IYA News
Galileo Teacher Training Program
The goal of the Galileo Teacher Training Program (GTTP) is to develop and present workshops using Galileo’s telescopic investigations to teach the process of science, problem-solving, and collaboration in an inquiry-based education framework. NASA workshops for educators will connect to this program through a partnership with the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.
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NASA IYA Student Ambassadors Meet at Goddard Space Flight Center
Nineteen NASA IYA Student Ambassadors from around the US met at a Workshop, organized by NASA at the Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt MD, on August 3-4, 2009. The students were welcomed by Dr. Jon Morse, Division Director, Astrophysics Division, NASA Headquarters. The next two days they had the opportunity to hear science talks by Nobel Laureate, Dr. John Mather, Swift Principal Investigator, Dr. Neil Gehrels, HST SM4 engineer, Mr. Michael Weiss, a science policy talk by Dr. Jean Cottam, and a Magic Planet presentation by Dr. James Garvin. They shared their IYA activities with each other through oral and poster presentations. They completed their learning experience by touring laboratories at GSFC, the GSFC Visitor Center and shadowing scientists.
Annual Meeting of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Education and public outreach professionals, scientists, educators, and amateur astronomers are gathering in Millbrae California in September to share resources and best practices in Earth and space science education and outreach. Check out weekend workshops for classroom teachers and informal science educators, and a wide range of sessions on practical topics in Earth and space science education and outreach. Website »
Monthly Feature
During each month of the International Year of Astronomy, we'll highlight some key NASA missions, space science discoveries, and night-sky wonders that you can discover with your own observations and explorations, and we'll connect you to related NASA resources and events.
Join us each month of 2009 as we explore:
| 2009 | » Hot Topics | » Go Observe! |
|---|---|---|
| January | Telescopes and Space Probes: Today's Starry Messengers | Venus |
| February | Our Solar System | The Moon |
| March | Observing at Night... and in the Day | Saturn |
| April | Galaxies and the Distant Universe | The Whirlpool Galaxy |
| May | Our Sun | The Sun |
| June | Clusters of Stars | The Hercules Cluster |
| July | Black Holes | Our Galaxy: the Milky Way |
| August | Rocks and Ice in the Solar System | Perseids |
| September | Planets and Moons | Jupiter |
| October | What is the Fate of the Universe? | Andromeda |
| November | The Lives of Stars | The Crab Nebula |
| December | Discovering New Worlds | The Orion Nebula |
Additional News
Additional IYA related News & Events can be found on the official IYA News and Press Releases pages.
Galaxies Collide
Galaxies are in constant motion. This pair of crashing galaxies is called "The Antennae" because the long streamers of stars thrown off early in the collision resemble an insect’s antennae.