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  • Astronaut Clayton Anderson prepares a plant growth chamber on the space station

    Growing the Future: Plants in Space Video

    01.30.08 - Watch as astronaut Clayton Anderson grows cinnamon basil seeds in plant growth chambers taken up on STS-118.

  • Carl Walz and Tapasya hold a pennant in front of the space shuttle on the launch pad

    What It's Like

    01.30.08 - A NASA contest winner describes the experience of watching her work fly into space.

  • Roger Hathaway, Jeanne Finstein and Steve Knighton pose for a photograph

    Persistence and Teamwork

    01.23.08 - A NASA Explorer Schools project challenges students to explore their potential.

  • The front of the book Touch the Invisible Sky

    Exploring the Cosmos in Braille  →

    01.23.08 - "Touch the Invisible Sky" features Braille text and images from Hubble, Chandra and Spitzer, embossed with lines, bumps and other textures.

  • Logo for NASA's 50th anniversary

    NASA's 50th Anniversary

    01.16.08 - NASA celebrates 50 years of inspiration, innovation and discovery.

  • Two teenage boys working with a robotic rover

    New York, New York

    01.16.08 - A NASA-supported program reaches out to students in New York City.

  • Five students holding a plant growth chamber made of water bottles and a clear plastic bowl

    Lunar Learning

    01.09.08 - Students are helping NASA research ways that astronauts might grow plants on the moon.

  • Homer leans over a table with his hand inside a white astronaut glove and clear glovebox

    Holding a Winning Hand

    01.09.08 - Peter Homer won $200,000 for designing an astronaut glove that performs better than NASA's current one.

  • Four girls stand with their teacher and hold their award certificates

    Snow Day

    01.03.08 - By studying the impact of asphalt on temperature and snow, Ohio students earn a trip to South Africa.

  • View of Earth from space

    ESSEA: Teaching Teachers Who Teach Earth Science

    12.20.07 - Online professional development courses train teachers in the systems approach to Earth science.