Jesup High School Science

09/26/2022

Also tonight...get outside and look to the east! (After you watch the DART crash into the asteroid!)

Earth is passing right in between Jupiter and the sun tonight, resulting in a view of the planet known as the Red Giant.

09/26/2022

Check this out tonight! DART will crash into an asteroid in an attempt to change its trajectory. This mission is a "practice-run" in case it needs to be done in the future to protect Earth.

The DART mission has been flying to its target since launching last year. On Monday night, it will connect.

01/08/2022

Check out this article about the James Webb telescope. Over 1 million miles from Earth when it reaches its destination is space, scientists are expecting data sometime in June of this year. It will see deeper into space and farther back in time than any other telescope...back to the first stars and galaxies!

Scientists elated with completion of complex Webb space telescope deploy sequence.

11/19/2021

Hey all Jesup science students...live feed and information about International Space Station. Check it out!

Track where the International Space Station (ISS) is right now and know the next time it will pass over your location.

11/16/2021

Discussions in astronomy class!

10/29/2021

Freshmen...this is exactly what we talked about in class today. If we get clear skies (!) watch for northern lights over the next few evenings. Just in time for Halloween!

Solar particles blasted out in association with the flare could hit Earth tomorrow (Oct. 29).

10/05/2021

Freshman learning about topography today in class. I never would have guessed they would love using play dough to model a terrain. What a fun group of kids!

03/24/2021

Intro to Physics students learning about air resistance. The goal was to be the last one to hit the ground.

03/19/2021

Check it out!

NASA is counting down to what should be the final major test of the massive rocket it is building to put the first woman and the next man on the moon.

03/18/2021

The question arose in Meteorology class today. So here is the scoop!

Hurricanes do form in the Pacific Ocean, just as they do in the Atlantic, but none of these storms seem to reach the continental U.S. Why not?

12/11/2020

Chemistry students learning about excited electrons today in class!

10/27/2020

Check this out! Released today 10/27/2020

NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) has confirmed, for the first time, water on the sunlit surface of the Moon.