. <p>Beverly Malugin Ayala, University of Puerto Rico–Mayaguez</p>
794. <p>Jeansel Johnson-Ayala, University of Puerto Rico–Rio Piedras </p>
795. <p>Akemi Takeuchi, University of Maryland, College Park</p>
796. <p>Sofia Merchant-Dest, University of Maryland Global Campus in Adelphi</p>
797. <p>Gradon Robbins, University of Florida in Gainesville</p>
798. <p>Jason Sioeng, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona</p>
799. <p>Tyler Yuen, San Jose State University in San Jose, California</p>
800. <p>Dallin Nelson, Southern Utah University in Cedar City</p>
801. <p>Eric Stinemetz, University of Houston–Downtown</p>
802. <p>Lucas Nerbonne, Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont</p>
803. <p>Hope Jerris, Middlebury College</p>
804. <p>Jacob Dietrich, Indiana University, Southeast in New Albany</p>
805. <p>Jocelyn Mateo, Lorain County Community College in Elyria, Ohio</p>
806. <p>Samuel Brown, San Diego Mesa College in San Diego</p>
807. <p>Madison Stanford, Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles</p>
808. <p>Bryce McGimsey, Solano Community College in Fairfield, California</p>
809. <p>Noah Alayon, CUNY LaGuardia Community College in Queens, New York</p>
810. <p>Trevor Erwin, University of Texas at Austin</p>
811. <p>Ava Frost, Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts</p>
812. <p>Brianna Casey, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York</p>
813. <p>Fatima Mendoza, Texas Tech University in Lubbock</p>
814. <p>Daniel Voyles, Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California</p>
815. <p>Swaroop Sathyanarayanan, Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta</p>
816. <p>Jay Patel, Louisiana State University College of Engineering in Baton Rouge</p>
817. <p>Juliane Keiper, Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts</p>
818. <p>Emori Long, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University in Tallahassee</p>
819. <p>Scott Chang, University of Wisconsin–Madison</p>
820. <p>Hayden Ferrell, Arizona State University in Tempe</p>
821. <p>Isabella Musto, Denison University in Granville, Ohio</p>
822. <p>Elizabeth Kirby, College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina</p>
823. <p>The Europa Clipper mission’s three main science objectives are to determine the thickness of the moon’s icy shell and its surface interactions with the ocean below, to investigate its composition, and to characterize its geology. The mission’s detailed exploration of Europa will help scientists better understand the astrobiological potential for habitable worlds beyond our planet.</p>
824. <p>The Europa ICONS program is managed by the Planetary Science Division within NASA’s Science Mission Directorate in Washington and is part of a larger effort known as Clipper Next Gen, a decade-long strategy using the Europa Clipper mission to train and diversify the next generation of planetary scientists.</p>
825. <p>Managed by Caltech in Pasadena, California, JPL leads the development of the Europa Clipper mission in partnership with the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate in Washington. APL designed the main spacecraft body in collaboration with JPL and NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. The Planetary Missions Program Office at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, executes program management of the Europa Clipper mission.</p>
826. <p>For more information on the Europa ICONS program, visit:<br /><a href="https://science.nasa.gov/planetary-science/europa-clipper-icons-internships/" rel="noopener">https://science.nasa.gov/planetary-science/europa-clipper-icons-internships/</a></p>
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867. <p class="hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1">
868. <span>Asteroids</span><br />
869. <svg viewBox="0 0 32 32" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><circle class="color-nasa-red" cx="16" cy="16" r="16"></circle><path d="M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z" class="color-spacesuit-white"></path></svg>
870. </p>
871. </p></div>
872. </p></div>
873. <figure class="hds-media-background  "><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="600" src="https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Asteroid_Bennu-1.jpeg?w=800" class="attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536" alt="" style="transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;" block_context="nasa-block" srcset="https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Asteroid_Bennu-1.jpeg 800w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Asteroid_Bennu-1.jpeg?resize=300,225 300w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Asteroid_Bennu-1.jpeg?resize=768,576 768w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Asteroid_Bennu-1.jpeg?resize=400,300 400w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Asteroid_Bennu-1.jpeg?resize=600,450 600w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /></figure>
874. </p></div>
875. <p> </a><br />
876. <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/planetary-science/" class="mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0" rel="noopener"></p>
877. <div class="hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black">
878. <div class="skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200">
879. <div>
880. <p class="hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1">
881. <span>Planetary Science</span><br />
882. <svg viewBox="0 0 32 32" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><circle class="color-nasa-red" cx="16" cy="16" r="16"></circle><path d="M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z" class="color-spacesuit-white"></path></svg>
883. </p>
884. </p></div>
885. </p></div>
886. <figure class="hds-media-background  "><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="679" height="424" src="https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/saturn2-jpg.webp?w=679" class="attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536" alt="" style="transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;" block_context="nasa-block" srcset="https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/saturn2-jpg.webp 679w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/saturn2-jpg.webp?resize=300,187 300w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/saturn2-jpg.webp?resize=400,250 400w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/saturn2-jpg.webp?resize=600,375 600w" sizes="(max-width: 679px) 100vw, 679px" /></figure>
887. </p></div>
888. <p> </a><br />
889. <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/overview/" class="mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0" rel="noopener"></p>
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891. <div class="skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200">
892. <div>
893. <p class="hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1">
894. <span>Our Solar System</span><br />
895. <svg viewBox="0 0 32 32" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><circle class="color-nasa-red" cx="16" cy="16" r="16"></circle><path d="M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z" class="color-spacesuit-white"></path></svg>
896. </p>
897. </p></div>
898. </p></div>
899. <figure class="hds-media-background  "><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1536" height="864" src="https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/solar-system-illustration-16x9-1.jpg?w=1536" class="attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536" alt="" style="transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;" block_context="nasa-block" srcset="https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/solar-system-illustration-16x9-1.jpg 6600w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/solar-system-illustration-16x9-1.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/solar-system-illustration-16x9-1.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/solar-system-illustration-16x9-1.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/solar-system-illustration-16x9-1.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/solar-system-illustration-16x9-1.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/solar-system-illustration-16x9-1.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/solar-system-illustration-16x9-1.jpg?resize=600,337 600w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/solar-system-illustration-16x9-1.jpg?resize=900,506 900w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/solar-system-illustration-16x9-1.jpg?resize=1200,675 1200w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/solar-system-illustration-16x9-1.jpg?resize=2000,1125 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px" /></figure>
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902. <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/asteroids-comets-meteors/" class="mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0" rel="noopener"></p>
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905. <div>
906. <p class="hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1">
907. <span>Asteroids, Comets &#038; Meteors</span><br />
908. <svg viewBox="0 0 32 32" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><circle class="color-nasa-red" cx="16" cy="16" r="16"></circle><path d="M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z" class="color-spacesuit-white"></path></svg>
909. </p>
910. </p></div>
911. </p></div>
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924. <title>NASA Grants Support Academic Collaborations for STEM Student Success</title>
925. <link>https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-grants-support-academic-collaborations-for-stem-student-success/</link>
927. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Lauren E. Low]]></dc:creator>
928. <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 17:21:58 +0000</pubDate>
929. <category><![CDATA[STEM Engagement at NASA]]></category>
930. <category><![CDATA[Learning Resources]]></category>
931. <category><![CDATA[Opportunities For Students to Get Involved]]></category>
932. <category><![CDATA[Science Mission Directorate]]></category>
933. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.nasa.gov/?post_type=press-release&#038;p=655301</guid>
934.  
