Following NASA’s Curiosity

On February 9, 2012, NASA‘s Curiosity rover has made history by drilling a hole in a rock on the red planet. The mobile robot, according to NASA, “is now a fully operating analytical laboratory on Mars.” On the NASA site, your students can learn about the significance of this drilling and see animated images that show the drilling. NASA provides current science news that is excellent for the enrichment of science classes. You can subscribe to NASA’s News Alerts in Spanish and in English.

When the Moon Turned Red-Copper

Those who live in the western parts of the United States and Canada were treated to a full lunar eclipse on December 10^th early in the morning hours. They say that a Red-Copper moon passed through the shadow of the Earth. Because it was a morning eclipse, the moon appeared beautifully magnified as it set on the western horizon behind trees and buildings.  Even if you don’t live in the west, you and your students could have watched the eclipse as it happened by tuning in to NASA’s SpaceWeather. To find out ahead of time about space events, you can subscribe to NASA’s free Space Weather Alerts.