Retirement Information for NASA Employees The NSSC provides general administrative, advisory, and transactional support for federal benefits programs to all NASA employees, calculates retirement estimates, and processes retirement packages. In consideration of retiring employees on administrative leave, resources typically available… Read More »Retirement
También hay versión en español de esta entrada A few months ago we shared how a group of university instructors from across Spain decided to join forces to exchange what we had been carrying on with Wikimedia in our classrooms.… Read More »Videos on Teaching Experiences with Wikipedia, Wikidata, Commons, and OSM
This post is by Jessica Fries-Gaither, a 2024-2025 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow at the Library of Congress. Analyzing one primary source is good, but using multiple sources can be even better. The Paleontology, Past and Present primary source set… Read More »Stacking Primary Sources to Dig Deeper into Fossilization
Pearl Harbor National Memorial will honor the continued service and commitment inspired by the “Greatest Generation” by offering a special boat program for service members of each respective military branch throughout the year. https://www.nps.gov/valr/learn/news/pearl-harbor-national-memorial-honors-u-s-national-guard-and-u-s-space-force-birthdays.htm www.nps.gov · Public Domain
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area will implement typical winter service levels. During annual low staff seasons, the park takes this action to ensure visitor safety. Information on sites that will remain open, receive no winter maintenance, or close until… Read More »NPS Announces Routine Reduced Winter Services, Plowing Priorities
A pilot signals to a crew member before takeoff from NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, on Aug. 21, 2025. Accompanying him in the high-flying ER-2 aircraft is one of the most advanced imaging spectrometers in the solar… Read More »New NASA Sensor Goes Hunting for Critical Minerals
Nicolas Escurat A flash of lightning, and then—something else. High above a storm, a crimson figure blinks in and out of existence. If you see it, you are a lucky witness of a sprite, one of the least-understood electrical phenomena… Read More »Sprites Over Château de Beynac
X-ray: NASA/CXC/Univ. of Chicago/H. McCall Galaxy clusters are the most massive objects in the universe held together by gravity, containing up to several thousand individual galaxies and huge reservoirs of superheated, X-ray-emitting gas. The mass of this hot gas is… Read More »Painting Galaxy Clusters by Numbers (and Physics)
BEATRICE, Neb. – Homestead National Historical Park’s 2026 Artist-in-Residence Program is open for applications for artists seeking inspiration from Homestead National Historical Park’s rich cultural and natural resources. All visual (painters, photographers, sculptures, etc.), performing (drama, dance, music, composition, etc.)… Read More »Applicants Sought for 2026 Artist-in-Residence Program at Homestead National Historical Park
International collaboration provides clues about important subtype of age-related macular degeneration. www.nih.gov · Public Domain
By the time the Artemis II Orion spacecraft launches to the Moon next year, its many components will already have traveled thousands of miles and moved across multiple facilities before coming together at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Branelle Rodriguez, Artemis… Read More »Artemis II Vehicle Manager Branelle Rodriguez Gets Orion Ready for “Go”
This composite image of the Cassiopeia A (or Cas A) supernova remnant, released Jan. 8, 2024, contains X-rays from Chandra (blue), infrared data from Webb (red, green, blue), and optical data from Hubble (red and white). A study by the… Read More »XRISM Finds Chlorine, Potassium in Cas A
SPRINGFIELD, IL: Lincoln Home National Historic Site will host a variety of festive winter programs on Friday December 12th, and Saturday December 13th. https://www.nps.gov/liho/learn/news/lincoln-home-national-historic-site-hosts-winter-programs.htm www.nps.gov · Public Domain
Embrace the spirit of the season with two festive events at Great Smoky Mountains National Park this December. Visitors are invited to celebrate Appalachian holiday traditions and create new memories during the Festival of Christmas Past, Present and Future on… Read More »Celebrate the holiday season at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Student teams competed in the 2025 Invention Challenge at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Dec. 5. The event pits middle and high school teams against each other as they try to get handmade devices to accomplish a task.NASA/JPL-Caltech The 2025… Read More »Invention Challenge Brings Student Engineers to NASA JPL
Friday, December 5, 2025 Crime and law Related articles 5 December 2025: Raccoon found passed out in liquor store after drunken rampage 25 November 2025: Midtown Manhattan Nightclub Shooting: one killed, shooter at large 20 November 2025: Shooting at… Read More »Raccoon found passed out in liquor store after drunken rampage
Explore This Section Science Science Activation Helio Highlight: Comets, the… Home Framework for Heliophysics Education About Helio Big Idea 1.1 Helio Big Idea 1.2 Helio Big Idea 1.3 Helio Big Idea 2.1 Helio Big Idea 2.2 Helio Big Idea 2.3… Read More »Helio Highlight: Comets, the Sun, and You
Explore This Section Science Science Activation Eclipse Soundscapes Volunteers… Overview Learning Resources Science Activation Teams SME Map Opportunities More Science Activation Stories Citizen Science 3 min read Eclipse Soundscapes Volunteers Still Engaged in Scientific Discovery Post-Eclipse A labeled AudioMoth… Read More »Eclipse Soundscapes Volunteers Still Engaged in Scientific Discovery Post-Eclipse
My recent Flickr album, A Slice of Pie, included the photo below of a delivery truck for the Connecticut Copperthite Pie Company in Washington, D.C. The mention in the original caption of “Ford truck” reminded me of many other photos… Read More »Advertising on Four Wheels: Early Washington, D.C. Photos of Commercial Trucks and Businesses
Preparations are being made at Ozark National Scenic Riverways to accomplish several prescribed fires between mid-December and the end of March 2026. https://www.nps.gov/ozar/learn/news/ozark-riverways-to-conduct-prescribed-fires.htm www.nps.gov · Public Domain