NASA EXPRESS -- Your STEM Connection for April 10, 2025

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NASA STEM Engagement Celebrate Citizen Science Month Some of NASA’s groundbreaking research can only happen with the help of volunteers. With just your phone or computer, you can help NASA uncover new discoveries and expand our understanding of the universe — all while improving life on Earth! From spotting storms and chasing auroras to exploring distant galaxies, NASA's citizen science projects prove what’s possible when we do science together. For Citizen Science Month, we’re embarking on an incredible mission to achieve something amazing – One Million Acts of Science! Join this impactful effort, and let’s prove what’s possible when we come together.    Find your perfect project and sign up today!  Take Part in NASA Citizen Science Projects Download the GLOBE Observer App Sign Up for Your Acts of Science to Be Counted Visit the NASA STEM Search to find more activities and resources. Make a STEM Connection: World Quantum Day On Monday, April 14, World Quantum Day is celebrated to promote the understanding of quantum science and technology. NASA uses quantum technology to support research and development across the agency. Did you know that quantum physics touches our lives every day? It's the branch of science that investigates the nature of energy and matter – like the activity happening inside atoms – in order to make sense of the smallest things in nature.   Learn about the basics of quantum and how NASA plans to use this technology to communicate in space through our Quantum 101 Comic. Looking for more ways to make a STEM connection to quantum? Test your binary coding skills with the Quantum Code Crunchers activity. Click here to find more STEM resources from the Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) team. Online Learning Opportunities Virtual Information Sessions: How to Host an In-Flight STEM Downlink Event Dates: Monday, April 14, and Thursday, April 24 Proposal Deadline: Tuesday, April 29 Contact: JSC-Downlinks@mail.nasa.gov   NASA is currently accepting proposals from U.S.-based formal and informal STEM organizations to host a downlink during International Space Station Expedition 74, which runs September 2025 – March 2026.   In-flight STEM downlinks are 20-minute live video Q&A opportunities with astronauts aboard the station.   Groups interested in hosting a downlink are invited to join a virtual information session to learn about the proposal process. Click here for session times and meeting links. Night Sky Network Webinar: Psyche – Exploration of a Metal World Event Date: Wednesday, April 16, at 9 p.m. EDT Contact: info@universe-of-learning.org   Launched in 2023, NASA’s Psyche spacecraft is on its way to a unique metal-rich asteroid with the same name, orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter. By August 2029, the spacecraft will begin orbiting the asteroid for a 24-month mission of exploration and discovery.   Join the NASA Night Sky Network for a webinar featuring planetary researcher Dr. David Williams. Learn about the mission and its objectives, discover why scientists are interested in the asteroid Psyche, and find out what it could teach us about other objects in our Solar System.   Click here to learn more. More to Explore New Activity Guide: Launch Into Math Contact: twila.g.schneider@nasa.gov   Get ready to go on a math adventure with NASA’s Artemis missions!   Launch Into Math is a collection of eight math exercises for students ages 11 and up. The activity topics range from ratios to coordinate planes to medians and interquartile ranges, all with an out-of-this-world twist.   Meet members of the Artemis team and find out how they use math to push the boundaries of space exploration with the Space Launch System rocket, the Orion capsule, and other important components of our missions to return to the Moon. New Storybook: Our Friend Orion Contact: twila.g.schneider@nasa.gov   Sometimes you need a friend to support you on your greatest missions!   The new “Our Friend Orion” storybook, written by Lane Polak and illustrated by Heather Rose Legge-Click, introduces young explorers ages 3 to 8 to the spacecraft that will carry Artemis astronauts to the Moon. A companion to the “Hooray for SLS!” storybook about the Space Launch System rocket, this pair of digital books illustrates the incredible bond that Orion and SLS share.   Check out the Artemis Children’s Book website for activities, downloadable versions of the books, and read-aloud videos. Partner Opportunities Department of Energy: New Mexico Lab-Embedded Entrepreneur Program Opportunity Application Deadline: Friday, May 9 Join the SETI Institute’s NASA Community College Network Available Now Go on a Virtual Tour of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Destination Moon Exhibit Available Now Want to subscribe to get this message delivered to your inbox each Thursday? Sign up for the NASA EXPRESS newsletter at https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/nasa-express. Are you looking for NASA STEM materials? Search hundreds of resources at https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/search. Check out the ‘Science for Everyone’ website! Science starts with questions, leading to discoveries. Visit https://science.nasa.gov/for-everyone. To view the site in Spanish, visit https://ciencia.nasa.gov. Are you looking for more NASA prizes, challenges, and crowdsourcing opportunities? Visit https://www.nasa.gov/get-involved/ to find ways to contribute to NASA’s work. Share This Email Share This Email Share This Email NASA Office of STEM Engagement We are engaging students in NASA’s exciting missions, broad range of careers, and unique opportunities. Visit stem.nasa.gov  Follow NASA STEM The National Aeronautics and Space Administration As explorers, pioneers, and innovators, we boldly expand frontiers in air and space to inspire and serve America and to benefit the quality of life on Earth. Visit nasa.gov Follow NASA

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