THE SUN-EARTH CONNECTION
An Education and Public Outreach (EPO) Newsletter
for the Sun-Earth Connection Science Community - and beyond!
December 20, 2001 Volume II, Issue 8
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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=> 1. EARTH SCIENCE EDUCATION MEETING TO FOLLOW AAS IN
JANUARY
=> 2. MISSION UPDATES
=> 3. LIVING WITH A STAR PLANETARIUM SHOW
=> 4. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC FEATURES AURORAS
=> 5. SPACE PLACE NOW IN SPANISH!
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1. EARTH SCIENCE EDUCATION MEETING TO FOLLOW AAS IN JANUARY
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Anyone attending AAS in Washington, DC, in January may want
to extend their stay and participate in this education
conference at Goddard Space Flight Center, which brings together
the Earth Sciences education communities. The Coalition for
Earth Science Education (CESE) meeting will be held at Goddard
Space Flight Center on January 10-13, 2002. Share your work
with colleagues and make new connections. The conference is open
to representatives from all parts of NASA.
For more information on the meeting, see their web site:
http://www.agiweb.org/education/cese.html
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2. MISSION UPDATES
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Our Thermosphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere, Energetics and
Dynamics (TIMED) mission will soon reveal the well-kept secrets
of a mysterious region situated 40 to 110 miles (about 60 to 180
kilometers) above the Earth, where electrical currents surge and
auroras cast an eerie glow over the Northern and Southern
hemispheres. TIMED will uncover the mysteries of this region by
producing the very first set of comprehensive, global
measurements. TIMED launched successfully on Dec. 7.
Follow along at http://www.timed.jhuapl.edu/
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Students in schools worldwide are watching the current Space
shuttle mission, as their experiments, including another disco-
ball Starshine satellite, ventured into space on December 16,
2001. 900 mirrors on the Starshine satellite were polished by
25,000 students around the world to observe the effects of
solar activity from space.
Learn more at: http://www.azinet.com/starshine/
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On November 16, Genesis entered perfectly into orbit around the
balanced-gravity point Lagrange 1, where it will collect teensy
little solar wind particles until its return home in September
2004.
To learn more:
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/releases/2001/release_2001_223.html
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3. LIVING WITH A STAR PLANETARIUM SHOW
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If you live in, or are visiting, the New England area, think
about attending the Living with A Star Planetarium show at the
Christa McAuliffe Center in Concord, NH. The show is there
through June, 16, 2002.
Take flight over the largest object in the solar system to
marvel at the power of our local star, the Sun. Soar over
sunspots as large as the Earth, and then plunge inside to see
what makes the Sun shine. Follow scientists from the University
of New Hampshire as they make the latest discoveries about our
five billion-year-old star. Witness how myths and legends have
attempted to explain the phenomena of our local star.
Get more information at http://www.starhop.com/
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4. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC FEATURES AURORAS
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If you missed the November 2001 issue of National Geographic,
check out the issue on-line, featuring polar auroral science
and gorgeous photos.
http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/data/2001/11/01/
html/ft_20011101.3.html
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5. SPACE PLACE NOW IN SPANISH!
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NASA's popular educational Web site, Space Place, has announced
a new Spanish-language version for children and their families.
The Web site at http://spaceplace.nasa.gov , and its new Spanish
companion at http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/espanol , serve children
8 to 13 years of age.
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Newsletter Sponsor Info: Sun-Earth Connection Education Forum
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An integral element of the Office of Space Science (OSS)
education and public outreach strategy is the establishment of
a network for space science to foster a wide variety of edu-
cation and public outreach activities. This network of
institutions include (1) four Education Forums that serve as
major centers for space science education and public outreach
in each of the four OSS Themes, and (2) a set of regional
Broker/Facilitators who, for example, help arrange collab-
orations between scientists and the education community.
The Sun-Earth Connection Education Forum (SECEF) is a partner-
ship led by Goddard Space Flight Center and UC Berkeley’s
Space Sciences Laboratory. To learn more about SECEF and the
Office of Space Science Education and Public Outreach program,
go to:
http://spacescience.nasa.gov/education/ecosystem/index.htm
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