{"id":2361,"date":"2025-06-11T19:18:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T19:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/?page_id=2361"},"modified":"2025-08-24T00:15:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T00:15:16","slug":"activities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/engagement\/activities\/","title":{"rendered":"Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2361\" class=\"elementor elementor-2361\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23dc130 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"23dc130\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-814f120 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"814f120\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Activities<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ffebd4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4ffebd4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-daa1b20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"daa1b20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Latest STELLA Activities<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd88cc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd88cc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Build your own instrument and start exploring the world in a whole new way! See some of the things you can do with your STELLA!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef1cd51 premium-blog-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-blog\" data-id=\"ef1cd51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;force_height&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;premium_blog_grid&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;premium_blog_layout&quot;:&quot;even&quot;,&quot;premium_blog_columns_number&quot;:&quot;50%&quot;,&quot;premium_blog_columns_number_tablet&quot;:&quot;50%&quot;,&quot;premium_blog_columns_number_mobile&quot;:&quot;100%&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-blog.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-wrap  premium-blog-even\" data-page=\"2361\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"3\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-bright-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Field2-scaled.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1223\" alt=\"soybean field\" srcset=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Field2-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Field2-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Field2-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Field2-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Field2-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Field2-2048x1536.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/radiation-shielding-and-uv-protection-environmental-control\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/radiation-shielding-and-uv-protection-environmental-control\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;Radiation Shielding and UV Protection&#8221; &#8211; Environmental Control\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>August 24, 2025<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Students use Helio-STELLA to design lightweight radiation shields for Mars habitats, testing aluminum, water, and fabric barriers. Which materials block harmful UV while allowing light for plants to grow?<\/p><div class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/radiation-shielding-and-uv-protection-environmental-control\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link elementor-button\">Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"3\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-bright-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/stockvault-water-drops-on-a-leaf276875-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1296\" alt=\"green leaf with droplets\" srcset=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/stockvault-water-drops-on-a-leaf276875-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/stockvault-water-drops-on-a-leaf276875-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/stockvault-water-drops-on-a-leaf276875-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/stockvault-water-drops-on-a-leaf276875-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/stockvault-water-drops-on-a-leaf276875-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/stockvault-water-drops-on-a-leaf276875-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/space-agriculture-enclosure-system-safe-student-activities-with-accessible-materials\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/space-agriculture-enclosure-system-safe-student-activities-with-accessible-materials\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;The Golden Pathos Theory&#8221; &#8211; Single Plant Testing\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>August 23, 2025<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Students test common houseplants as space life-support systems using STELLA-Q2 sensors to measure CO2 consumption. With safe, affordable materials, they determine which plants produce the most oxygen for future Mars habitats.<\/p><div class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/space-agriculture-enclosure-system-safe-student-activities-with-accessible-materials\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link elementor-button\">Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-740fa03 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"740fa03\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e1cb34 e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"0e1cb34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tabs_justify_horizontal&quot;:&quot;center&quot;,&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"14797620\" aria-label=\"Tabs. Open items with Enter or Space, close with Escape and navigate using the Arrow keys.\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-heading\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-147976201\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab-index=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-147976201\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tSpectral\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-147976202\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-147976202\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tHeliophysics\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-147976203\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-147976203\" 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data-id=\"b17d15e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What kind of activities can we do with light?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bee44df premium-blog-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-blog\" data-id=\"bee44df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;force_height&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;premium_blog_columns_number&quot;:&quot;33.33%&quot;,&quot;premium_blog_grid&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;premium_blog_layout&quot;:&quot;even&quot;,&quot;premium_blog_columns_number_tablet&quot;:&quot;50%&quot;,&quot;premium_blog_columns_number_mobile&quot;:&quot;100%&quot;,&quot;scroll_to_offset&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-blog.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-wrap  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https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/STELLA-1_2_snap2-1-768x419.png 768w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/STELLA-1_2_snap2-1-1536x839.png 1536w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/STELLA-1_2_snap2-1-2048x1118.