NASA SpaceX Crew-5 is on its way to the International Space Station. Watch live as the Crew Dragon spacecraft docks today at 4:57 p.m. EDT, with hatch opening at 6:42 p.m. EDT. Learn more about Crew-5 with the resources below. | | | | Watch live as NASA's next outer solar system mission, Europa Clipper, is built and tested in the Spacecraft Assembly Facility at the NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California. NASA's Europa Clipper mission will perform dozens of close flybys of Jupiter’s moon Europa, gathering detailed measurements to investigate whether the moon could have conditions suitable for life. | | professional development hours. | | Audience: Speech language pathologists, teachers, parents, and caregivers Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! NASA Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) has partnered with Therapy Materials Vault to create space communications-themed therapy activities, available in both English and Spanish. These free activities have been designed to help young learners reach their full potential by making fine-motor, social, emotional, and cognitive gains.
Click here to download these worksheets and other space-themed therapy activities. | | Audience: STEM educators Did you know? NASA CONNECTS members can use the Collections feature to save their favorite resources in one easy-to-find spot. Members can choose to build their own collection, or can follow or clone another educator's collection, such as those focused on Artemis, NASA STEM challenges, computer science, or other topics of interest. Do you need help building your first collection? Reach out to hq-stemcop@mail.nasa.gov for help with this and all other questions. Invite a colleague to join the community and help expand the CONNECTS network. | | Opportunities to Get Involved | | Audience: Graduate students who are U.S. citizens Application Deadline: Oct. 9
This yearlong internship opportunity allows graduate student research assistants to work with NASA scientists and lead research teams in a NASA research project related to climate change. This opportunity will not conflict with coursework and class schedules during the fall and spring. The internship is considered a part-time position that supports each graduate student’s major area of study. | | Audience: All educators, informal institutions, and youth organizations Proposal Deadline: Nov. 13 ARISS-US is accepting proposals from U.S. schools, museums, and community youth organizations (working individually or together) to host an amateur radio contact with an astronaut aboard the International Space Station between July 1 and Dec. 31, 2023. To maximize these events, ARISS-US is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan. Radio contacts are approximately 10 minutes. Visit the site for proposal guidelines and forms. | | Audience: Informal education institutions Proposal Deadlines: Oct. 18 NASA is seeking proposals for the NASA Teams Engaging Affiliated Museums and Informal Institutions. Eligible proposers include U.S. nonprofit science museums, planetariums, youth-serving organizations, and libraries. Selected parties will offer inquiry- or experiential-based opportunities that include NASA education and research, and directly align with space exploration, aeronautics, space science, Earth science, or microgravity. Information can be found here, including new amendments, answers to questions asked during the pre-proposal webinars, the recorded webinar, and slides. | | Audience: Teachers, educators, and community members Nomination Deadline: Oct. 31, with additional opportunities to follow Do you know a student who’s got perseverance? A student who’s shown nothing can get in the way of their educational goals? NASA’s “You’ve Got Perseverance!” award opportunity invites U.S. teachers, educators, and community members to nominate students in grades 6-12 who have demonstrated that they have the right stuff to move past obstacles and reach their academic goals. Awardees will get a message directly from Mars and a chance to talk to the rover team. | | Opportunities With Our Partners | | | | Entry Deadline: Feb. 17, 2023 | | |
Are you looking for NASA STEM materials to support your curriculum?
Find NASA science resources for your classroom. NASA Wavelength is a digital collection of Earth and space science resources for educators of all levels — from elementary to college, to out-of-school programs. https://science.nasa.gov/learners/wavelength
Check out the ‘Explore NASA Science’ website! Science starts with questions, leading to discoveries. Visit science.nasa.gov. To view the site in Spanish, visit ciencia.nasa.gov. | | Visit NASA STEM Engagement on the Web: | | | | | | |
