Aloha kids! Our PISCES rover needs a name! We just got it last March! What’s a rover you ask? It’s a robotic space car that can be driven on the Moon, Mars, or other planets! You can choose a boy or girl name, and it can even be Hawaiian –...
The Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems (PISCES) is now accepting applications for its 2014 STEM Aerospace Research Scholars (STARS)program – a summer educational experience designed to encourage Hawaii’s young women to pursue a...
NASA IMAGE OF THE DAY: SATELLITE VIEW OF THE AMERICAS ON EARTH DAY Image Credit: NOAA-NASA GOES Project Today, April 22, 2014, is Earth Day and NASA is celebrating by enjoying an incredible view of North and South America from outer space. This image was taken at 7:45...
FROM PISCES TO NASA Melissa Adams, a University of Hawaii at Hilo Senior who interned at PISCES last summer, is among the select few nationwide chosen for NASA’s Sally Ride Internship. It’s an opportunity so prestigious, only 10 internships total are awarded in...
NASA’s LADEE – short for Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer – has officially completed its suicide mission as planned. NASA confirmed today that the lunar orbiter crashed into the far side of the Moon between 9:30 p.m. and 10:22 p.m. PDT...
After a long journey from Canada and a pit-stop on Oahu for its official public debut, the PISCES Moon rover finally arrived at its final destination – the Center’s home base in Hilo. The robotic space vehicle was delivered on Wednesday, April 9th,...
