NASA EXPRESS -- Your STEM Connection for June 26, 2025

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NASA STEM Engagement International Asteroid Day Make a STEM connection to International Asteroid Day on Monday, June 30 by learning more about asteroids and how NASA finds, tracks, and monitors near-Earth objects. Check out the videos, activities, and resources below to get started.  NASA+ Original Documentary Planetary Defenders Dive into the high-stakes world of asteroid detection and planetary defense. What Are Asteroids? There are more than one million known asteroids. Learn more about these rocky objects in this article for ages 14-18. Online Gallery: What's That Space Rock? Get Involved: Exoasteroids Projects Puzzle: Space Rocks on the Move How Do We Spot Near Earth Asteroids? Watch a short video about how NASA spots asteroids that may be getting too close to Earth. Modeling an Asteroid Learn about the asteroids and their physical properties, then make your own out of clay and household objects. Visit the NASA STEM Search to find more activities and resources. Are You Up for a Challenge? NASA’s Beyond the Algorithm Challenge: Novel Computing Architectures for Flood Analysis Phase 1 Submission Deadline: Friday, July 25, at 8 p.m. EDT Contact: info@NASA-Beyond-Challenge.org   The NASA Earth Science Technology Office (ESTO) seeks transformative or unconventional computing technology approaches to improve flood water analysis. Flood hazards affect personal safety and land use initiatives, directly affecting individual livelihoods, community property, and infrastructure development and resilience. By applying unconventional computing methods in an Earth observation context, NASA is driving American leadership in pushing computing technology frontiers.   Up to 10 finalists will be invited to an in-person pitch event in September 2025. Up to three finalist winners will receive $100,000. U.S. citizens and permanent residents of the United States who are 18 years of age or older are eligible to participate. Click here for full challenge details. More to Explore Joint Polar Satellite System STEM Activity: Flight Path Navigator Graphing Game   Did you know that data from NOAA and NASA’s Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) satellites helps pilots plan their flight paths? In a new game from the JPSS team, players use graphing to plot a safe flight path, including take off and landing, for an airplane. The beginning concepts of graphing are explored as young learners plan routes to avoid clouds, ice, turbulence, and other obstacles.   Click here to learn more and plot a safe flight path.  Explore the Universe With NuSTAR Art and Coloring Pages   NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR, mission detects high-energy X-rays. With NuSTAR, scientists observe and investigate some of the hottest, densest, and most energetic objects in the universe, like the remnants of exploded stars and supermassive black holes actively consuming gas and dust.   Learn more about the mission and spark creativity with artwork and coloring pages inspired by NuSTAR’s mission.  Partner Opportunities Lunar and Planetary Institute Webinar: Planetary Defenders Event Date: Monday, June 30, at 8:30 p.m. EDT The Air Force Science & Technology Fellowship Program Applications Accepted on a Rolling Basis 2025-2045 NOAA Education Strategic Plan 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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