Students from across the William S. Hart Union High School District in the Santa Clarita Valley are set to have the chance of a lifetime to interact directly with astronauts aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday, August 31. La Mesa Junior High School was chosen by NASA to participate in an Earth-to-space call that is scheduled to air live ...

Max Polyakov Caught Up by the SpaceNews SpaceNews caught up with this monster of space business. Here is what he shared about his success during this pandemic. Setting Long-Term Goals Talking to SpaceNews, Max Polyakov, the international entrepreneur best known for his Silicon Valley-based investment vehicle Noosphere Venture Partners, said that the pandemic did not slow his company’s pace. It ...

Director of Steam Initiatives at iLEAD schools Kathleen Fredette joined the “Eye on the Valley” radio show and discussed the DreamUp to Space project and how students are contributing to it. Santa Clarita Valley International Charter School, known as SCVi, is a network of charter schools with campuses in Castaic, Agua Dulce and Lancaster. SCVi also has an online school ...

Three junior high teachers from William S. Hart Union High School District have been selected by NASA and the SETI Institute to fly on NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA). Teachers Marisa Heflin from Arroyo Seco, Shelly Turski from La Mesa and Stacy Wade-Robb from Rio Norte are expected to fly as Airborne Astronomy Ambassadors (AAA) on NASA’s SOFIA ...

NASA’s Curiosity Rover continues to make discoveries as it surpassed it’s 3,000th day on Mars, having touched down on the planet on Aug. 6, 2012.  The rover has been roaming the three-mile tall Mount Sharp on Mars since 2014, and geologists have recently been intrigued by a series of rock “benches” shown by the most recent panorama from Curiosity.  The ...

A Hart High science teacher was on the NASA flight which was part of the team that verified for the first time water on the sunlit surface of the Moon. Hart High School science teacher Kathryn Smith was on the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) flight in October of 2019 that verified the initial discovery. This discovery indicates that ...

Host: Aaron De La Torre Topic: COC Star Party Guest: Anthony Michaelides Right Click Here To Download! Click Here To Listen! Anthony Michaelides from College of the Canyons joins Aaron over the phone to preview next week’s (completely free!!) COC Virtual Star Party! From the COC Virtual Star Party website The evening will include: NASA’s Dr. Padi Boyd, presenting “Beyond ...

A Saugus High School 2020 graduate has received a $2,000 NASA scholarship. Elizabeth Baca is the winner of NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center Employee Exchange Council 2020 Joseph A. Walker Memorial Scholarship, according to NASA. “She believes matching that with her skills in mathematics and engineering will enable her to pursue a career where she can make a difference,” a ...

The annual Lyrid meteor shower is expected to peak Tuesday night, presenting an opportunity for viewing with no special equipment needed, visible in Santa Clarita, according to NASA. Known for their fast and bright meteors, the Lyrids have captivated stargazers with as many as 100 meteors seen per hour.  However, in general, 10 to 20 Lyrid meteors can be seen ...

Saugus High School science teacher Harbir Kaur has been chosen by NASA and the SETI Institute as an Airborne Astronomy Ambassador (AAA) and will fly on the Strategic Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) research flight, officials announced Friday. Ms. Kaur is one of 28 high school science teachers selected from around the country to participate as an AAA on NASA’s ...