Exploring Planets with NASA’s Solar System Treks Portal

Exploring Planets with NASA’s Solar System Treks Portal

Above: The floor of the Moon’s Schrodinger Crater as visualized with NASA’s Moon Trek portal. PC: NASA-JPL. By: Brian Day, NASA SSERVI, and Emily Law, NASA-JPL Project Science Lead Brian Day of NASA SSERVI (left) and Engineering Lead Emily Law of NASA-JPL. Photo...
Hawaiʻi Explorations Expo Showcases Innovation, Inspires Youth

Hawaiʻi Explorations Expo Showcases Innovation, Inspires Youth

Hundreds from the East Hawaiʻi community turned out for the 3rd Annual Hawaiʻi Explorations Expo on Oct. 27 to celebrate the latest science and technology innovations and enjoy hands-on activities in robotics, programming, astronomy and other STEM disciplines. Henk...
PISCES Challenges Young Minds at NexTech STEM Workshop

PISCES Challenges Young Minds at NexTech STEM Workshop

Above: Twenty students from eight schools participated in a hands-on STEM class organized by The Success Factory featuring PISCES’ geology technician, Kyla Edison (pictured at center, wearing a lei). Credit: Gail Takaki/The Success Factory, creators of NexTech STEM...
Interns Wrap up Summer Science & Technology Projects

Interns Wrap up Summer Science & Technology Projects

Above: Robotics Team interns Joel Paye (left) and Alec Goodson spent the summer validating and upgrading software systems and sensors aboard the Helelani planetary rover. Four Hawaii-based students wrapped up their internship at PISCES this summer, including projects...
Maunakea: Many Viewpoints, One Community

Maunakea: Many Viewpoints, One Community

Above: Miriam Fuchs (left) leads a tour of the SMA Observatory on Maunakea for students of the STARS Program during Summer 2019. By: Miriam Fuchs, Telescope Systems Specialist at EA Observatory/JCMT Having dreamt about working for the Maunakea Observatories as a...
STARS Program Encourages Young Women in STEM

STARS Program Encourages Young Women in STEM

Above: Twelve Hawaii high school students from around the state spent a night on “Mars” at the HI-SEAS research habitat on Mauna Loa during the sixth-annual program in June. PISCES wrapped up the sixth-annual Women’s STARS Program in late June, graduating 12 Hawaii...