Hanging out at home for the holidays? Turn some downtime into space time. Make a 2026 Moon Phases Calendar, and follow the lunar cycle all year long!
🌖 All you need is a printer, scissors, tape, and a brass fastener: jpl.nasa.gov/edu/resources/p…
ALT Circular infographic titled “Moon Phases 2026.” The design shows the full year arranged like a clock, with months and date ranges labeled around the outer ring. Small moon icons progress through the lunar phases—new moon, first quarter, full moon, and last quarter—repeating throughout the year. Thin radial lines connect each date to a central bright circle, emphasizing the continuous lunar cycle across all 12 months of 2026.
ALT “If we expect students to be kind, we need to be kind adults. If we expect students to be cooperative, we need to be cooperative adults. If we expect students to be responsible, we need to be responsible adults. Model. Model. Model.” —Lisa Romano, Teacher
BREAKING: According to preliminary data from the ERA5 dataset, this past Sunday, July 21, 2024, was the hottest day in Earth's recorded history, with an average global surface air temperature of 17.09°C (62.76°F).
It’s easy to Unfold Your World with the new #proteinart project from @EMBL – check out this video, packed with inspiration to get started. Drop-in tutorials start next month. Aged 14-18? Win prizes worth EUR100 & see your artwork exhibited. Find out more: embl.org/unfold-your-world/
ChatGPT can now create Mind Maps.
No more wasting hundreds of hours making visuals for studying or simplifying complex ideas.
Here’s how to do it for free in a few seconds:
👀🧠 Integrating #AI in the classroom can be fun and exciting, but how can you do it?
🤖 👩🏫Share your thoughts on #AI in education with us and we will discuss them in the next Scientix TV episode.
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@comet_chasers has spotted another outburst for 12P (a bit smaller than the last one, but then 5 magnitude outbursts don't happen very often!) Thanks to our international observers, and Richard Miles for the analysis. More details in our (first) ATel 😁 astronomerstelegram.org/?rea…
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On World Youth Skills Day, our 2017 physics laureates - Kip Thorne, Barry Barish and Rainer Wiess - share their advice for young researchers.