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Discovery Education and i.am.angel foundation Team Up to Bring Students on a Field Trip to Mars

December 11, 2012 | by kdelmonico

On Wednesday, December 12, students across the country will be taking a field trip that will put all others to shame – a field trip to Mars, courtesy of NASA, Discovery Education and will.i.am’s i.am.angel foundation.

Journey to the Extreme: Your VIP Pass to Mars will give students across the country the exclusive opportunity to to meet the scientists, engineers and innovators behind the Mars Curiosity Rover mission.

Tomorrow, beginning at 1pm ET/10am PT, students will get an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the Curiosity Rover, as well as exclusive access to NASA video of Mars. The students will also hear from the experts on what this mission’s discoveries may mean for our future.

Want to get your students in on the fun? Visit http://journeytotheextreme.eventbrite.com to register free of charge for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to visit outer space from the comfort of your own classroom.

 

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Discovery Education and will.i.am Team Up for STEAM Initiative

August 28, 2012 | by kdelmonico

Today, Discovery Education, in conjunction with will.i.am’s i.am.angel foundation, announced a groundbreaking science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics initiative. Called i.am.STEAM, the program is designed to inspire and cultivate the next generation of innovators and STEAM leaders.

The initiative was announced today at an event for students from the i.am College Track Center in Boyle Heights, East Los Angeles, held at NASA‘s Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, California. will.i.am also released his new single, “Reach for the Stars” at the event — by transmitting the song from the Red Planet’s surface to Earth via Curiosity. The song was inspired by will.i.am’s lifelong passion for science, which is clearly fitting for the first song ever to be transmitted from Mars. Members of the team that successfully landed the rover on Mars earlier this month also spoke to students about the Curiosity mission and explained the technology behind the interplanetary transmission of will.i.am’s new song.

“Today is about inspiring young people to lead a life without limits placed on their potential and to pursue collaboration between humanity and technology through STEAM education. I know my purpose is to inspire young people, because they will keep inspiring me back,” will.i.am stated.

To learn more about the extraordinary mission to Mars, check out Discovery News’ Curiosity Wide Angle.

Discovery Communications’ Jennifer Marburg, Lori McFarling, Bill Goodwyn and Elizabeth Lipscomb with will.i.am at the Event

 

Astronaut Leland Melvin with will. i. am and Bill Goodwyn

Astronaut Leland Melvin (Right) with Bill Goodwyn and will.i.am

 

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Go on a Search for Life with Science’s ‘Mars Landing 2012′

August 6, 2012 | by aharris

Is space the final frontier? Or is it just the beginning to finding new life on other planets?  Tonight, Science joins NASA at the Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) as it lands the rover Curiosity on Mars to explore the chance of past, present or future life on the red planet.  Join Mars Landing 2012: The New Search for Life hosts Dan Riskin and Ziya Tong of  Discovery Canada’s Daily Planet as they track the action at the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) in the most complex Martian mission to date.

“Science is completely obsessed with the exploration of Mars,” said Debbie Adler Myers, General Manager and Executive Vice President and General Manager of Science. “This mission represents the precursor of human exploration to Mars. We are thrilled to partner with NASA and the team at JPL on this project as this mission is enormously important to the future of our space program, the future of science, and the future of mankind as we know it.”

Discovery News‘ Dr. Ian O’Neill was at the Jet Propulsion Lab for the landing this morning, as he live-tweeted about the largest land rover in space. Discovery News’ Irene Klotz was also on site for the event and compiled firsthand coverage of the landing. Don’t forget to tune into Science tonight at 10pm ET/PT for Mars Landing 2012: The New Search for Life.

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Discovery News’ Dr. Ian O’Neill to Co-Host NASA Feed of Today’s Venus Transit

June 5, 2012 | by aharris

While it happened only eight years ago, today we’ll witness a space event that will not occur again until 2117: the Venus transit. Venus, the second planet from the sun and Earth’s solar system neighbor will pass between our home and the Sun this afternoon (in North America) and as it rises tomorrow in other parts of the world (see the map below for more information).

Venus Transit Map

Courtesy of Fred Espenak (NASA GSFC)

Discovery News' Dr. Ian O'Neill

Discovery News' Dr. Ian O'Neill

We’re also excited to report that from 2:45pm PT, Discovery News Space Producer Dr. Ian O’Neill will be co-hosting a live video feed fromthe  Mt. Wilson Observatory just outside Los Angeles with Astronomers Without Borders (AWB) Founder and President Mike Simmons (part of NASA’s Sun Earth Day international coverage of today’s event. You can read up on the Venus transit in Discovery News’ Wide Angle coverage and watch the live webcast on the AWB website.

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President Obama Puts the Spotlight on STEM Education, Young Scientists

February 7, 2012 | by aharris
Neil deGrasse Tyson and DE3MYSC Winner Braeden Benedict

Neil deGrasse Tyson, Director of the Hayden Planetarium, and DE3MYSC Winner Braeden Benedict

Today I had the honor of attending the second White House Science Fair, hosted by President Barack Obama to shed light on the importance of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and our next generation of scientists. It was an amazing experience, and not just because it was at the White House.

Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge Winning Team 6000 n 60 with EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson

Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge Winning Team 6000 n 60 with EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson

For several hours, students and guests were immersed in a world where Bill Nigh and Neil deGrasse Tyson are the rock stars and immediate plans for middle schoolers include obtaining patents and meeting with legislators to influence future policies. Among the 100 students from more than 45 states attending the event were winners of the Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge and the Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge (view more pictures from today on Flickr).

The President took the opportunity to meet with several of the students (including the We Can Change the World Middle School Winners, Team 6000 n 60) before addressing an audience of science leaders, teachers, students, parents and media. Taking the time to recognize several of the budding scientists present, including one young scientist who got the news that she had won her contest as her family was living in a homeless shelter. You can read the President’s remarks online or watch the press conference below:

Congratulations to all of the students honored today!

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Look Back on NASA’s Shuttle Program & Today’s Launch with Science Tonight

July 8, 2011 | by aharris

STS-135 CrewNothing captivates us in the same way that space travel does, and today millions of Americans tuned in to watch the final shuttle mission for NASA: STS-135. Science will debut a new special, Last Shuttle: Our Journey, tonight at 10pm ET/PT — following the preparations for the final mission and telling the story of the Shuttle program through the eyes of the people who know it best.

Our colleague Kate was fortunate to be one of 150 attendees at the #NASATweetup yesterday and today, in conjunction with the final Atlantis mission. She’s been reporting on behalf of Science for space enthusiasts around the world from both @ScienceChannel and the Science Facebook page, and meeting everyone from Elmo (complete in NASA space suit) to Astronauts Mike Massimino & Doug Wheelock. I can’t wait to hear all about it when she returns, especially after seeing this video of the launch from the ground.

Check out a preview of tonight’s Last Shuttle special (maybe try to find some astronaut ice cream beforehand) and dig deeper with Wide Angle coverage from the team at Discovery News.

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