Voyager 2 Interstellar Probe Takes Off – NASA The Voyager 2 mission has been working to delay the shutdown as long as possible. Four other instruments aboard the interstellar spacecraft continue to operate. Mission engineers at NASA have turned off the plasma science instrument aboard the Voyager 2 spacecraft as …
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Louisiana promotes computer science education for all in K-12
As digital technology and artificial intelligence play an ever-increasing role in everyday life, Louisiana wants students from kindergarten through high school to learn the basics of computer science. In May, the state legislature passed a law that will eventually require all public schools to offer computer science courses. And next …
أكمل القراءة »More people are surviving avalanches than decades ago – here’s why
People buried in avalanches are more likely to be rescued quickly and survive the experience today than four decades ago, a new study suggests. Avalanches can kill in many ways. Most people caught in these avalanches die from injuries received during the avalanche, drowning after being buried by the snow, …
أكمل القراءة »NASA disables one of Voyager 2’s science instruments
The two Voyager spacecraft have been hurtling through space since 1977, powered by decaying pieces of plutonium that produce less and less energy each year. With less electricity available, NASA has decided to shut down an experiment on Voyager 2, the plasma science instrument. This device measures the amount and …
أكمل القراءة »Citizen scientists create buzz with new insect discovery
A student’s drawing and theory of how a Portuguese Moth Fly was found in their Australian schoolyard. Credit: CSIRO More than 60% of Australia’s known insects are unnamed and a mystery to science. Of the approximately 500,000 Australian species, approximately half are insects, but many are uncategorized. A group of …
أكمل القراءة »Teacher training in the science of reading enhances the education of students with dyslexia
Two years ago, we launched an ambitious initiative to transform the way we support our students with dyslexia. As the director of Intervention and Dyslexia Response for the McAllen Independent School District in Texas, I knew we wanted to align with the science of reading. This body of research is …
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