935. <description><![CDATA[NASA has awarded $3.9 million to 13 teams at under-resourced academic institutions across the country, to support collaborative projects with NASA that offer students mentorship and career development in science, technology, engineering, and math. This is the second round of seed funding awards given through the agency’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD) Bridge Program, which was [&#8230;]]]></description>
936. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="" class="hds-media hds-module wp-block-image"><div class="margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline"><div class="hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto"><figure class="hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover "><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/meatball.png"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1321" height="730" src="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/meatball.png?w=1321" class="attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048" alt="" style="transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;" block_context="nasa-block" srcset="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/meatball.png 1321w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/meatball.png?resize=300,166 300w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/meatball.png?resize=768,424 768w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/meatball.png?resize=1024,566 1024w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/meatball.png?resize=400,221 400w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/meatball.png?resize=600,332 600w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/meatball.png?resize=900,497 900w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/meatball.png?resize=1200,663 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 1321px) 100vw, 1321px" /></a></figure><figcaption class="hds-caption padding-y-2"><div class="hds-credits">Credit: NASA</div></figcaption></div></div></div>
937.  
938.  
939. <p>NASA has awarded $3.9 million to 13 teams at under-resourced academic institutions across the country, to support collaborative projects with NASA that offer students mentorship and career development in science, technology, engineering, and math.</p>
940.  
941.  
942.  
943. <p>This is the second round of seed funding awards given through the agency’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD) Bridge Program, which was established in 2022 to improve diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the science and engineering communities, as well as NASA’s workforce.</p>
944.  
945.  
946.  
947. <p>“We are thrilled to welcome 13 new teams into our community,” said Padi Boyd, director, SMD Bridge Program at NASA Headquarters in Washington. “We look forward to nurturing these collaborations between faculty and NASA researchers, while supporting the development of the next generation of researchers.”</p>
948.  
949.  
950.  
951. <p>NASA’s <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/smd-bridge-program/" rel="noopener">SMD Bridge Program</a> funds research projects at academic institutions – including Hispanic-serving institutions, historically Black colleges and universities, Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institutions, and primarily undergraduate institutions – that build or strengthen relationships with NASA. The projects offer hands-on training and mentorship for students that will help them transition into graduate schools, employment at NASA, or STEM careers.</p>
952.  
953.  
954.  
955. <p>In February, the program awarded a first round of seed funding to <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-awards-inaugural-grants-to-support-emerging-research-institutions/">11 teams</a>. This second cohort of grant recipients includes 13 teams with projects connected to seven NASA centers. A third round of seed funding will be awarded this summer.</p>
956.  
957.  
958.  
959. <p>The following projects were selected as the second cohort to receive seed funding:</p>
960.  
961.  
962.  
963. <p><strong>“Bubble Trapping and Ullage Formation in an Acoustic Field”</strong><br>Principal investigator: Kevin Crosby, Carthage College<br>This project, a collaboration between Carthage College and NASA’s Johnson Space Flight Center in Houston, will offer undergraduate students hands-on activities and training related to microgravity fluids and liquid propellant transfer, as well as the opportunity to work with high-school and middle-school students at under-resourced schools.</p>
964.  
965.  
966.  
967. <p><strong>“Expanding Heliophysics Scientific Discovery through HelioAnalytics”</strong><br>Principal investigator: M. Chantale Damas, Queensborough Community College<br>This project continues a collaboration between Queensborough Community College of the City University of New York and NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, to engage students in research that emphasizes the use of computer science, machine learning, and statistics to expand the discovery potential of Heliophysics data, models, and simulations.</p>
968.  
969.  
970.  
971. <p><strong>“Enhancing Ice Cloud Retrieval Through Multitask Machine Learning”</strong><br>Principal investigator: Leah Ding, American University<br>This collaboration between American University in Washington and NASA Goddard will develop machine learning techniques for analyzing satellite data to retrieve information about ice clouds, with interdisciplinary research and mentorship opportunities for students.</p>
972.  
973.  
974.  
975. <p><strong>“Analysis of Abiotic/Primordial Peptides with Noncanonical Amino Acids”</strong><br>Principal investigator: Jay Forsythe, College of Charleston<br>Student research and internship experiences through this project, a collaboration between the College of Charleston and NASA Goddard, will investigate how amino acid diversity affects chemical analysis, in support of research into the origins of life.</p>
976.  
