Proposals are currently being accepted from U.S. schools, museums, and community youth organizations (working individually or together) to host an amateur radio contact with an astronaut aboard the ISS between Jan. 1 and June 30, 2026. buff.ly/6wfczJM

Did you know that data from NOAA and NASA’s Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) satellites helps pilots plan their flight paths? In a new game from JPSS, players use graphing to plot a safe flight path, including take off and landing, for an airplane. buff.ly/DWeADHi

Check out the CineSpace Short Film Competition! CineSpace is a collaboration between NASA and Houston Cinema Arts Society (HCAS) that offers filmmakers around the world a chance to share their works inspired by, and using, actual NASA imagery. buff.ly/RmOlMQd

Join My NASA Data for a webinar to explore the newly enhanced Earth System Data Explorer, a powerful tool for visualizing and analyzing NASA’s extensive Earth science data tomorrow, 7/30 at 1pm. buff.ly/kT20Akz

Tune in tomorrow, 8/1 at 1pm for a #NASAWebinar: NASA Intern Experience: Insights From Interns and Mentors! Join the NASA internship team for an interactive webinar to explore exciting internship opportunities and requirements for NASA internships. buff.ly/uBpjWCT

Applications for the Fall 2025 session of the NASA L'SPACE Program are now open! The two 15-week, virtual, hands-on academies are FREE to students. Applications due August 24, 2025 buff.ly/M8GX4DB

The MSGC Executive Board & Staff held our biannual Board Strategy Retreat at Grand Valley State The Lake Michigan Center at the Robert B. Annis Water Resources Institute. We had a wonderful time & enjoyed our time within the Institute as well as our voyage on the W.G. Jackson research vessel!

Are you interested in hosting an Observe the Moon Night event? Join the NASA Night Sky Network and the International Observe the Moon Night team tomorrow, 8/6 at 9pm to learn about this observing program, how to get involved, and resources available. buff.ly/51VGavh

Meet our 2025 Awardees! Jackson Barnes from @MichiganStateU received a Graduate Fellowship award for “Assessing the long-term dynamics of primordial binary planetesimal systems".

Tune in later today for a Virtual Science Briefing: Andromeda Galaxy! Learn about the formation and evolution of our nearest large neighbor galaxy, the Andromeda Galaxy. buff.ly/q4j3hOT

Check out this Educator Professional Development: ROADS From Earth to Venus tomorrow, 8/9! The NESSP ROADS PD is designed for both formal and informal educators who want to explore hands-on, standards-aligned, NASA-inspired lessons and activities. buff.ly/3khuqyq

Registration for our annual Fall Conference opens on Friday! buff.ly/nCEEjJL

Meet our 2025 Awardees! Professor Beetham from @OaklandU received a Research Seed Grant award for “The role of heterogeneity in iron particle combustion-- toward renewable, extraterrestrial energy sources."

Apply now for the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)! Proposals are currently being accepted from schools, museums, and community youth organizations to host an amateur radio contact with an astronaut aboard the ISS. buff.ly/V913MgC

Registration of MSGC's annual Fall Conference is now OPEN! This year's conference will be hosted at Central Michigan University on Saturday, October 18th. buff.ly/X6kD8MI

Apply now for the 2026 NASA Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts – Academic Linkage (RASC-AL) Competition! The competition challenges students to push the boundaries of innovation and engineering. buff.ly/lRZuqls

It actually IS rocket science! NASA’s Student Launch competition challenges teams to design, build, and fly a high-powered rocket containing a science or engineering payload. Proposals are due Monday, Sept. 22. buff.ly/WvcsbGX

Meet our 2025 Awardees! Megan from @MichiganTech received an Graduate Fellowship award for “Organic matter effects on wetland nitrogen cycling and greenhouse gas production.”

Registration is open for our annual Fall Conference at CMU on October 18, 2025! Just a friendly reminder that everyone needs to register individually if they plan on attending. Including co-authors, guests, parents, mentors etc. buff.ly/X6kD8MI

Are you a teacher who is interested in using My NASA Data in your classroom? Are you looking to make an impact in Earth science education? Consider joining the My NASA Data Product Review Team for the 2025-2026 school year. buff.ly/X2jrkY7