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University of Toledo graduate and undergraduate students who are part of the Mission EARTH NASA Science Activation funded project, in collaboration with three high schools, are preparing to launch a satellite into space as part of the Dream Big Project, an initiative funded through Near Space Launch and the Don Wood Foundation.
Lynn Nichols now PK-12 Director of Education Technology at Gilman, showcases how NASA's STELLA technology is building critical 21st-century skills and preparing students for STEM careers.
Lynn Nichols transforms STEM education using NASA's STELLA instrument, bridging 3D printing, robotics & space technology in K-12 classrooms.
Ever wondered how NASA measures light from space with incredible precision? Dive into the fascinating world of STELLA's optical systems and discover the ingenious engineering tricks that make it all possible!
Watch as engineer Paul Mirel breaks down the fascinating engineering principles behind designing the perfect snap-fit clasp for STELLA instruments. What looks like a simple plastic tab is actually a carefully engineered solution using fundamental physics!
The STELLA (Science and Technology Education for Land/Life Assessment) Workshop was held on June 2-3, 2025, at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center as an educational initiative connecting NASA remote sensing technologies with classroom instruction
On May 20, 2025, NASA hosted a webinar showcasing the STELLA (Science and Technology Education for Land and Life Assessment) project featuring Dr. Craig Kohn from Waterford Union High School.
To support learning, the Regional Application Center (RAC) team at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette will highlight their Earth observation education outreach summer workshop program.
Revolutionary Plant Science: How Students Used NASA STELLA low-cost instruments to ID Plants with Great Accuracy!
The webinar will have a select panel of STELLA users talking about their experiences using STELLA DIY spectrometers. Bianca Cilento, a graduate student at Rochester Institute of Technology, is using STELLA-Q in her studies. Karen Karker from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry used STELLAs in classroom lessons about the EM spectrum. Peder Nelson is a Sr. Instructor at Oregon State University and Science lead for Land Cover in NASA’s GLOBE Observer and has been using STELLA in conjunction with GLOBE observer.
For three days as February leaped into March this year, more than 11,500 people gathered in Houston, Texas, to attend the 2024 Commodity Classic—a massive agriculture conference led by farmers.
On the Statistical Significance of Local Land Cover Measurements: A Comparative Analysis of Citizen Science and Remote Sensing Programs Abstract: Accurate land cover data can…
Field Comparison ASD and STELLA 8/22/2023 Preliminary Results Created by Dr. Petya Campbell, STELLA Lead Scientist Download STELLA Field Data 8/22/2023 XLSX ASD Reflectance Measurements…
Monitoring biodiversity is an effective way to quantify and assess the impacts of climate change, but methods for doing so can be inaccessible, laborious, or invasive to an ecosystem.
Paige Williams, a PhD Candidate at Virginia Tech, led a lecture series on the Landsat Program for the junior/senior level remote sensing course in the Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation at VT in February.
May 2023 — Students, from eleven different area schools, came to the SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry campus to participate in mini lessons across campus.…
STELLA was used as part of a larger Earth Science lesson with the astronaut candidates (ASCAN) in the summer of 2023.