977.  
978.  
979. <p><strong>“Facilitating Undergraduate Research Through the Development of Novel Gravity Gradiometers”</strong><br>Principal investigator: Charles Hoyle, Humboldt State University Sponsored Programs Foundation<br>This collaboration between Cal Poly Humboldt and NASA Goddard will support students with training, mentorship, and research in the development of novel gravity gradiometers for Earth science and fundamental physics investigations.</p>
980.  
981.  
982.  
983. <p><strong>“Supporting Opportunities for Cooperative Climate Education and Research at</strong><br><strong>Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College (SOCCER @ FDLTCC)”</strong><br>Principal investigator: Carl Lemke Oliver Sack, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities</p>
984.  
985.  
986.  
987. <p>This project will strengthen relationships between Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, local tribal agencies, NASA Goddard, and NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, to support students with mentorship and training in snow research, including how to accurately observe snow throughout the season in various landscapes.</p>
988.  
989.  
990.  
991. <p><strong>“Bridging NASA and Cal State LA Partnerships for Research Capacity Building in Remote Sensing”</strong><br>Principal investigator: Jingjing Li, California State University, Los Angeles<br>California State University, Los Angeles, will collaborate with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California (JPL) in this project to strengthen research capacity and student mentorship and training opportunities in the field of remote sensing, including applications for pre- and post-wildfire analysis.</p>
992.  
993.  
994.  
995. <p><strong>“Fusion of Lidar 3D Vegetation Structure Measurements and a Terrestrial Biosphere Model for Improved</strong><br><strong>Predictions of Current and Future Land Carbon Dynamics”</strong><br>Principal investigator: Wenge Ni-Meister, Hunter College<br>This collaboration, a project between Hunter College of the City University of New York and NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York (GISS), will offer student training as it aims to link lidar remote sensing of vegetation with modeling to improve our understanding of Earth’s ecosystem change.</p>
996.  
997.  
998.  
999. <p><strong>“Assessment and Development of Surface Coatings for Multifunctional Shape Memory Alloys (SMAs)”</strong><br>Principal investigator: Josiah Owusu-Danquah, Cleveland State University<br>This multidisciplinary project with Cleveland State University and NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland will advance student research and education in the field of advanced materials, focusing on surface coating materials that satisfy requirements for space systems and structures.</p>
1000.  
1001.  
1002.  
1003. <p><strong>“Student Construction and Deployment of Low Cost Sensor Network in Whittier, California”</strong><br>Principal investigator: Peter Peterson, Whittier College<br>This project, a collaboration with Whittier College and NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley, focuses on hands-on learning for students in the use of low-cost sensors and satellite-based measurements to study regional air pollution.</p>
1004.  
1005.  
1006.  
1007. <p><strong>“High Density Capacitive Energy Storage Using Multi-Layered Polymer-2D Nanofillers Heterostructure for Space Application”</strong><br>Principal investigator: Nihar Pradhan, Jackson State University<br>This collaborative project between Jackson State University and NASA JPL will offer undergraduate and high-school students research and training opportunities in the field of next-generation polymer-nanocomposites for energy storage.</p>
1008.  
1009.  
1010.  
1011. <p><strong>“Astrobiology Scholars Program Immersive Research Experience (ASPIRE)”</strong><br>Principal investigator: Andro Rios, San Jose State University Research Foundation<br>This project, a collaboration between Skyline College, San Jose State University, and NASA Ames, will give students an opportunity to conduct research that contributes to two pillars of astrobiology: origins of life and exobiology.</p>
1012.  
1013.  
1014.  
1015. <p><strong>“Fire &amp; Air: Burning Issues in the Central Valley: Unraveling Fire&#8217;s Influence on Air Quality, Fuel Mapping, and Carbon Dynamics”</strong><br>Principal investigator: Wing To, California State University, Stanislaus<br>This collaboration between California State University, Stanislaus, and NASA Ames will offer a multi-tiered mentorship and research program for students, as well as a year-long undergraduate program, to study ground-based air quality and wildfire fuel mapping.</p>
1016.  
1017.  
1018.  
1019. <p>Learn more about the SMD Bridge Program at:</p>
1020.  
1021.  
1022.  
1023. <p class="has-text-align-center"><a href="https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/smd-bridge-program/" rel="noopener">https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/smd-bridge-program/</a></p>
1024.  
1025.  
1026.  
1027. <p class="has-text-align-center">-end-</p>
1028.  
1029.  
1030.  
