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Combined Middle School and High School Lunch Meeting with guest speaker Paul Hayne From the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The topic presented was Cold Spot Lunar Craters

Exciting projects, topics, and goals

PMO Research Astronomy Camp

This is a camp where you learn about various topics and physics. Complete research topics in astronomy using various types of telescopes to image celestial bodies. Click the button to learn more about this camp.

SETI

"The search for extraterrestrial intelligence" is the collective name for scientific activities undertaken to search for extraterrestrial life. Click the button to learn more about this project.

Light Pollution 

What is Light Pollution?  Light pollution is excessive, misdirected, or obtrusive artificial (usually outdoor) light. Too much light pollution has consequences: it washes out starlight in the night sky, interferes with astronomical research, disrupts ecosystems, has adverse health effects and wastes energy.  Click the button to learn more.

CubeSat tracking

Join us as we use a program named SDR #. This decodes the packets of information received with radio technology via antenna and satellite.  Click the button to learn more about this project.

Mars Project

The Mars Student Imaging Project (MSIP) is a nationally recognized award winning authentic inquiry-based learning and student-centered education project. Students learn how science works by engaging in science research using data from a NASA spacecraft orbiting Mars. Students understand how science really works by actually being a scientist.  https://marsed.mars.asu.edu/msip​

Radio Jove

This year, we are building a miniature radio telescope that is able to intercept radio transmissions from various locations. Click the button to learn more .

GAVRT  Goldstone-Apple Valley Radio Telescope 

 Since August 1997, teachers across the nation have been trained in curriculum and operations for participation in the GAVRT program. Students actually take control of the massive dish via the Internet to study a variety of radio sources in space. They collect and analyze data that goes into a database used by professional scientists worldwide. Click the button to learn more.