In case you didn’t get a chance to join us Friday night for the latest on Perseverance and Ingenuity from our own Dave McDonald, here is the link to the recording!

Are you curious about the latest developments in NASA's work on Mars? 2021 has opened with some amazing moments on the Red Planet! Join STEM instructor and senior Discovery Center educator Dave McDonald on Friday, May 7th at 7 pm as he gives us an update on the efforts of both Perseverance and Ingenuity and talks about what's next for their missions.​ This online event is free and open to the public, but registration is required- you can register here.

As we wait on the edge of our seats for Perseverance to reach Mars and start a new chapter of exploration there, we thought it would be fun to remember some of the other rovers who have opened our eyes to the red planet. (*note that we are only showing the rovers here- there have been and still are other fantastic landers on Mars!)

On August 29, 2020, our friends at the Children’s Museum of New Hampshire kicked off their Maker and Food Fest. This year, they took their annual event online, inviting engineers, artists, scientists, chefs, and makers of all kind to contribute virtually. One of these exhibitors the Children’s Museum was kind enough to invite was our Education Coordinator, Faithe Miller Lakowicz!

The goal of the Artemis Program is "to land the first woman and the next man on the Moon by 2024... hopefully making advances that will allow us to someday send humans to Mars."​

Learn more about this history-making project in an exclusive virtual chat with speaker Patricia Moore, Museum Liaison for NASA's Deep Space Exploration Division!​ Click here to learn more about this upcoming virtual event, Tuesday, August 11 at 2:00 PM.

We’re spending the week looking at the planets, and this week’s Saturday STEM challenge is about just that: looking at the planets!

For as long as people have been on Earth, they have been observing the night sky. This week, we’re challenging you to make like ancient civilizations and watch the sky. Using the given information and tools, try to track the planets. Since the sky never looks the same two nights in a row, you can try this challenge for as long as you want, trying to see as many different planets as you can.