NC Space Grant Supports Student’s STEM-Career Aspirations
Above: Patrick Gray listens to a classmate’s research poster presentation at the NC Space Grant 2019 SPACE Symposium in April. By Marisa Incremona and Lee Cannon “One of the goals of my Ph.D. is to...Continue reading "NC Space Grant Supports Student’s STEM-Career Aspirations"
Inaugural SPACE Symposium a Great Success
Turnout far exceeded expectation, making this first symposium a big success. ...Continue reading "Inaugural SPACE Symposium a Great Success"
Despite Weather, Many Star Party Events Will Go Forward
Statewide Star Party events invite the public to join professional astronomers and volunteers in exploring the night skies....Continue reading "Despite Weather, Many Star Party Events Will Go Forward"
North Carolina Space Grant Scholar Launches to ISS
By Katelyn Vause Christina Hammock Koch, an NC State alumna, NASA astronaut and recipient of a North Carolina Space Grant undergraduate research scholarship, will launch to the International Space Station (ISS) on March 14 at...Continue reading "North Carolina Space Grant Scholar Launches to ISS"
Second Statewide Star Party Event Coming to Eastern NC
The second Statewide Star Party event will take place Thursday, March 7 in Windsor, NC, as part of NC Science Festival and Lift Off NC: Apollo + Beyond....Continue reading "Second Statewide Star Party Event Coming to Eastern NC"
New Mapping Tool Identifies Sites for Re-establishing Oyster Reefs
By Tracey Peake, NCSU News North Carolina Space Grant, North Carolina Sea Grant, the National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship and the National Science Foundation provided funding for this research. Photo by Stopher Slade. Researchers from North...Continue reading "New Mapping Tool Identifies Sites for Re-establishing Oyster Reefs"
NC’s Outer Albemarle Peninsula Offers an Ideal Nightscape
Astronomer Brian Baker (above) will participate in the Nightscape project’s first free public Star Party on Feb. 5, 6 to 9 p.m., at Jennette’s Pier in Nags Head. Photo courtesy of A Time for Science. Guest post writer...Continue reading "NC’s Outer Albemarle Peninsula Offers an Ideal Nightscape"
Local Students Talk to NASA Astronaut, Build Robots
Above photo: David Drive Middle School students and members of the local FIRST LEGO League team, the Space Invaders: Back row, left to right: Advisor Hemlata Kothawale, Navya Alva, Arya Pathare, Shrusti Gandas, Vatsal Bhakar....Continue reading "Local Students Talk to NASA Astronaut, Build Robots"
Lift Off NC: Apollo + Beyond Kicks Off!
NC Museum of Natural Sciences Hosts Astronomy Days Jan. 26-27 and Begins Statewide Apollo Lunar Landing 50th Anniversary Celebrations....NC Space Grant Offering Two Pre-Symposium Presentation Workshops
In conjunction with the North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI), NCSU Libraries’ Data and Visualization Services, and the NC State Department of Marine Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, NC Space Grant will be offering a...Continue reading "NC Space Grant Offering Two Pre-Symposium Presentation Workshops"