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"Journey Through the Heliosphere: The Sun-Earth System in Color" is a coloring book that blends art and science, making complex heliophysics concepts accessible to audiences of all ages.

Designed for both educators and learners, the coloring book aims to spark curiosity and creativity, as well as educate readers about the Sun and its influence on Earth and the solar system. A significant feature of the book is its inclusion of Alaska Native languages, providing words related to the Sun and sky from cultures such as Alutiiq/Sugpiaq, Central Yupik/Cup'ik, Iñupiaq, Lower Koyukon Athabascan, Ten Kenaga'/Lower Tanana Athabascan, Ts'msyen/Sm'algyax, and Xaad kil/Haida.

Download the book here:
https://science.nasa.gov/learn/heat/resource/journey-through-the-heliosphere-the-sun-earth-system-in-color/

Shock Detectives
The Sun throws off an extremely fast stream of charged particles called the solar wind. This solar wind collides with the Earth and its protective magnetic field, generating a shock wave called “the bow shock.” There, at the bow shock, the ever-changing magnetic fields can either make the solar wind messy and dynamic or leave it smooth and stable. That’s where the scientists behind Shock Detectives need your help. Join the Shock Detectives project and help interpret data collected by the Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) Mission, whose four spacecraft fly in formation through the bow shock zone. You can help classify patterns in the bow shock and help scientists figure out what governs its behavior.
Learn more here:

Shock Detectives - NASA Science Help scientists understand how the Earth’s magnetic field sculpts the solar wind. For anyone with a smartphone or laptop.

Galaxy Zoo: Clump Scout II
Galaxies often contain “clumps”, bright spots where stars are forming fastest. Today’s observatories, like the Euclid space telescope, an ESA (European Space Agency) mission with critical contributions from NASA, are capturing ever-more detailed images of galaxies, with more information about these clumps. Now scientists have built a machine learning model (a kind of artificial intelligence) to identify and mark clumps in images of galaxies like those seen by Euclid to help answer basic questions about them.
Check out more about the project here:

Galaxy Zoo: Clump Scout II - NASA Science Identify star-forming clumps in galaxy images, and help train machines to do the same. For anyone with a smartphone or laptop.

🚀 Celebrate 50 Years of NASA Spinoffs🚀
Where is NASA in your life? Everywhere! In your car, in your home, in your school, and in the world around you. This year, the NASA Spinoff publication is celebrating 50 years of spotlighting the NASA technologies that improve everyday life on Earth. Check out the latest spinoff technology innovations in the Spinoff 2026 publication.
View the publication here:
https://ntts-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/t2p/prod/spinoff/NASA-Spinoff-2026.pdf

Join the NASA Night Sky Network on Tuesday, July 28, at 6:00 PM Pacific Time (9:00 PM Eastern), along with the International Observe the Moon Night team and experienced event hosts, to learn about this global observing program, how you can get involved, and program resources available to event hosts this year. This webinar will prepare you to hold a great International Observe the Moon Night event!

NSN Webinar Series: International Observe the Moon Night 2026 Join the NASA Night Sky Network on Tuesday, July 28, at 6:00 PM Pac...

⭐ Webinars July 15th!⭐
Exploring By the Seat of Your Pants will be hosting the incredible Dr. Diva Amon, Nat Geo explorer and deep sea biologist as she works on the RV Falkor Too research vessel off the coast of her native Trinidad and Tobago on July 15th!

If/Then ambassador and earthquake geologist Dr. Wendy Bohon will be on to talk about "Earth Shakers: The science of earthquakes" also on July 15th!

Register here!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/13ZzUmKAY6ib92-pg4AAKVbuXVLKMrj87rU-aCZkMCbk/viewform?edit_requested=true

⭐ Webinar July 13th⭐
Exploring the deep ocean live at sea with Cody Balhau
What does it take to explore the ocean? Join a live broadcast from the research vessel Marcus G. Langseth as it returns from a voyage across the entire Pacific Ocean! In this session, you will learn about the Seven Principles of Ocean Literacy and how they connect to real ocean research happening at sea right now. Through shipboard stories, images from the expedition, and interactive questions, students will discover how the ocean shapes Earth’s climate, geology, ecosystems, and human life.
Register here!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/13ZzUmKAY6ib92-pg4AAKVbuXVLKMrj87rU-aCZkMCbk/viewform?edit_requested=true

Data doesn’t lie!

The data doesn't lie. 😉🔥