1031. <p>Alise Fisher<br>Headquarters, Washington<br>202-358-2546<br><a href="mailto:alise.m.fisher@nasa.gov">alise.m.fisher@nasa.gov</a></p>
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1090. <title>NASA SCoPE PI, Meenakshi Wadhwa, inducted to National Academy of Sciences</title>
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1100. <description><![CDATA[On April 26, 2024, the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) welcomed a new cohort of outstanding members into its ranks, including Principal Investigator (PI) Meenakshi Wadhwa of NASA SCoPE – the NASA Science Mission Directorate Community of Practice for Education. At the induction ceremony, 120 new members and 23 international members were welcomed, expanding the […]]]></description>
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1105. <h1 class="display-48 margin-bottom-2">NASA SCoPE PI, Meenakshi Wadhwa, inducted to National Academy of Sciences</h1>
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1109. <p>On April 26, 2024, the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) welcomed a new cohort of outstanding members into its ranks, including Principal Investigator (PI) <a href="https://www.nasonline.org/member-directory/members/20011249.html" rel="noopener">Meenakshi Wadhwa</a> of <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/sciact-team/smd-community-of-practice-for-education/" rel="noopener">NASA SCoPE</a> – the NASA Science Mission Directorate Community of Practice for Education. At the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgyURImLHkQ" rel="noopener">induction ceremony</a>, 120 new members and 23 international members were welcomed, expanding the NAS’s active membership to 2,565 and its international membership to 526.</p>
1110. <p>Wadhwa’s induction into the NAS recognized her groundbreaking contributions to planetary sciences and her ongoing commitment to original research. Wadhwa has been instrumental in advancing our understanding of the solar system’s formation and evolution. Her innovative work in high-precision isotope analyses of planetary materials has significantly expanded our knowledge in this field.</p>
1111. <p>“I am honored and humbled to be among those included in this NAS class,” Wadhwa said. “I believe though that this honor reflects, more than anything, the incredible intellectual environment and amazing opportunities I have had during my nearly 18 years at ASU, and the caliber of the colleagues, postdocs and students I’ve had the good fortune to work with here.”</p>
1112. <p>In addition to her role at NASA SCoPE, Wadhwa also serves as the Director of Arizona State University’s School of Earth and Space Exploration and as the Mars Sample Return Principal Scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. Her leadership and expertise has contributed to numerous advancements in planetary science.</p>
1113. <p>Wadhwa’s contributions to the field have been widely recognized, with numerous awards and honors, including being named a Geochemistry Fellow of the Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry, as well as receiving the J. Lawrence Smith Medal of the National Academy of Sciences. Furthermore, asteroid 8356 was named 8356 Wadhwa in acknowledgment of her significant contributions to meteoritics and planetary science.</p>
1114. <p>The National Academy of Sciences, established in 1863, is a prestigious institution that recognizes scientific achievement through membership election. Alongside the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Medicine, it provides valuable science, engineering, and health policy advice to the federal government and other organizations.</p>
1115. <p>NASA SCoPE is supported by NASA under cooperative agreement award number 80NSSC21M0006 and is part of NASA’s Science Activation Portfolio. Learn more about how Science Activation connects NASA science experts, real content, and experiences with community leaders to do science in ways that activate minds and promote deeper understanding of our world and beyond: <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/learn" rel="noopener">https://science.nasa.gov/learn</a></p>
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1275. <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/james-webb-space-telescope/" class="mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0" rel="noopener"></p>
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1277. <div class="skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200">
1278. <div>
1279. <h3 class="hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1">
1280. <span>James Webb Space Telescope</span><br />
1281. <svg viewBox="0 0 32 32" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><circle class="color-nasa-red" cx="16" cy="16" r="16"></circle><path d="M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z" class="color-spacesuit-white"></path></svg><br />
1282. </h3>
1283. <p class="margin-bottom-0 margin-top-2 color-carbon-20-important">Webb is the premier observatory of the next decade, serving thousands of astronomers worldwide. It studies every phase in the…</p>
1284. </p></div>
1285. </p></div>
1286. <figure class="hds-media-background  "><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1536" height="890" src="https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/main-image-star-forming-region-carina-nircam-final-5mb-1-jpeg.webp?w=1536" class="attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536" alt="" style="transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;" block_context="nasa-block" srcset="https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/main-image-star-forming-region-carina-nircam-final-5mb-1-jpeg.webp 3600w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/main-image-star-forming-region-carina-nircam-final-5mb-1-jpeg.webp?resize=300,174 300w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/main-image-star-forming-region-carina-nircam-final-5mb-1-jpeg.webp?resize=768,445 768w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/main-image-star-forming-region-carina-nircam-final-5mb-1-jpeg.webp?resize=1024,593 1024w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/main-image-star-forming-region-carina-nircam-final-5mb-1-jpeg.webp?resize=1536,890 1536w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/main-image-star-forming-region-carina-nircam-final-5mb-1-jpeg.webp?resize=2048,1186 2048w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/main-image-star-forming-region-carina-nircam-final-5mb-1-jpeg.webp?resize=400,232 400w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/main-image-star-forming-region-carina-nircam-final-5mb-1-jpeg.webp?resize=600,348 600w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/main-image-star-forming-region-carina-nircam-final-5mb-1-jpeg.webp?resize=900,521 900w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/main-image-star-forming-region-carina-nircam-final-5mb-1-jpeg.webp?resize=1200,695 1200w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/main-image-star-forming-region-carina-nircam-final-5mb-1-jpeg.webp?resize=2000,1158 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px" /></figure>
1287. </p></div>
1288. <p> </a><br />
1289. <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/perseverance-rover/" class="mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0" rel="noopener"></p>
1290. <div class="hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black">
1291. <div class="skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200">
1292. <div>
1293. <h3 class="hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1">
1294. <span>Perseverance Rover</span><br />
1295. <svg viewBox="0 0 32 32" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><circle class="color-nasa-red" cx="16" cy="16" r="16"></circle><path d="M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z" class="color-spacesuit-white"></path></svg><br />
1296. </h3>
1297. <p class="margin-bottom-0 margin-top-2 color-carbon-20-important">This rover and its aerial sidekick were assigned to study the geology of Mars and seek signs of ancient microbial…</p>
1298. </p></div>
1299. </p></div>
1300. <figure class="hds-media-background  "><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1536" height="864" src="https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/jpegpia24836.height-1024-jpg.webp?w=1536" class="attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536" alt="" style="transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;" block_context="nasa-block" srcset="https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/jpegpia24836.height-1024-jpg.webp 1820w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/jpegpia24836.height-1024-jpg.webp?resize=300,169 300w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/jpegpia24836.height-1024-jpg.webp?resize=768,432 768w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/jpegpia24836.height-1024-jpg.webp?resize=1024,576 1024w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/jpegpia24836.height-1024-jpg.webp?resize=1536,864 1536w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/jpegpia24836.height-1024-jpg.webp?resize=400,225 400w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/jpegpia24836.height-1024-jpg.webp?resize=600,338 600w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/jpegpia24836.height-1024-jpg.webp?resize=900,506 900w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/jpegpia24836.height-1024-jpg.webp?resize=1200,675 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px" /></figure>
1301. </p></div>
1302. <p> </a><br />
1303. <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/parker-solar-probe/" class="mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0" rel="noopener"></p>
1304. <div class="hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black">
1305. <div class="skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200">
1306. <div>
1307. <h3 class="hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1">
1308. <span>Parker Solar Probe</span><br />
1309. <svg viewBox="0 0 32 32" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><circle class="color-nasa-red" cx="16" cy="16" r="16"></circle><path d="M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z" class="color-spacesuit-white"></path></svg><br />
