
Free Online Workshop: Confidence and Curiosity: Girls at the Telescope
Did you miss our earlier sessions? Fear not! The Night Sky Network and Reach for the Stars: NASA Science for Girl Scouts have teamed up to offer another round of free online workshops for amateur astronomers about the new Space Science badges and best practices for engaging Girl Scouts with astronomy. Find more details inside- and sign up before February 28!
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Nominate Your Favorite Astronomer for an Award from the ASP!
Nominate an amazing astronomer for an award from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific! Give an award to someone that truly deserves it: your mentor, a fellow amateur who has made incredible scientific contributions to astronomy, or your club's outreach superstar! The nomination deadline is March 1, 2021; find out how to nominate your favorite hard-working astronomers inside.
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Landing on Mars: A Tricky Feat!
The Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter will land in Mars's Jezero crater on February 18, 2021, NASA's latest mission to explore the red planet. Landing on Mars is an incredibly difficult feat that has challenged engineers for decades: while missions like Curiosity have succeeded, its surface is littered with the wreckage of many failures as well.
Why is landing on Mars so difficult? Find out in our latest article!
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