Impact on Jupiter

Did you see what happened on Jupiter this week? An amateur astronomer caught the impact on video as he was scanning the skies. Just another example of the power of the citizen science movement. Below is an article about the event by science writer Alan Boyle....

Super Tuesdays

We will be publishing a link to a map resource that relates to the upcoming elections every Tuesday through election day,  November 6th, 2012. We came up with this program to provide a weekly resource for your students to explore to spark a conversation on how...

Following Hurricanes Since 1851

We’ve had hurricanes on the brain! One of our team members lives in Louisiana and evacuated to GISetc h.q. to avoid Isaac’s path (no major damage for her, thank goodness – but our thoughts and prayers are with all the families affected). Anyway, when...

Remembering Pompeii

Today is the anniversary of Pompeii’s tragic eruption 1,933 years ago. I saw the Pompeii exhibit when it came through Dallas in 1979 and I’ve felt a connection to the city ever since. A new animation has been released with a time lapse of the the event...