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Night Sky Network members joined Dr. Kelly Lepo on May 19, 2022, when she presented her talk: What to Expect from the James Webb Space Telescope's First Year of Science.
Night Sky Network members joined Colby Ostberg the evening of April 26, 2022, when he presented his talk: Venuses Near and Far: How the study of exo-Venuses complement in-situ Venus missions like DAVINCI
NASA Night Sky Network members joined Denise Smith and Holly Ryer share with us how NSN clubs can participate in sharing Webb First Images with their communities!
The NASA Night Sky Network joined Dr. David Williams on February 15, 2022 as he discussed an upcoming NASA mission to investigate Psyche, the largest M-type asteroid in the Solar System.
NASA Night Sky Network members joined Dr. Jerry Bonnell from NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for the best of APOD for 2021, on Tuesday, December 7, 2021.
On Monday, January 10, Dr. Jessica Taylor from NASA's Langley Research Center shared with us how you can provide data to NASA even on cloudy days with the NASA GLOBE program and the upcoming Cloud Challenge!
On Monday, November 22, 2021, NASA Night Sky Network members joined Erika Blumenfeld from NASA's ARES program at the Johnson Space Center as she shared details of their new Astromaterials 3D project.
NASA Night Sky Network on September 8, 2021 heard Andrea Jones help folks prepare for this year's activities for International Observe the Moon Night.
The NASA Night Sky Network joined Robert Zellem on October 28, 2021, to discuss exoplanets, the science behind exoplanet research and discovery, and the hunt for evidence of life in our galaxy.
On September 21 NASA Night Sky Network members joined Dr. Paul Abell as he shared plans for the DART mission, a planetary defence mission which will demonstrate a technique to change the motion of an asteroid in space.
NASA Night Sky Network members joined on Dr. Nicholeen Viall on July 20, 2021 for an update on NASA's PUNCH mission to study the Sun's corona.
The NASA Night Sky Network was joined by Dr. Casey Honniball on May 20, 2021 when she brought us an update on the Artemis program and plans for creating a sustainable human presence on the Moon.
On June 22, 2021, Night Sky Network members joined Dr. Karl Battams for an overview of sungrazing comets, and how you can contribute to their study through the Sungrazer Citizen Science project.
The NASA Night Sky Network on August 18, 2021 heard Dr. Cathy Olkin give an update on NASA's Lucy Mission to visit Jupiter's Trojan Asteroids.
Members joined the NASA Night Sky Network in April 2021 for a conversation with three citizen science project leaders and David Eicher, the Editor-in-Chief of Astronomy Magazine
NASA Night Sky Network members joined us on March 23, 2021 to hear Dr. Kelly Lepo update us with the latest on the James Webb Space Telescope.
NASA Night Sky Network heard Kelly Beatty discuss the impact of light pollution on society, and our ability to view the night sky in January 2021.
The NASA Night Sky Network joined Robert Nemiroff on Thursday, December 17 for a tour of the highlights from the Astronomy Picture of the Day archive for 2020.
NASA Night Sky Network members joined Carl Hergenrother on Tuesday, November 17, 2020 for the latest updates on the OSIRIS-REx mission to asteroid Bennu.
In Oct 2020, the Night Sky Network heard Dr. Kathy Campbell explore the what, how and why in the quest for life in the Solar System in the current and coming decades.
On August 25, 2020 Night Sky Network members joined us to hear Dr. Cynthia Evans tell us about NASA's search for meteorites in Antarctica.
The NASA Night Sky Network held a webinar on Thursday, September 10, 2020, to help folks prepare for this year's activities for International Observe the Moon Night.
Dr. Emily Levesque joined the NASA Night Sky Network on September 17, 2020 to share the science and adventures behind what it's like to be a professional astronomer and work at the world's cutting-edge observatories.
Dr. Teresa Nieves-Chinchilla of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center joined the NASA Night Sky Network on July 23, 2020 and shared an update on the Solar Orbiter mission.
Night Sky Network members enjoyed a webinar on June 16, 2020 hosted by Bruce Pittman from NASA's Space Portal Office, who shared the present, and future of commercial ventures in space.
Members of the NASA Night Sky Network on May 27, 2020 heard Brandon Reddell from NASA's Johnson Space Center give us an inside look at the science taking place on the ISS.
Discover how to host online star parties and virtual presentations with this fun informal webchat hosted by the NSN.