1310. </h3>
1311. <p class="margin-bottom-0 margin-top-2 color-carbon-20-important">On a mission to “touch the Sun,” NASA&#8217;s Parker Solar Probe became the first spacecraft to fly through the corona…</p>
1312. </p></div>
1313. </p></div>
1314. <figure class="hds-media-background  "><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1536" height="1536" src="https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/observingsunposter-jpg.webp?w=1536" class="attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536" alt="" style="transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;" block_context="nasa-block" srcset="https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/observingsunposter-jpg.webp 2850w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/observingsunposter-jpg.webp?resize=150,150 150w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/observingsunposter-jpg.webp?resize=300,300 300w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/observingsunposter-jpg.webp?resize=768,768 768w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/observingsunposter-jpg.webp?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/observingsunposter-jpg.webp?resize=1536,1536 1536w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/observingsunposter-jpg.webp?resize=2048,2048 2048w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/observingsunposter-jpg.webp?resize=50,50 50w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/observingsunposter-jpg.webp?resize=100,100 100w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/observingsunposter-jpg.webp?resize=200,200 200w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/observingsunposter-jpg.webp?resize=400,400 400w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/observingsunposter-jpg.webp?resize=600,600 600w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/observingsunposter-jpg.webp?resize=900,900 900w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/observingsunposter-jpg.webp?resize=1200,1200 1200w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/observingsunposter-jpg.webp?resize=2000,2000 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px" /></figure>
1315. </p></div>
1316. <p> </a><br />
1317. <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/juno/" class="mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0" rel="noopener"></p>
1318. <div class="hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black">
1319. <div class="skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200">
1320. <div>
1321. <h3 class="hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1">
1322. <span>Juno</span><br />
1323. <svg viewBox="0 0 32 32" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><circle class="color-nasa-red" cx="16" cy="16" r="16"></circle><path d="M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z" class="color-spacesuit-white"></path></svg><br />
1324. </h3>
1325. <p class="margin-bottom-0 margin-top-2 color-carbon-20-important">NASA’s Juno spacecraft entered orbit around Jupiter in 2016, the first explorer to peer below the planet&#8217;s dense clouds to…</p>
1326. </p></div>
1327. </p></div>
1328. <figure class="hds-media-background  "><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1187" height="1536" src="https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/jpegpia21771.width-1600-jpg.webp?w=1187" class="attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536" alt="" style="transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;" block_context="nasa-block" srcset="https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/jpegpia21771.width-1600-jpg.webp 1600w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/jpegpia21771.width-1600-jpg.webp?resize=232,300 232w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/jpegpia21771.width-1600-jpg.webp?resize=768,994 768w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/jpegpia21771.width-1600-jpg.webp?resize=791,1024 791w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/jpegpia21771.width-1600-jpg.webp?resize=1187,1536 1187w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/jpegpia21771.width-1600-jpg.webp?resize=1583,2048 1583w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/jpegpia21771.width-1600-jpg.webp?resize=309,400 309w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/jpegpia21771.width-1600-jpg.webp?resize=464,600 464w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/jpegpia21771.width-1600-jpg.webp?resize=696,900 696w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/jpegpia21771.width-1600-jpg.webp?resize=928,1200 928w, https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/jpegpia21771.width-1600-jpg.webp?resize=1546,2000 1546w" sizes="(max-width: 1187px) 100vw, 1187px" /></figure>
1329. </p></div>
1330. <p> </a>
1331. </div>
1332. </p></div>
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1339. <item>
1340. <title>NASA Grant Brings Students at Underserved Institutions to the Stars</title>
1341. <link>https://www.nasa.gov/science-research/planetary-science/astrobiology/nasa-grant-brings-students-at-underserved-institutions-to-the-stars/</link>
1343. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Anthony Greicius]]></dc:creator>
1344. <pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2024 15:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
1345. <category><![CDATA[Astrobiology]]></category>
1346. <category><![CDATA[Internships]]></category>
1347. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.nasa.gov/?p=652491</guid>
1348.  
1349. <description><![CDATA[At the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, interns from Cal State LA are learning key skills studying the origins of life. What does wastewater management in Los Angeles have to do with the search for life on Mars? Eduardo Martinez certainly didn’t make the connection when he was pursuing a master’s in civil engineering. Not at [&#8230;]]]></description>
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1352. <div id="" class="hds-image-carousel grid-container grid-container-block padding-top-8 padding-bottom-8 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-image-carousel"> <div class="hds-carousel-wrapper">
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1357. <div class="hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto"><figure class="hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover "><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="640" height="427" src="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/1-julia-chavez-conducting-an-experiment.jpg?w=640" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="Julia Chavez" style="transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 5% 9%; object-position: 5% 9%; object-fit: cover;" block_context="nasa-block" srcset="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/1-julia-chavez-conducting-an-experiment.jpg 2000w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/1-julia-chavez-conducting-an-experiment.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/1-julia-chavez-conducting-an-experiment.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/1-julia-chavez-conducting-an-experiment.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/1-julia-chavez-conducting-an-experiment.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/1-julia-chavez-conducting-an-experiment.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/1-julia-chavez-conducting-an-experiment.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/1-julia-chavez-conducting-an-experiment.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/1-julia-chavez-conducting-an-experiment.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></figure><figcaption class="hds-caption padding-y-2"><div class="hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0">Julia Chavez examines an experiment within an oxygen-free chamber at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in March. Chavez is one of several students from California State University, Los Angeles who are interning at JPL’s Origins and Habitability Lab.</div><div class="hds-credits">NASA/JPL-Caltech</div></figcaption></div> </div>
1358. </figure>
1359. </div>
1360. <div class="display-block width-full">
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1363. <div class="hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto"><figure class="hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover "><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="640" height="427" src="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2-cathy-trejo-shows-off-a-martian-simulant.jpg?w=640" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="Cathy Trejo" style="transform: scale(1.02); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;" block_context="nasa-block" srcset="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2-cathy-trejo-shows-off-a-martian-simulant.jpg 2000w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2-cathy-trejo-shows-off-a-martian-simulant.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2-cathy-trejo-shows-off-a-martian-simulant.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2-cathy-trejo-shows-off-a-martian-simulant.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2-cathy-trejo-shows-off-a-martian-simulant.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2-cathy-trejo-shows-off-a-martian-simulant.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2-cathy-trejo-shows-off-a-martian-simulant.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2-cathy-trejo-shows-off-a-martian-simulant.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2-cathy-trejo-shows-off-a-martian-simulant.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></figure><figcaption class="hds-caption padding-y-2"><div class="hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0">Cathy Trejo (right) shows off a tube filled with pebbles designed to mimic Martian regolith. During experiments, fluid is flushed through the tube many times, giving JPL astrobiology interns like Trejo and Julia Chaves (left) the chance to study how chemicals may have interacted with water on Mars billions of years ago.</div><div class="hds-credits">NASA/JPL-Caltech</div></figcaption></div> </div>
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1377.  
