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September 2024
Fall back to school with this edition of the NASA eClips newsletter! Educators are provided with a host of resources to help engineer a great school year! Videos and activities focus on comparing science and engineering practices. Two new Spotlite Design Challenges are launched on climate change and Earth-observing satellites! And a fun activity for learners to work in groups to design their own mission patches.
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USAID Funding Saved Millions of Children’s Lives. Recent Cuts Put It in Jeopardy
USAID investments significantly reduced deaths among children under age five and women of reproductive age, studies show
An Unlikely Organ Helps to Explain Sherpas’ Aptitude for Altitude
New work reveals a surprising hero in combating altitude sickness
How did Earth get such a strange moon? Exploring the giant impact theory
Rocket Lab launches final 5 satellites for French 'Internet of Things' constellation
How a start-up plans to mine the moon for a rare form of helium
How a start-up plans to mine the moon for a rare form of helium
Starliner astronauts head back to Earth with SpaceX Crew-9 duo to make long-awaited landing (video)
Gravity may arise from quantumness of space
Gravity may arise from quantumness of space
How climate change could make Earth's space junk problem even worse
How to Build a Wildfire-Resistant House
With wildfires happening more often and burning more area, homes need to be “hardened” to make them more fire-resistant
Giant Milky Way-like galaxy formed unusually soon after the big bang
Giant Milky Way-like galaxy formed unusually soon after the big bang
Recent Deregulation at the EPA, SPHEREx and PUNCH Launch and Saturn’s Many Moons
The EPA rolls back regulations, NASA launches two exciting missions, and we discuss the surprising way whale urine moves nitrogen across the ocean.
What makes a good day a good day, according to science
What makes a good day a good day, according to science
Mars could have an ocean's worth of water beneath its surface, seismic data suggest
What Will the Betelgeuse Supernova Be Like - And Will It Hurt Us?
When Betelgeuse goes off, it's going to be the show of a lifetime. But it’s not going to hurt us.