Amateur astronomers and Girl Scouts are getting the chance to go to Goddard for a weeklong intensive space science workshop as part of the "Girl Scouts: Reaching for the Stars" NASA grant. As part of this program, the Night Sky Network has created a special webpage full of resources to help amateurs work with Girl Scouts as they work towards their new "Space Sciences" badges. Find out more inside! read more

Fireballs in the Sky is a citizen science program whose goal is to better understand the origins of the solar system by observing the paths of meteors as they streak across the sky. With the help of volunteers around the world the pre-fall orbits of many of these meteors can be reconstructed; sometimes, the landing sites of a few of the surviving meteorites can even be pinpointed! Find out how contribute your fireball observations to this project inside. read more

Night Sky Network astronomy clubs have reported more than 4 million visitors at their events nationwide. These events featured club members showing the public the wonders of the universe using NASA materials. Congratulations to all the hardworking outreach volunteers at clubs around the USA! read more