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2013 NASA Space Settlement Design Contest – Deadline March 15, 2013

July 5th, 2012 · No Comments · Competitions, Contest, Cool Science, K-12, NASA, Science, STEM, Student Opportunities

Design a space settlement! Space settlements are permanent communities in orbit, as opposed to being on the moon or other planets. Designing a space settlement involves physics, mathematics, space science, environmental science and many other disciplines. The NASA Space Settlement Design Contest is intended for students in grades 6-12, although younger students may enter. Individual [...]

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2012-2013 National Student Solar Spectrograph Competition – Registration Deadline Sept 30, 2012

May 9th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Astronomy, Competitions, Contest, Higher Education, Research, Science, STEM, Student Opportunities

The National Student Solar Spectrograph Competition is the Montana Space Grant Consortium’s Education Program for NASA’s Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph, or IRIS, mission. IRIS will use spectrography and imaging in ultraviolet wavelengths to reveal the dynamics of the sun’s chromospheres and transition region. This yearly competition is open to undergraduate interdisciplinary teams from colleges and [...]

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Humans in Space Art Contest – Deadline October 21, 2012

May 9th, 2012 · No Comments · Competitions, Contest, Cool Science, K-12, Science, Student Opportunities

How will humans use science and technology to explore space, and what mysteries will we uncover? Students age 10-18 are challenged to answer this question through art. Create your musical, literary, visual or video artwork and submit it by midnight U.S. Central Standard Time, October 21, 2012. Learn more at the Humans in Space Youth [...]

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NASA Earth Day Video Contest 2012 – Deadline May 31, 2012

May 1st, 2012 · No Comments · Competitions, Contest, K-12, NASA, Science, STEM, Student Opportunities

To mark Earth Day 2012, NASA presents the Earth Day Video Contest 2012. For the second year in a row, NASA is challenging the public to create a compelling video vision of NASA’s exploration of Earth — The Home Frontier. To enter, produce a short video that captures what you find inspiring and important about [...]

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Zero Robotics Autonomous Space Capture Challenge – Begins March 28, 2012

March 27th, 2012 · No Comments · Competitions, Contest, Higher Education, K-12, Research, Science, STEM, Student Opportunities

Tournament Details. Zero Robotics Autonomous Space Capture Challenge NASA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or MIT’s Space Systems Laboratory are offering the opportunity to design experiments that will be tested in space aboard the International Space Station. The Zero Robotics Autonomous Space Capture Challenge is a programming [...]

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