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Farewell to Opportunity
NASA announced last week that the Opportunity Mars Exploration Rover has been declared dead after over 14 years of operation. When a global dust storm enshrouded Mars last year, the rover probably became so covered with dust that its solar … Continue reading
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Why Spend Money on NASA?
In my Earth Systems class we recently wrapped up our discussion on cosmology. Student groups presented information on one of the four major pieces of evidence supporting the Big Bang, or how we know the age and expansion of the … Continue reading
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Riding Curiosity Down to Mars
The following are my notes from the landing of the Curiosity rover on Mars as it happened. You know by now how it all ended. But I hope I’ve captured my feelings and impressions as Curiosity came down; I hope you’ll … Continue reading
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At the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
I am in Pasadena, California at JPL, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, attending an educator conference in conjunction with the landing of the Mars Science Laboratory rover. When I got word that this conference was happening, I immediately filled out the … Continue reading
To the End of the Earth: March 18, 2012
I’m somewhere I always wanted to explore: The End of the Earth. Zzyzx Road, California. As a senior in high school I won first place in the physical science category at the Southern Utah Regional Science Fair. I built a … Continue reading
The SOFIA Airborne Astronomy Ambassadors Program
It’s official! I’ve been chosen, along with Carolyn Bushman from Wendover Jr/Sr High School and 24 other teachers and informal educators, to be a SOFIA Airborne Astronomy Ambassador. SOFIA is the Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy, a converted Boeing 747SP … Continue reading
The Spaced-Out Classroom 