NISE Network Blog

NASA Astronaut Mark Vande Hei at Science Museum of Minnesota 2019 Moon Landing anniversary event with giant dinoaur T-Rex puppet

NASA Astronaut Mark Vande Hei breaks U.S. record for longest time in space

April 4, 2022

Catherine McCarthy, Arizona State University

In March 2022 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei became the U.S. astronaut with the single longest spaceflight in history - more than 340 days! The previous record of 340 had been set in 2013 by astronaut Scott Kelly.

Museum of Life and Science Durham NC air quality story interview ABC 11 News Museum of Life and Science screenshot

Partner Highlight: Museum of Life and Science in Durham, NC works with local residents to monitor their air quality

February 28, 2022

Max Cawley, Museum of Life and Science

In Durham, particulate matter pollution from highways, industry, and wildfires pose a disproportionate local health hazard to residents. The Museum of Life and Science is committed to helping residents find solutions, beginning with a better understanding of the scope and scale of the problem.

Partner Highlight: Lewisburg Children's Museum in Pennsylvania Celebrates the James Webb Space Telescope Launch with NASA Astronaut

February 24, 2022

Alyssa Johnson, Sciencenter, Ithaca, NY

Lewisburg Children's Museum in Pennsylvania Lewisburg Children's Museum celebrates the James Webb Space Telescope Launch with NASA Astronaut Andrew Feustel.

miSci Schenectady NY visitor playing the Moon Adventure Game

Partner Highlight: Celebrating Birthdays at miSci in Schenectady, NY with the Moon Adventure Game!

January 28, 2022

Krysia Kornecki, Schenectady Museum of Innovation and Science (miSci) and Ali Jackson, Sciencenter

At the Museum of Innovation and Science (miSci) in Schenectady, New York, space-themed birthday parties have been a hit. The space themed birthday program includes free time to explore the museum, a thirty-minute activity, party room time, and a customized live sky show in the Suits-Bueche planetarium of the birthday person’s night sky on the day they were born.

Marbles Kids Museum Webb Space Telescope Event visitors using Orbiting Objects activity

Partner Highlight: Visitors at Marbles Kids Museum in Raleigh, NC learn about the James Webb Space Telescope

January 27, 2022

Hardin Engelhardt, Marbles Kids Museum, Raleigh, NC

Marbles Kids Museum held an out of this world space weekend event filled with activities exploring our universe and the James Webb Space Telescope that recently launched on December 25th, 2021.

Kauai Community Science Center Waimea Hawaii Webb Space Telescope event Take home kits

Partner Highlight: Webb Space Telescope Community Events Across the US

January 11, 2022

Alyssa Johnson & Ali Jackson, Sciencenter, Ithaca, NY

James Webb Space Telescope community events have been in full swing across the country this fall! Here are highlights from just a few of the Webb Community Events that have been taking place nationwide the past few months.

NISE Network Year in Review 2021

January 10, 2022

Catherine McCarthy, Arizona State University

National Informal STEM Education Network Year in Review 2021.

Birdseye view of Nano exhibition with visitors.

Celebrating 10 years of the Nano Exhibition, Newest Location in Yellow Springs, OH

January 7, 2022

Ali Jackson and Alyssa Johnson, Sciencenter, Ithaca, NY & Catherine McCarthy, Arizona State University

Believe it or not, the NISE Network’s Nano exhibition has been around for 10 years! Learn more about how the exhibitions are still reaching new audiences at new locations including the newest location in Yellow Springs Ohio.

Partner Highlight: A Few of our Favorite Things at the Kentucky Science Center

January 4, 2022

Andrew Spence, Kentucky Science Center

Staff from the Kentucky Science Center take a look back at some of their favorite NISE Network resources over the past decade.

Partner Highlight: Spooky Science at the Hawaii Children’s Discovery Center in Honolulu

November 30, 2021

Vanessa Magallanes, Hawaii Children’s Discovery Center

Aloha! The Hawaii Children’s Discovery Center is known for welcoming visitors from near and far. Although 2021 has been challenging, this did not deter our amazing team to continue with our mission to be a world-class learning environment that is filled with hands-on, interactive exhibits that empower and inspire children to learn about themselves and the world through exploration and play.