Cities tend to be hotter than the rural areas that surround them. This Urban Heat Island Effect is the result of concrete, asphalt, and a lack of trees. The Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Program invites you to collect temperature data near you to help scientists better understand this phenomenon. Observation Dates: Now through Dec. 31
Calling all artists in grades K-12! NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, invites you to take part in its 2025 Student Art Contest. This year’s theme is “Our Wonder Changes the World” and encourages students to explore themes focused on flight, planet Earth, and our journey from the Moon to Mars. Entry Deadline: Dec. 31
Are you interested in a NASA internship? Join the NASA internship team for an interactive webinar to explore internship opportunities and learn about eligibility and application requirements. Learn firsthand from current interns and get tips on how to make your application stand out. Event Date: Jan. 23
The Power to Explore Student Challenge invites K-12 students to dream up a new space mission powered by a Radioisotope Power System (RPS) to any moon in our solar system. Entry Deadline: Jan. 31
NASA and the University of Texas at Austin Center for Space Research have joined forces to encourage high school students’ interest in STEM careers. The SEES project offers onsite internships at the University of Texas at Austin, and virtual projects in June and July 2025. Participants conduct authentic research with NASA subject matter experts while working with scientists and engineers in their chosen areas of study. Application Deadline: Feb. 22
Join NASA's Universe of Learning for an exciting opportunity to use real astronomical data and tools to create your own beautiful images. Capture your own real-time telescope image using the MicroObservatory robotic telescope network. Or work with archival data files taken with multi-wavelength NASA missions from NASA (Webb, Hubble, Chandra, GALEX, and WISE). Entry Deadline: Feb. 28
As NASA prepares for future human space missions, there will be a need to consider how various waste streams, including solid waste, can be minimized. Developing ways to store, process, and recycle waste in a space environment will be crucial so that little or no waste will need to be returned to Earth. NASA’s LunaRecycle Challenge offers up to $3 million in prizes to design and develop recycling solutions that can reduce solid waste and improve the sustainability of longer-term lunar missions. Phase 1 Registration Deadline: March 31
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