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Online resources for astronomy, earth science, and data science education. Account is managed by the CosmicDS team at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
Online resources for astronomy, earth science, and data science education. Account is managed by the CosmicDS team at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
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🚀 NASA's moonbound Artemis II rocket is on its launch pad! The SLS vehicle and Orion spacecraft, with its European Service Module, rolled out from Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building and reached Launch Pad 39B on Saturday (pic: ESA/S.Corvaja).
go.nasa.gov/4qtbMDh @exploration.esa.int
go.nasa.gov/4qtbMDh @exploration.esa.int
January 19, 2026 at 8:45 AM
🚀 NASA's moonbound Artemis II rocket is on its launch pad! The SLS vehicle and Orion spacecraft, with its European Service Module, rolled out from Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building and reached Launch Pad 39B on Saturday (pic: ESA/S.Corvaja).
go.nasa.gov/4qtbMDh @exploration.esa.int
go.nasa.gov/4qtbMDh @exploration.esa.int
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Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
Dr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS Possible, Dies at 95
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She passed away
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January 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
We couldn't agree more. Check out our TEMPO data story to start building your climate literacy: projects.cosmicds.cfa.harvard.edu/tempo-lite/
January 14, 2026 at 3:36 PM
We couldn't agree more. Check out our TEMPO data story to start building your climate literacy: projects.cosmicds.cfa.harvard.edu/tempo-lite/
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✨ New citizen science project on Zooniverse! Help uncover Earth's magnetic shield in space! Space Umbrella is a new project that explores Earth's protective magnetic field, called the magnetosphere.
Join the umbrella squad: www.zooniverse.org/projects/vic...
@swri.org @jhuapl.bsky.social
Join the umbrella squad: www.zooniverse.org/projects/vic...
@swri.org @jhuapl.bsky.social
January 12, 2026 at 1:50 PM
✨ New citizen science project on Zooniverse! Help uncover Earth's magnetic shield in space! Space Umbrella is a new project that explores Earth's protective magnetic field, called the magnetosphere.
Join the umbrella squad: www.zooniverse.org/projects/vic...
@swri.org @jhuapl.bsky.social
Join the umbrella squad: www.zooniverse.org/projects/vic...
@swri.org @jhuapl.bsky.social
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Hey, educators! Our monthly K-12 newsletter is worth taking a closer look at. 🔭
Get experiments, lesson ideas, PD opportunities and more—delivered straight to your inbox: buff.ly/4FKf84A
Get experiments, lesson ideas, PD opportunities and more—delivered straight to your inbox: buff.ly/4FKf84A
![Science Friday Educate newsletter. [Image of an adult pointing a finger toward the sky as a child peers through a telescope.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rjtifgmgwnacwa24lqp4tpsy/bafkreibnqmnxdxvf2raobqadr43pyfdf7lghbljv223l4i7jyv3mb7idqi@jpeg)
January 9, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Hey, educators! Our monthly K-12 newsletter is worth taking a closer look at. 🔭
Get experiments, lesson ideas, PD opportunities and more—delivered straight to your inbox: buff.ly/4FKf84A
Get experiments, lesson ideas, PD opportunities and more—delivered straight to your inbox: buff.ly/4FKf84A
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#PPOD: Here is a colossal cumulonimbus flashing over the Pacific Ocean captured at 37,000 Feet en route to South America. Credit: Santiago Borja Lopez ( @santyborja.bsky.social ) 🧪 🔭 📷
January 9, 2026 at 4:01 PM
#PPOD: Here is a colossal cumulonimbus flashing over the Pacific Ocean captured at 37,000 Feet en route to South America. Credit: Santiago Borja Lopez ( @santyborja.bsky.social ) 🧪 🔭 📷
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Take five minutes at #AAS247 to write a postcard to Congress in support of science. There's suggested text to help and we'll take care of postage. Every voice matters. 🔭
January 6, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Take five minutes at #AAS247 to write a postcard to Congress in support of science. There's suggested text to help and we'll take care of postage. Every voice matters. 🔭
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Astronomers at #AAS247, I’d love to see our community show up for the special session on Tuesday an interdisciplinary discussion of the Ethics of Outer Space. Decisions are being made now that will affect everyone on earth for generations to come. What is our role? What are the ethical frameworks?