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/stella-1-2-launch\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/stella-1-2-launch\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tSTELLA-1.2 Official Launch: Earth Science Workforce Development\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>February 24, 2026<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">NASA scientists and engineers at Goddard Space Flight Center, led by Paul Mirel and Mike Taylor, have officially launched STELLA-1.2 (Science and Technology Education for Land\/Life Assessment), a modular remote sensing platform that makes Earth observation science more approachable while building the next generation of mission-literate professionals.<\/p><div class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/stella-1-2-launch\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link elementor-button\">Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"2\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-bright-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1984\" height=\"1314\" src=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1769365754502.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4170\" alt=\"STELLA at American University with Mike Taylor, Chelsey Brown, Rachel Stagner, Natalia Quinteros Casaverde, Mike Humber, and Allison Bredder and the teacher professional development cohort\" srcset=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1769365754502.webp 1984w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1769365754502-300x199.webp 300w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1769365754502-1024x678.webp 1024w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1769365754502-768x509.webp 768w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1769365754502-1536x1017.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1984px) 100vw, 1984px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/nasa-acres-supports-stella-workshop-american-university\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/nasa-acres-supports-stella-workshop-american-university\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tNASA Acres Supports STELLA Workshop at American University\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>February 22, 2026<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">NASA's Science and Technology Education for Land\/Life Assessment (STELLA) initiative organized a hands-on workshop for middle and high school teachers at American University focused on advancing remote sensing skills and STEM workforce development.<\/p><div class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/nasa-acres-supports-stella-workshop-american-university\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link elementor-button\">Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"2\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-bright-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4001-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4158\" alt=\"Nick Barbi showing students how to take spectral readings of vegetation\" srcset=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4001-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4001-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4001-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4001-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4001-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4001-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/coastwise-earth-science-workforce\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/coastwise-earth-science-workforce\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tBuilding Tomorrow&#8217;s Earth Science Workforce, One Spectrum at a Time\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>February 20, 2026<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">COASTWISE (Community Observations and Analysis using Spectroscopic Techniques and Wetlands Imaging to foster Stewardship of the Environment) -making Earth observation science accessible for twenty students are building spectrometers, collecting data from wetland plants, and discovering a career landscape they never knew existed.<\/p><div class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/coastwise-earth-science-workforce\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link elementor-button\">Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"2\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-bright-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20250919_115648-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3785\" alt=\"From left to right, Kevin Czajkowski, Olawale Oluwafemi, and Md. Faisal Karim displaying the STELLA-inspired sensor just after it had passed inspection at Near Space Launch.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20250919_115648-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20250919_115648-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20250919_115648-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20250919_115648-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20250919_115648-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20250919_115648-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/university-of-toledo-students-launch-nasa-inspired-satellite-to-monitor-lake-erie-algal-blooms\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/university-of-toledo-students-launch-nasa-inspired-satellite-to-monitor-lake-erie-algal-blooms\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tUniversity of Toledo Students to Launch NASA-Inspired Satellite to Monitor Lake Erie Algal Blooms\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>February 1, 2026<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">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.<\/p><div class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/university-of-toledo-students-launch-nasa-inspired-satellite-to-monitor-lake-erie-algal-blooms\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link elementor-button\">Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"2\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-bright-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/STELLA_bg_inst_SEES.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3749\" alt=\"NASA SEES students using STELLA\" srcset=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/STELLA_bg_inst_SEES.png 1920w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/STELLA_bg_inst_SEES-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/STELLA_bg_inst_SEES-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/STELLA_bg_inst_SEES-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/STELLA_bg_inst_SEES-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/students-build-ai-powered-drone-for-earth-observation-nasa-sees-internship-journey\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/students-build-ai-powered-drone-for-earth-observation-nasa-sees-internship-journey\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tStudents Build AI-Powered Drone for Earth Observation | NASA SEES Internship Journey\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>January 30, 2026<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Four high school students leveraged STELLA's accessible design, supportive community, and educational philosophy to build a sophisticated environmental monitoring platform.<\/p><div class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/students-build-ai-powered-drone-for-earth-observation-nasa-sees-internship-journey\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link elementor-button\">Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"2\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-bright-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"772\" height=\"747\" src=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PetyaCampbell.