by Darlene Cavalier | Dec 31, 2008 | Astronomy & Space Projects, Blog, Geology & Earth Science Projects, Physics Projects, Projects & Activities
NASA’s Radio Jove program “helps amateur scientists and students observe and analyze natural radio emissions of Jupiter, the Sun, and our galaxy.” Build and use your own Decametric Radio Telescope. Follow Live Observations Online. Why study radio...
by Darlene Cavalier | Oct 31, 2008 | Astronomy & Space Projects, Citizen Science, Computer & Technology Projects, Projects & Activities
Want to gaze at stunning astronomical photographs and help astronomers do their research at the same time? Meet, GalaxyZoo.org, a Web site that enables amateur galaxy analyzers to work from the comfort of their computers. You don’t need any specialized...
by Darlene Cavalier | Oct 31, 2008 | Citizen Science, Computer & Technology Projects, Projects & Activities, Sound Projects
The latest issue of Make magazine (number 15) is devoted to build-them-yourself, high-tech musical instruments. And the coolest of the bunch is this laser harp, at right, being played by its inventor, tech musician Stephen Hobley. You coax out the computer-generated...