1378.  
1379. <p><em>At the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, interns from Cal State LA are learning key skills studying the origins of life.</em></p>
1380.  
1381.  
1382.  
1383. <p>What does wastewater management in Los Angeles have to do with the search for life on Mars? Eduardo Martinez certainly didn’t make the connection when he was pursuing a master’s in civil engineering. Not at first. Then his professor pointed him toward an internship opportunity at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory for astrobiology, the study of life’s origins and the possibility of life beyond Earth.</p>
1384.  
1385.  
1386.  
1387. <p>That professor, Arezoo Khodayari of California State University, Los Angeles, helped Martinez understand the chemistry common to both fields. Soon, Martinez saw that just as phosphorous, nitrogen, and other chemicals in wastewater can fuel algal blooms in the ocean, they can potentially provide energy for microbial life on other planets.</p>
1388.  
1389.  
1390. <div id="" class="hds-media hds-module wp-block-image"><div class="margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline"><div class="hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto"><figure class="hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none "><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/e1-a-lab-grown-chimney.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1797" height="1161" src="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/e1-a-lab-grown-chimney.jpg?w=1797" class="attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048" alt="Interns working in JPL’s Origins and Habitability Lab" style="transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;" block_context="nasa-block" srcset="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/e1-a-lab-grown-chimney.jpg 1797w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/e1-a-lab-grown-chimney.jpg?resize=300,194 300w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/e1-a-lab-grown-chimney.jpg?resize=768,496 768w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/e1-a-lab-grown-chimney.jpg?resize=1024,662 1024w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/e1-a-lab-grown-chimney.jpg?resize=1536,992 1536w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/e1-a-lab-grown-chimney.jpg?resize=400,258 400w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/e1-a-lab-grown-chimney.jpg?resize=600,388 600w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/e1-a-lab-grown-chimney.jpg?resize=900,581 900w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/e1-a-lab-grown-chimney.jpg?resize=1200,775 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 1797px) 100vw, 1797px" /></a></figure><figcaption class="hds-caption padding-y-2"><div class="hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0">Interns working in JPL’s Origins and Habitability Lab grow fingerlike mineral structures like the one shown here to simulate oceans on early Earth — and possibly other planets. By studying how these structures form in the lab, scientists hope to learn more about potential life-creating chemical reactions. </div><div class="hds-credits">NASA/JPL-Caltech</div></figcaption></div></div></div>
1391.  
1392.  
1393. <p>“Once I got a taste of planetary science, I knew I needed more,” said Martinez, who did the internship while finishing his degree at Cal State LA, where more than 70% of students are Latino and few have historically participated in NASA research. “If not for JPL, I would have stopped with my master’s.” Now he’s pursuing a doctorate in geosciences at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.</p>
1394.  
1395.  
1396.  
1397. <p>The inspiration that connects both fields lies at the core of a new NASA grant. Khodayari and Laurie Barge, who runs JPL’s <a href="https://origins-habitability.jpl.nasa.gov/" rel="noopener">Origins and Habitability Laboratory</a>, have received funding for up to six paid JPL internships over two years. The intent is to help develop the next generation of space-minded scientists from the students at Cal State LA.</p>
1398.  
1399.  
1400.  
1401. <p>The grant — <a href="https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-awards-inaugural-grants-to-support-emerging-research-institutions" rel="noopener">one of 11</a> recently awarded to emerging research universities by NASA’s Science Mission Directorate Bridge Program — helps underrepresented students learn more about astrobiology and perform NASA-sponsored research.</p>
1402.  
1403.  
1404.  
1405. <p>“As a large employer in Southern California, we have a duty to invest in our local communities,” Barge said of JPL’s role in the effort. “It makes NASA and its science more accessible to everyone.”</p>
1406.  
1407.  