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1171\" alt=\"Dr. Petya Campbell taking notes during a STELLA field test\" srcset=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PetyaCampbell.png 772w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PetyaCampbell-300x290.png 300w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PetyaCampbell-768x743.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 772px) 100vw, 772px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/petya-in-the-field\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/petya-in-the-field\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tPetya in the Field\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>October 15, 2025<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Watch Dr. Petya Campbell, a NASA Goddard research scientist with over 20 years of field experience, demonstrate how ground-based STELLA spectrometer measurements directly support NASA satellite missions by validating Earth observation data.<\/p><div class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/petya-in-the-field\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link elementor-button\">Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"2\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-bright-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/STELLA_bg_inst_Inna_Alexa.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3404\" alt=\"Inna and Alexa with STELLA instrumentation logo in background\" srcset=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/STELLA_bg_inst_Inna_Alexa.png 1920w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/STELLA_bg_inst_Inna_Alexa-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/STELLA_bg_inst_Inna_Alexa-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/STELLA_bg_inst_Inna_Alexa-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/STELLA_bg_inst_Inna_Alexa-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/student-voices-real-engineering-success-with-stella-instruments\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/student-voices-real-engineering-success-with-stella-instruments\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tStudent Voices: Real Engineering Success with STELLA Instruments\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>September 15, 2025<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">When Inna and Alexa first encountered NASA's STELLA instruments, neither expected the transformative journey ahead\u2014from intimidation to innovation in just 10 weeks.<\/p><div class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/student-voices-real-engineering-success-with-stella-instruments\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link elementor-button\">Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"2\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-bright-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Field2-scaled.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1223\" alt=\"soybean field\" srcset=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Field2-scaled.png 2560w, 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class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/radiation-shielding-and-uv-protection-environmental-control\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;Radiation Shielding and UV Protection&#8221; &#8211; Environmental Control\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>August 24, 2025<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Students use Helio-STELLA to design lightweight radiation shields for Mars habitats, testing aluminum, water, and fabric barriers. Which materials block harmful UV while allowing light for plants to grow?<\/p><div class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/radiation-shielding-and-uv-protection-environmental-control\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link elementor-button\">Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"2\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-bright-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Inna_and_Alexa-scaled.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3388\" alt=\"Inna Shapovalenko and Alexa Matson showing off STELLAs\" srcset=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Inna_and_Alexa-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Inna_and_Alexa-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Inna_and_Alexa-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Inna_and_Alexa-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Inna_and_Alexa-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Inna_and_Alexa-2048x1365.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/inna-shapovalenko-alexa-matson-open-source-engineering-for-the-future-stem-workforce\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/inna-shapovalenko-alexa-matson-open-source-engineering-for-the-future-stem-workforce\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tInna Shapovalenko and Alexa Matson: Open-Source Engineering for the Future STEM Workforce\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>August 22, 2025<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Inna Shapovalenko and Alexa Matson's collaborative journey with the STELLA project showcases how open-source engineering provides students with real-world skills through hardware design, software development, and community-driven innovation.<\/p><div class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/inna-shapovalenko-alexa-matson-open-source-engineering-for-the-future-stem-workforce\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link elementor-button\">Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav 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https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/STELLA-1_2_snap2-1-768x419.png 768w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/STELLA-1_2_snap2-1-1536x839.png 1536w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/STELLA-1_2_snap2-1-2048x1118.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/stella-1-2-launch\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/stella-1-2-launch\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tSTELLA-1.2 Official Launch: Earth Science Workforce Development\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>February 24, 2026<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">NASA scientists and engineers at Goddard Space Flight Center, led by Paul Mirel and Mike Taylor, have officially launched STELLA-1.2 (Science and Technology Education for Land\/Life Assessment), a modular remote sensing platform that makes Earth observation science more approachable while building the next generation of mission-literate professionals.<\/p><div class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/stella-1-2-launch\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link elementor-button\">Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"1\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-bright-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/STELLA_bg_inst_SEES.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3749\" alt=\"NASA SEES students using STELLA\" srcset=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/STELLA_bg_inst_SEES.png 1920w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/STELLA_bg_inst_SEES-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/STELLA_bg_inst_SEES-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/STELLA_bg_inst_SEES-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/STELLA_bg_inst_SEES-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/students-build-ai-powered-drone-for-earth-observation-nasa-sees-internship-journey\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/students-build-ai-powered-drone-for-earth-observation-nasa-sees-internship-journey\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tStudents Build AI-Powered Drone for Earth Observation | NASA SEES Internship Journey\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>January 30, 2026<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Four high school students leveraged STELLA's accessible design, supportive community, and educational philosophy to build a sophisticated environmental monitoring platform.