Wednesday was a bittersweet day for NASA and JPL as they said goodbye to the second of the rover twins exploring the Red Planet. Launched in 2003, Opportunity landed shortly after its twin counterpart, Spirit, in 2004. Though the mission is considered a success, it was declared complete this afternoon after NASA/JPL team members failed […]Read More
In Texas, the law requires schools to integrate technology into lesson in every curricular area in grades K-8. Period. The law is the law. And after 8th grade, it is assumed that all grades in all content areas 9-12 will just continue the work of their K-8 colleagues and integrate technology into almost all lessons […]Read More
Officials with the City of El Paso announced Tuesday that they have formalized seven (7) partnership agreements with local agencies that support small and minority-owned business development in the El Paso area. Via a news release, officials shared, “The city intends to support and centralize current and ongoing business and entrepreneurial programs throughout the community.” […]Read More
Efren Narvaez watched as the grieving family of a woman who disappeared years ago cautiously approached the stainless steel table that held her remains in Ciudad Juárez’ municipal morgue. A few weeks before, Narvaez, a volunteer in the city’s Forensic Science Lab, had extracted DNA from the victim’s bones and hair. It matched DNA the […]Read More
On Wednesday, Telesat and regional space launch company Blue Origin announced a signed, multi-launch agreement that paves the way for the powerful New Glenn rocket to play a key role in Telesat’s deployment of its global LEO satellite constellation that will deliver fiber-like broadband services anywhere on Earth. According to officials, Telesat’s LEO program will […]Read More
Have you ever heard of the app “PhotoMath?” PhotoMath allows anyone with a smartphone or tablet to write out a math problem, point their device at it, take a picture, and the app will solve the problem, step by step, in less than 5 seconds. From simple math to calculus and everything in between. Check out […]Read More
The Socorro Independent School District will have its annual robotics competition, ROBOCOM 5.0, on January 12 at Pebble Hills High School. Based on the rules of the First Lego League (FLL), it allows elementary and high school students to immerse themselves in real-world science and technological challenges. District officials share that this year’s theme is […]Read More
As 2018 comes to a close, I wanted to take a look back at some of the best space stories of the year and tell you about some really cool upcoming events for 2019. Earlier this year, we watched as SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy launched in February sending Elon Musk’s Tesla (piloted by Starman) out into […]Read More
While SpaceX and Blue Origin are stunning the world with their vertical launch, vertical landing vehicles, in the early ‘90s, that exact type of spacecraft was tested at White Sands Missile Range. On Saturday, December 22, visitors can join New Mexico Museum of Space History Curator Sue Taylor and Assistant Curator Jim Mayberry for the […]Read More
Picture it: El Paso, 1984. A young girl opens a gift from her uncle, a scientist by trade, to find a brand new, small reflector telescope. This one, important gift would fuel her imagination and inspire her to pursue the study of science for the rest of her life. That young girl was me. Fast […]Read More
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