On April 23, 2020, NASA Night Sky Network members joined Brian Day from NASA's Ames Research Center give us an inside look at lunar landing sites past and future, what we learned and hope to learn from future missions.
Night Sky Network members joined us on March 24, when Frank Summers shared with us the legacy of 30 years of exploration with the Hubble Space Telescope.
Night Sky Network members joined us on February 25, when Adam Szabo from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center shared with us the latest findings from the Parker Solar Probe
Night Sky Network members joined us on January 28, when Marc Kuchner from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center shared with us how YOU can get involved in NASA research through citizen science opportunities!
The NASA Night Sky Network heard from Dr. Mitch Schultz on September 26 for an update on the Mars 2020 Rover mission to Mars.
Robert Nemiroff joined members of the NASA Night Sky Network on Tuesday, December 17 to showcase the best of the Astronomy Picture of the Day for 2019 in a special year-end webinar!
NASA Night Sky Network members joined Trina Ray of NASA/JPL on November 18, when she discussed 40 years of exploration by NASA's two Voyager spacecraft, and how they continue to discover incredible science.
NASA Night Sky Network members joined Orkan Umurhan on Wednesday, October 16, as he discussed the latest information about the New Horizons mission.
Members of the NASA Night Sky Network joined us on September 9, 2019 when Andrea Jones and the International Observe the Moon Night team brought us the latest information and resources to enhance everyone's understanding of the Moon.
Dr. Hal Levison joined the NASA Night Sky Network on July 25, 2019 to share with us the plans for the Lucy mission to study the Trojan asteroids.
NSN members joined a webinar on July 25 where they learned the latest news in lunar science and NASA's upcoming lunar exploration plans from planetary geologist Dr. Sarah Noble.
NASA Night Sky Network joined us on June 4, 2019 to see a demonstration of a new outreach toolkit developed for the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11.
On May 21, 2019, Night Sky Network members joined Dr.Jamie Foster as she shared the story of the ancient Earth, and how it can help us understand the potential for life on other planets.
NSN members joined NASA's Jessica Swann on April 30, 2019, for an introduction to Infiniscope, NASA's free online resource of activities for learners of all ages.
The NASA Night Sky Network welcomed Dr. Michael Zolensky from NASA's Johnson Space Center to its monthly webinar series on Tuesday, March 26, 2019. Dr. Zolensky introduced us to NASA's collection of space materials.
The NASA Night Sky Network welcomed Dean Regas to its monthly webinar series on Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern time. Dean will take us on a whirlwind tour of the known universe, showing us some amazing simulation software.
NSN members joined Rick Fienberg for a review of the latest in astronomy fresh from the latest meeting of the American Astronomical Society on Wednesday, January 23.
NASA Night Sky Network joined Ernie Wright on December 5 as he brought members the story behind the iconic Earthrise photo taken from Apollo 8 and how a brilliant visualization of this moment was created.
NSN members joined a webinar featuring activities from the Shadows and Silhouettes outreach toolkit on January 16, 2019. Details and links are inside.
NASA Night Sky Network members joined Ginger Butcher from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center on November 7, 2018 as she told the story of the first* astronomical observatory in space.
NASA Night Sky Network members joined us on October 16 to hear Robert Pappalardo bring us up to date on the Europa Clipper mission.
NSN members joined us on October 3, 2018 for a webinar featuring activities from the Our Galaxy, Our Universe outreach toolkit.
NASA Night Sky Network members joined us on August 29, 2018 when we heard from Knicole Colon with an update on the TESS mission.
NSN members joined NASA's Andrea Jones on September 20, 2018 as she shared the latest lunar science from LRO along with plans for this year's International Observe the Moon Night.
NSN members joined Dr. Tabetha Boyajian on July 18, 2018 for a fascinating webinar on the latest on the Kepler 2 mission, and the discovery of a mystery star.
NSN members joined us June 26, when Drs. Alan Stern and David Grinspoon take a look at the New Horizons mission to Pluto and beyond.
Join NOVA and the Astronomical Society of the Pacific in a webinar exploring one of the cosmos' greatest mysteries: black holes.
NSN members joined us on May 15, when Dr. Nicola Fox, the project scientist for NASA's Parker Solar Probe, shared details about this upcoming mission that will directly experience the solar atmosphere.
On March 28, 2018, NSN members joined Sharon Kedar, from NASA's InSight mission to Mars. He updated members on the lander's upcoming exploration of Mars' interior.