<\/p><div class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/students-build-ai-powered-drone-for-earth-observation-nasa-sees-internship-journey\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link elementor-button\">Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"1\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-bright-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Field2-scaled.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1223\" alt=\"soybean field\" srcset=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Field2-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Field2-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Field2-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Field2-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Field2-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Field2-2048x1536.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/radiation-shielding-and-uv-protection-environmental-control\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/radiation-shielding-and-uv-protection-environmental-control\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;Radiation Shielding and UV Protection&#8221; &#8211; Environmental Control\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>August 24, 2025<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Students use Helio-STELLA to design lightweight radiation shields for Mars habitats, testing aluminum, water, and fabric barriers. Which materials block harmful UV while allowing light for plants to grow?<\/p><div class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/radiation-shielding-and-uv-protection-environmental-control\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link elementor-button\">Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"1\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-bright-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"636\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Picture1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3285\" alt=\"May 11, 2024, Geomagnetic Storm Disturbance Storm Time (Dst) Index from NOAA overlaid with Helio-STELLA red count recordings, using Python curve smoothing programs. Credit: Rohan Paul Potnuru, UNT\" srcset=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Picture1.png 636w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Picture1-300x198.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/helio-stella-bridging-space-science-and-education\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/helio-stella-bridging-space-science-and-education\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tHelio-STELLA: Bridging Space Science and Education\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>August 14, 2025<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Dr. Gerald Knezek and  Dr. Fred McMahan share their experiences developing and implementing Helio-STELLA, a low-cost solar monitoring device designed for educational settings.<\/p><div class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/helio-stella-bridging-space-science-and-education\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link elementor-button\">Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"1\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-bright-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/helio_teams_bkgrd_5_3_Pat_Haas.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3259\" alt=\"Pat Haas Helio Logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/helio_teams_bkgrd_5_3_Pat_Haas.png 1920w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/helio_teams_bkgrd_5_3_Pat_Haas-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/helio_teams_bkgrd_5_3_Pat_Haas-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/helio_teams_bkgrd_5_3_Pat_Haas-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/helio_teams_bkgrd_5_3_Pat_Haas-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/the-helio-stella-story-engineering-innovation-meets-educational-access\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/the-helio-stella-story-engineering-innovation-meets-educational-access\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tThe Helio-STELLA Story: Engineering Innovation Meets Educational Access\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>August 4, 2025<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Pat's extensive background in heliophysics and imaging spectrographs provided the perfect foundation for Helio-STELLA's development.<\/p><div class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/the-helio-stella-story-engineering-innovation-meets-educational-access\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link elementor-button\">Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"1\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-bright-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1041\" height=\"586\" src=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/STELLA_logo_card_Elana.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3219\" alt=\"Elana Resnick card\" srcset=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/STELLA_logo_card_Elana.jpg 1041w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/STELLA_logo_card_Elana-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/STELLA_logo_card_Elana-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/STELLA_logo_card_Elana-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1041px) 100vw, 1041px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/elana-helio-stem-professionals\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/elana-helio-stem-professionals\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tBuilding Tomorrow&#8217;s STEM Professionals: How STELLA Bridges Workforce Skills and Education\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>July 29, 2025<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Elana Resnick brought something uniquely valuable to STELLA \u2013 the perspective of both a classroom teacher and university lecturer with deep expertise in physics, engineering, and robotics education.<\/p><div class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/elana-helio-stem-professionals\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link elementor-button\">Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"1\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-bright-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2472\" src=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/KSC-20170821-PH_JBS01_0013crop-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1091\" 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fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>February 24, 2026<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">NASA scientists and engineers at Goddard Space Flight Center, led by Paul Mirel and Mike Taylor, have officially launched STELLA-1.2 (Science and Technology Education for Land\/Life Assessment), a modular remote sensing platform that makes Earth observation science more approachable while building the next generation of mission-literate professionals.<\/p><div class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/stella-1-2-launch\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link elementor-button\">Read More 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