1408. <div id="" class="hds-media hds-module wp-block-image"><div class="margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline"><div class="hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto"><figure class="hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none "><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/e2-laurie-barge-and-arezoo-khodayari-and-jessica-weber.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2000" height="1333" src="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/e2-laurie-barge-and-arezoo-khodayari-and-jessica-weber.jpg?w=2000" class="attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048" alt="JPL’s Laurie Barge" style="transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;" block_context="nasa-block" srcset="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/e2-laurie-barge-and-arezoo-khodayari-and-jessica-weber.jpg 2000w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/e2-laurie-barge-and-arezoo-khodayari-and-jessica-weber.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/e2-laurie-barge-and-arezoo-khodayari-and-jessica-weber.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/e2-laurie-barge-and-arezoo-khodayari-and-jessica-weber.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/e2-laurie-barge-and-arezoo-khodayari-and-jessica-weber.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/e2-laurie-barge-and-arezoo-khodayari-and-jessica-weber.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/e2-laurie-barge-and-arezoo-khodayari-and-jessica-weber.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/e2-laurie-barge-and-arezoo-khodayari-and-jessica-weber.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/e2-laurie-barge-and-arezoo-khodayari-and-jessica-weber.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px" /></a></figure><figcaption class="hds-caption padding-y-2"><div class="hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0">JPL’s Laurie Barge (far right) and California State University, Los Angeles’ Arezoo Khodayari (second from left) have collaborated for 10 years to bring interns to Barge’s astrobiology lab. JPL’s Jessica Weber (second from right) is also an astrobiologist in the lab; Julia Chavez (far left) and Cathy Trejo (center) are interns.</div><div class="hds-credits">NASA/JPL-Caltech</div></figcaption></div></div></div>
1409.  
1410.  
1411. <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Building Community</strong></h3>
1412.  
1413.  
1414.  
1415. <p>Barge and Khodayari have been informally collaborating for 10 years, designing experiments to try to answer questions in their respective fields. Of the four Cal State LA interns Barge has hosted so far, two — <a href="https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsearthspacechem.3c00218" rel="noopener">including Martinez</a> — have been lead authors on published research papers.</p>
1416.  
1417.  
1418.  
1419. <p>“It is a great accomplishment to publish in a prestigious, peer-reviewed journal, especially as the first author,” Khodayari said. “It’s inspiring to see students from Cal State LA, which is primarily a teaching institution, provided research opportunities that result in these kinds of journal publications.”</p>
1420.  
1421.  
1422.  
1423. <p>She notes that many of her students work multiple jobs, so a paid internship means they can focus entirely on their studies without sacrificing essential income. And, Khodayari added, “they get exposure to a field far from their reality.”</p>
1424.  
1425.  
1426.  
1427. <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Tools and Skills</strong></h3>
1428.  
1429.  
1430.  
1431. <p>In Barge’s lab, dark, fingerlike mineral structures grow in beakers of cloudy liquid meant to simulate oceans on early Earth — and possibly on other planets. By studying how these structures form in the lab, scientists like Barge hope to learn more about the potential life-creating chemical reactions that take place around similar structures, called chimneys, that develop on the ocean floor around <a href="https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/simulating-early-ocean-vents-shows-lifes-building-blocks-form-under-pressure" rel="noopener">hydrothermal vents</a>.</p>
1432.  
1433.  
1434.  
1435. <p>“We learned so much in Laurie’s lab,” said Erika Flores, Barge’s first Cal State LA intern. “Not only are you working independently on your own projects, you’re collaborating with other interns and even other divisions at JPL.”</p>
1436.  
1437.  
1438.  
1439. <p>The middle of five children, Flores was the first in her family to graduate from high school. She initially attended University of California, Berkeley but felt isolated. After returning home, she earned her bachelor’s degree and began studying with Khodayari at Cal State LA.</p>
1440.  
1441.  
1442.  
1443. <p>Although she decided not to become a planetary scientist – “I considered it, but I didn’t want to spend another five years on a Ph.D.; I was ready to get a job” – Flores credits the JPL internship with helping her overcome a case of impostor syndrome. Equipped with a master’s that she completed during her internship, she now works for the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts, overseeing 13 pumping plants that route wastewater to treatment plants.</p>
1444.  
1445.  
1446.  
1447. <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Interplanetary Connections</strong></h3>
1448.  
1449.  
1450.  
1451. <p>Like Flores, current Cal State LA intern Cathy Trejo wants to improve the world through clean water. She’s studying to be an environmental engineer, with a focus beyond wastewater.</p>
1452.  
1453.  
1454.  
1455. <p>But she was excited to see the parallels between Earth-bound science and planetary science during her internship. Learning to use mass spectrometers has even inspired her. <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/mission/msl-curiosity/" rel="noopener">NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover</a> has a mass spectrometer, the <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/mission/msl-curiosity/science-instruments/#h-sample-analysis-at-mars-sam-instrument-suite" rel="noopener">Sample Analysis at Mars</a> instrument, that measures the composition of different gases.</p>
1456.  
1457.  
1458.  
1459. <p>“Understanding the instruments we use on Mars has helped me better understand how we study chemistry here on Earth,” Trejo said.</p>
1460.  
1461.  
1462.  
1463. <p>She is fascinated that cumbersome lab instruments can be miniaturized to be taken to other planets, and that scientists are beginning to miniaturize similar instruments that could identify pollutants at Superfund sites.</p>
1464.  
1465.  
1466.  
1467. <p>Barge isn’t giving up hope that Trejo will stick with planetary science, but she’s just happy to help a budding scientist develop. “I hope these student research opportunities offer an appreciation for planetary exploration and how our work at NASA relates to important questions in other fields,” she said.</p>
1468.  
1469.  
1470.  
1471. <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>News Media Contacts</strong></h3>
1472.  
1473.  
1474.  
1475. <p>Andrew Good<br>Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.<br>818-393-2433<br><a href="mailto:andrew.c.good@jpl.nasa.gov">andrew.c.good@jpl.nasa.gov</a></p>
1476.  
1477.  
1478.  
1479. <p>Karen Fox / Alise Fisher<br>NASA Headquarters, Washington<br>301-286-6284 / 202 358-2546<br><a href="mailto:karen.c.fox@nasa.gov">karen.c.fox@nasa.gov</a> / <a href="mailto:alise.m.fisher@nasa.gov">alise.m.fisher@nasa.gov</a></p>
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1673. <title>NASA Finds New Homes for Artemis Generation of ‘Moon Trees’ Across US</title>
1674. <link>https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-finds-new-homes-for-artemis-generation-of-moon-trees-across-us/</link>
1676. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Lauren E. Low]]></dc:creator>
1677. <pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2024 18:47:31 +0000</pubDate>
1678. <category><![CDATA[Learning Resources]]></category>
1679. <category><![CDATA[Artemis 1]]></category>
1680. <category><![CDATA[Astronauts]]></category>
1681. <category><![CDATA[STEM Engagement at NASA]]></category>
1682. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.nasa.gov/?post_type=press-release&#038;p=653651</guid>
1683.  