NSN members joined us on Wednesday, April 25, when Dr. Bruce Damer and Prof. David Deamer from NASA's Astrobiology Institute shared the latest research into the origins of life in the universe.
Join the NASA Night Sky Network on Wednesday, January 31 at 6:00pm Pacific (9:00pm Eastern), when Patricia Moore from NASA's Johnson Space Center will kick us off with the Year of Human Space Exploration
Night Sky Network members joined us on Tuesday, February 13 when NASA's Theresa Arvidson shared the history of the ongoing Landsat program, and updated us about the upcoming Landsat 9 mission.
Members of the NASA Night Sky Network joined us on November 29 when Dr. Brian O'Reilly, the Advanced LIGO run manager for the Livingston Detector of the LIGO project, shared with us the latest exciting observations from LIGO.
NSN members joined us on Wednesday, September 20 when Trina Ray from NASA's JPL updated us on the end of the Cassini mission to Saturn.
On October 17 we heard from Jason Townsend from NASA HQ, who shared with us how NASA gets their message out to the public through social media.
Members of the Night Sky Network joined us on Tuesday, July 25th, to hear Kristin Weaver and Holli Riebeek from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center on how you can use the GLOBE Explorer to share your eclipse experience with NASA scientists.
This webinar covers best-practices for reaching out to your local Latino and Hispanic audiences to get the word out about the eclipse and beyond.
On Wednesday, June 21st, the Night Sky Network heard Dr. Bethany Ehlmann from NASA's JPL update us on plans for the Mars 2020 rover.
NSN members joined Kevin Hussey from NASA's JPL on May 17, 2017, as he demonstrated "NASA's Eyes," a trio of programs allowing anyone with an internet connected computer to virtually explore the Earth, our Solar System and beyond. .
Join the NASA Night Sky Network on Wednesday, March 15 at 6:00pm Pacific Time (9:00pm Eastern) to hear Amy Shira Teitel bring us the story of an amazing group of women who qualified as astronauts in the earliest days of the space program.
Three scientists from the NASA Johnson Space Center joined NASA Night Sky Network members on Wednesday, April 19 to share an astronaut's view of the Earth from the ISS.
NASA Night Sky Network members joined us on February 15 to hear Dr. Dana Backman bring us the latest about NASA's SOFIA mission.
NSN members joined Dr. Laura Peticolas on Wednesday, January 18, 2017, to learn about how you can get involved in contributing images for the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse MegaMovie. You can find the recording inside.
NSN members joined Dr. Travis Rector on December 14, 2016 as he detailed how we have come to see the universe in color in our age of high-end astronomical equipment. Find details and the recording here.
NSN members joined a live webinar to learn more about how astronomers and astrobiologists are investigating the atmospheres of exoplanets for signs of life.
Dr. Pamela Gay joined NSN members on Wednesday, October 26, 2016 and shared how astronomy club members can get involved in doing citizen science using data returned from a variety of NASA missions.
Night Sky Network members joined us on Wednesday, September 21, 2016 for an update from Dr. Linda Spilker on the Cassini Mission to Saturn.
NSN members joined together for a webinar with Dr. Timothy Glotch and Andrea Jones as they shared information on RIS4E and plans for 2016's International Observe the Moon Night.
NSN members joined us at 6:00pm PDT on Thursday, July 21, 2016, and heard Ed Beshore share the inside scoop on the OSIRIS-REx mission and asked him questions about the mission. Links to OSIRIS-REx resources and the webinar recording can be found inside.
Brian Day from NASA Ames Research Center joined us on Wednesday, June 22, 2016, to show us a new tool to visualize data returned from Mars: the Mars Trek virtual portal.
On Wednesday, May 11, Dr. Steven Levin joined us to bring us up to date on the Juno Mission to Jupiter. You can download the Juno slides below, and access the video.
NSN Members, join Dr. Larry Nittler on Monday, April 18, 2016 to learn about the highlights from the MESSENGER mission to Mercury, and many of its exciting scientific results. Find out the details in this video-based webinar.
Dr. Orkan Umurhan joined NSN members on March 16, 2016 to learn about the latest revelations from the New Horizons mission to the Pluto system.
Dr. Liz Warren disccussed the science behind the NASA Human Research Program's "One Year Mission" on board the International Space Station. How does one year in space impact the human body and mind? Find out in this informative video webinar!
NSN Video Conference: Innovative Solar System Science with the James Webb Space Telescope