January 6, 2026 at 5:52 AM
Astronomers at #AAS247, I’d love to see our community show up for the special session on Tuesday an interdisciplinary discussion of the Ethics of Outer Space. Decisions are being made now that will affect everyone on earth for generations to come. What is our role? What are the ethical frameworks?
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Proposal Writing Workshop: Using NASA ROSES as an Example
For those attending the winter American Astronomical Society (#AAS247) Meeting, an all-day proposal writing workshop will be sponsored by the NASA Science Mission Directorate and hosted by Dr. Christina Richey. 🧪 👩🔬
For those attending the winter American Astronomical Society (#AAS247) Meeting, an all-day proposal writing workshop will be sponsored by the NASA Science Mission Directorate and hosted by Dr. Christina Richey. 🧪 👩🔬
December 11, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Proposal Writing Workshop: Using NASA ROSES as an Example
For those attending the winter American Astronomical Society (#AAS247) Meeting, an all-day proposal writing workshop will be sponsored by the NASA Science Mission Directorate and hosted by Dr. Christina Richey. 🧪 👩🔬
For those attending the winter American Astronomical Society (#AAS247) Meeting, an all-day proposal writing workshop will be sponsored by the NASA Science Mission Directorate and hosted by Dr. Christina Richey. 🧪 👩🔬
A Halloween “trick” turned “treat”! Postdocs + graduate students joined CosmicDS at the Seamless Astronomy Lab to turn confusing visualizations into clear, accessible data stories. There was great conversation, and pizza.
November 5, 2025 at 3:09 PM
A Halloween “trick” turned “treat”! Postdocs + graduate students joined CosmicDS at the Seamless Astronomy Lab to turn confusing visualizations into clear, accessible data stories. There was great conversation, and pizza.
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Calling all early career scientists! The NSF NRAO invites applications for the 2026 Jansky Fellowship Program.
🚨 Application Deadline is October 22, 2025 at 11:59 pm EDT 🚨
Details and apply: https://science.nrao.edu/opportunities/postdoctoral-programs/jansky
🚨 Application Deadline is October 22, 2025 at 11:59 pm EDT 🚨
Details and apply: https://science.nrao.edu/opportunities/postdoctoral-programs/jansky
October 20, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Calling all early career scientists! The NSF NRAO invites applications for the 2026 Jansky Fellowship Program.
🚨 Application Deadline is October 22, 2025 at 11:59 pm EDT 🚨
Details and apply: https://science.nrao.edu/opportunities/postdoctoral-programs/jansky
🚨 Application Deadline is October 22, 2025 at 11:59 pm EDT 🚨
Details and apply: https://science.nrao.edu/opportunities/postdoctoral-programs/jansky
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A request for weather interested volunteers!
Met Eireann would like to rescue millions of weather observations taken in Ireland over many decades that are still stuck on paper. #WeatherRescue
Anyone can help: www.zooniverse.org/projects/met...
Met Eireann would like to rescue millions of weather observations taken in Ireland over many decades that are still stuck on paper. #WeatherRescue
Anyone can help: www.zooniverse.org/projects/met...
October 16, 2025 at 7:25 AM
A request for weather interested volunteers!
Met Eireann would like to rescue millions of weather observations taken in Ireland over many decades that are still stuck on paper. #WeatherRescue
Anyone can help: www.zooniverse.org/projects/met...
Met Eireann would like to rescue millions of weather observations taken in Ireland over many decades that are still stuck on paper. #WeatherRescue
Anyone can help: www.zooniverse.org/projects/met...
Curious how energy choices impact air quality?
CosmicDS is building new TEMPO tools to explore real data on air, energy, and population—great for students + educators in climate science. Try TEMPO projects.cosmicds.cfa.harvard.edu/tempo-lite + stay tuned for the launch!