1684. <description><![CDATA[After careful review of hundreds of applications, NASA has selected organizations from across the country to receive ‘Moon Tree’ seedlings that flew around the Moon on the agency’s Artemis I mission in 2022, to plant in their communities. Notifications to selected institutions will be made in phases, with the first beginning this spring, followed by [&#8230;]]]></description>
1685. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="" class="hds-media hds-module wp-block-image"><div class="margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline"><div class="hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto"><figure class="hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover "><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/moon-tree1.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1536" height="2048" src="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/moon-tree1.jpg?w=1536" class="attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048" alt="" style="transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 38% 26%; object-position: 38% 26%; object-fit: cover;" block_context="nasa-block" srcset="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/moon-tree1.jpg 2268w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/moon-tree1.jpg?resize=225,300 225w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/moon-tree1.jpg?resize=768,1024 768w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/moon-tree1.jpg?resize=1152,1536 1152w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/moon-tree1.jpg?resize=1536,2048 1536w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/moon-tree1.jpg?resize=300,400 300w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/moon-tree1.jpg?resize=450,600 450w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/moon-tree1.jpg?resize=675,900 675w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/moon-tree1.jpg?resize=900,1200 900w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/moon-tree1.jpg?resize=1500,2000 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px" /></a></figure><figcaption class="hds-caption padding-y-2"><div class="hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0">Photo of a Loblolly Pine Artemis I Moon Tree during a tree dedication ceremony at the North Carolina Governor&#8217;s mansion on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. </div><div class="hds-credits">Credits: NASA/OLIA</div></figcaption></div></div></div>
1686.  
1687.  
1688. <p>After careful review of hundreds of applications, NASA has selected organizations from across the country to receive ‘Moon Tree’ seedlings that flew around the Moon on the agency’s Artemis I mission in 2022, to plant in their communities. Notifications to selected institutions will be made in phases, with the first beginning this spring, followed by notifications in fall 2024, spring 2025, and fall 2025.</p>
1689.  
1690.  
1691.  
1692. <p>NASA chose institutions based on criteria that evaluated their suitability to care for the various tree species and their ability to maximize educational opportunities around the life and growth of the tree in their communities.</p>
1693.  
1694.  
1695.  
1696. <p>“A new era of Moon trees will one day stand tall in communities across America,” said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. “NASA is bringing the spirit of exploration back down to Earth because space belongs to everyone. The Artemis Generation will carry forth these seedlings that will be fertile ground for creativity, inspiration, and discovery for years to come.”</p>
1697.  
1698.  
1699.  
1700. <p>To commemorate the Artemis I Moon Trees, Artemis II NASA astronaut Christina Koch visited her home state of North Carolina and participated in a tree dedication ceremony at the Governor’s Mansion on April 24. She will be honored by her alma mater White Oak High School, one of many Moon Tree recipients, on Thursday. Since returning to Earth, the tree seeds have been germinating under the care of the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) Forest Service, as NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement’s <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/for-educators/">Next Generation STEM</a> project and the agency’s Office of Strategic Infrastructure’s Logistics Management division worked to identify their new homes.</p>
1701.  
1702.  
1703.  
1704. <p>“Together, NASA and the Forest Service will deliver a piece of science history to communities across our nation,” said Mike Kincaid, associate administrator, NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement. “Through this partnership, future explorers, scientists, and environmentalists will have the opportunity to nurture and be inspired by these Artemis artifacts in the community where they live, work, and learn.”</p>
1705.  
1706.  
1707.  
1708. <p>The Artemis I Moon Trees, rooted in the legacy of the original Moon Trees flown by NASA astronaut Stuart Roosa during Apollo 14, journeyed 270,000 miles from Earth <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/nasa-usda-forest-service-fly-next-generation-of-moon-tree-seeds-on-artemis-i/">aboard</a> the Orion spacecraft. &nbsp;A diverse array of tree species, including sycamores, sweetgums, Douglas firs, loblolly pines, and giant sequoias, were flown around the surface of the Moon. The first batch of seedlings will ship to almost 50 institutions across 48 contiguous U.S. states.</p>
1709.  
1710.  
1711.  
1712. <p>“What an incredible journey these future Moon Trees have already been on, and we’re excited for them to begin the final journey to permanent homes on campuses and institutions across the country,” said Forest Service Chief Randy Moore. “We hope these trees will stand for centuries to come for the public’s enjoyment, inspiring future generations of scientists and land stewards.&#8221;&nbsp;</p>
1713.  
1714.  
1715.  
1716. <p>Moon Tree recipients will be invited to share their efforts to engage with the public and K-12 learners at quarterly virtual gatherings beginning in summer 2024. Information on educational resources and activities available to educators to share the story and science of Moon Trees with their students can be found <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/nasa-stem-artemis-moon-trees/">online</a>.</p>
1717.  
1718.  
1719.  
1720. <p>Next Gen STEM is a project within <a href="https://stem.nasa.gov/" rel="noopener">NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement</a>, which develops unique resources and experiences to spark student interest in science, technology, engineering, and math, and build a skilled and diverse next generation workforce.</p>
1721.  
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1723.  
1724. <p>For the latest NASA STEM events, activities, and news, visit:</p>
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1728. <p class="has-text-align-center"><a href="https://stem.nasa.gov/" rel="noopener">https://stem.nasa.gov/</a></p>
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1735.  
1736. <p>Gerelle Dodson<br>Headquarters, Washington<br>202-358-4637<br><a href="mailto:gerelle.q.dodson@nasa.gov">gerelle.q.dodson@nasa.gov</a></p>
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