Youth Apps

APOD (Astronomy Picture of the Day) Calendar - December 2022 Since 1995, Robert Nemiroff and Jerry Bonnell have created, authored, organised, and edited Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD). The APOD repository has the internet's biggest collection of captioned astronomy photos. 03-Dec-2022 - APOD NASA Calendar Stereo Mars near Opposition Image Credit & Copyright: Marco Lorenzi Explanation: Mars looks sharp in these two rooftop telescope views captured in late November from Singapore, planet Earth. At the time, Mars was about 82 million kilometers from Singapore and approaching its opposition, opposite the Sun in planet Earth's sky on December 8. Olympus Mons, largest of the volcanoes in the Tharsis Montes region (and largest known volcano in the Solar System), is near Mars' western limb. In both the images it's the whitish donut-shape at the upper right. The dark area visible near center is the Terra Sirenum region while the long dark peninsula closest to the planet...

NASA Children Artwork Calendar - 2019 COMMERCIAL CREW PROGRAM - Children’s Artwork - 2019 Miss You My Dear - Deepshikha, 9, Uttar Pradesh, CALENDAR AstroHero - January 2019 NASA Calendar Astronauts - Samuel, 5, Duarte, California Astronauts NASA’s astronauts have many skills and experiences that make them perfect for the variety of jobs they do both in space and on the ground. During their careers, astronauts could pilot a spacecraft, run experiments on the International Space Station, train new astronauts and even help guide other astronauts through challenging work in space from Earth. Sharan, 9 San Diego, California Training for Success - February 2019 NASA Calendar Space Explorer, Lila, 5, Apopka, Florida Astronaut Training When astronauts are in space, they must perform physical fitness activities to keep them healthy and strong while living and working in microgravity. They currently can use a stationary bicycle, a tr...

NASA Selfies Mobile App Lets look at a useful phone app called NASA Selfies. This app has been released by Jet Propulsion Laboratory Education. The app description in Google Play read as, Create your own selfies from outer space! NASA Selfies lets you put your photo in a virtual spacesuit in front of some of NASA's most captivating space images. Share these space selfies on social media, and learn about the science behind the pictures. This app was developed to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the launch of NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, and features a collection of images that showcase its infrared data.  NASA Selfies has been installed between 50+ times by users at the time of this review and has an average rating of 4 in Google apps store. NASA Selfies app size 27M and can be installed on any Android device running version 4.0.3 and up. Apps Name NASA Selfies Apps Developed Jet Propulsion Laboratory Educat...

Space Nation Navigator Apps - The astronaut training app Your first step on a journey to visit space Lets look at a useful phone app called Space Nation Navigator. This app has been released by Space Nation Educational. The app description in Google Play read as, Space Nation Navigator is the astronaut training app that’s your first step on a journey to actually travel to space. Start learning astronaut skills through fun challenges and inspiring minigames that utilize NASA expertise.  “NASA is collaborating with Space Nation, a space experiences company based in Europe, on their upcoming astronaut training experiences program and mobile application.” - ww.nasa.gov “Space Nation’s app will provide access to anyone with a smartphone to materials and training programs that are used to prepare actual astronauts for the journey to space.” - TechCrunch “We hope an app like Space Nation’s will help global users better understand what it takes to be an astrona...