@earthsciweek.bsky.social
CosmicDS is building new TEMPO tools to explore real data on air, energy, and population—great for students + educators in climate science. Try TEMPO projects.cosmicds.cfa.harvard.edu/tempo-lite + stay tuned for the launch!
@earthsciweek.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Curious how energy choices impact air quality?
CosmicDS is building new TEMPO tools to explore real data on air, energy, and population—great for students + educators in climate science. Try TEMPO projects.cosmicds.cfa.harvard.edu/tempo-lite + stay tuned for the launch!
@earthsciweek.bsky.social
CosmicDS is building new TEMPO tools to explore real data on air, energy, and population—great for students + educators in climate science. Try TEMPO projects.cosmicds.cfa.harvard.edu/tempo-lite + stay tuned for the launch!
@earthsciweek.bsky.social
Want to get closer to the @vrubinobs.bsky.social #RubinFirstLook images? Zoom + explore the stunning images for yourself at projects.cosmicds.cfa.harvard.edu/rubin-first-look #CaptureTheCosmos
Rubin First Look
Rubin First Look
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June 23, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Want to get closer to the @vrubinobs.bsky.social #RubinFirstLook images? Zoom + explore the stunning images for yourself at projects.cosmicds.cfa.harvard.edu/rubin-first-look #CaptureTheCosmos
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Thanks to the Vera Rubin Observatory and WorldWide Telescope, everyone can go explore these GIGANTIC SPECTACULAR images of our Universe today!! Experience the full richness of the 3200 MegaPixel images in context at projects.cosmicds.cfa.harvard.edu/rubin-first-...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsIk...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsIk...
Rubin First Look WorldWide Telescope Interactive How-to
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June 23, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Thanks to the Vera Rubin Observatory and WorldWide Telescope, everyone can go explore these GIGANTIC SPECTACULAR images of our Universe today!! Experience the full richness of the 3200 MegaPixel images in context at projects.cosmicds.cfa.harvard.edu/rubin-first-...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsIk...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsIk...
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🚨 SAVE THE DATE: The world's First Look at images from NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory is coming June 23, 2025! 🔭🧪
Get ready for a preview of how Rubin will soon #CaptureTheCosmos in its decade-long survey 🌌
More details soon—stay up to date at rubinobservatory.org/news/rubin-first-look
Get ready for a preview of how Rubin will soon #CaptureTheCosmos in its decade-long survey 🌌
More details soon—stay up to date at rubinobservatory.org/news/rubin-first-look
June 15, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Happy #EarthDay! Did you know that the #NASA #TEMPO mission measures air pollution at a neighborhood scale across North America on an hourly basis? Check out our TEMPO data story and see how you can track nitrogen dioxide levels in your neighborhood! projects.cosmicds.cfa.harvard.edu/tempo-lite
April 22, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Happy #EarthDay! Did you know that the #NASA #TEMPO mission measures air pollution at a neighborhood scale across North America on an hourly basis? Check out our TEMPO data story and see how you can track nitrogen dioxide levels in your neighborhood! projects.cosmicds.cfa.harvard.edu/tempo-lite
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we (@cosmicds.bsky.social) made a thing!
See (why) the planets align (and, no, not actually in a straight line)!
Learn more in our #astronomy educational #astroedu app.
projects.cosmicds.cfa.harvard.edu/planet-parade/
See (why) the planets align (and, no, not actually in a straight line)!
Learn more in our #astronomy educational #astroedu app.
projects.cosmicds.cfa.harvard.edu/planet-parade/
CosmicDS Planet Parade
A grand planetary alignment is coming in February 2025. Learn what that is, why it happens, and how to view it from your location with this free educational, interactive resource.
projects.cosmicds.cfa.harvard.edu
February 14, 2025 at 11:29 PM
we (@cosmicds.bsky.social) made a thing!
See (why) the planets align (and, no, not actually in a straight line)!
Learn more in our #astronomy educational #astroedu app.
projects.cosmicds.cfa.harvard.edu/planet-parade/
See (why) the planets align (and, no, not actually in a straight line)!
Learn more in our #astronomy educational #astroedu app.
projects.cosmicds.cfa.harvard.edu/planet-parade/