{"id":374818,"date":"2026-02-24T06:03:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T20:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/learning-resources\/science-activation\/astronomy-activation-ambassadors-embracing-multiple-perspectives\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T06:03:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T20:03:22","slug":"astronomy-activation-ambassadors-embracing-multiple-perspectives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=374818","title":{"rendered":"Astronomy Activation Ambassadors: Embracing Multiple Perspectives"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\" hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-secondary-navigation\">\n<div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-wrapper z-top width-100 padding-0\">\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-secondary-navigation width-full border-bottom-1px text-center hds-color-mode-light hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-hdsnav\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"hds-secondary-nav-mobile-button 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href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/learning-resources\/science-activation\/2025-science-activation-f-6\" rel=\"noopener\">Science Activation Opportunities<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-menu-spacer\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"padding-top-5 padding-bottom-3 width-full maxw-full hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-article-intro\">\n<div class=\"width-full maxw-full article-header\">\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-2 width-full maxw-full\">\n<p class=\"label carbon-60 margin-0 margin-bottom-3 padding-0\">5 min read<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"display-48 margin-bottom-2\">Astronomy Activation Ambassadors: Embracing Multiple Perspectives<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Astronomy Activation Ambassadors (AAA) project, part of the NASA Science Activation program, aims to measurably enhance student STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, &#038; Mathematics) engagement via middle school, high school, and community college science teacher professional development. AAA participants draw on NASA resources and subject matter experts to enhance their teaching and help share their excitement about astronomy and planetary science with their students. An important component of AAA teacher professional development is STEM immersion experiences, including guided tours of working observatories.<\/p>\n<p>Teacher visits to observatories offer a rare chance to connect science with history, culture, and place. Framing those visits around the historical context of astronomy and the cultural significance of \u201chigh places\u201d helps students see science as a human endeavor shaped by many voices. People everywhere look to the sky for meaning and knowledge, and mountain peaks often carry spiritual, cultural, and historical weight for local communities. The significance of these locations can be shared with their students.<\/p>\n<p>AAA STEM immersion experiences took place in Hilo, Hawaii, and Tucson, Arizona, respectively, in April and September 2025. During the weekend of April 12-13, 16 teachers from across the state of Hawai`i gathered in Hilo for a full agenda involving a hands-on electromagnetic spectrum and multiwavelength astronomy curriculum workshop, subject matter expert presentations regarding astronomy research and native Hawaiian perspectives on Maunakea, and a visit to the summit of Maunakea (Figures 1 &#038; 2). Teacher participants expressed their appreciation especially for the summit visit portion of the workshop and had numerous discussions during the journey about ways they could incorporate this content into their teaching.<\/p>\n<p>The tour paused on the way up the mountain at the mid-level Onizuka Visitors Center. There, workshop participant, local high school teacher, and native Hawaiian cultural practitioner Toni Kaui addressed the group: \u201cStanding here, we have passed through the <em>wao kele<\/em> (vah-oh kay-lay; forested uplands) and are about to enter the <em>wao akua<\/em> (vah-oh ah-koo-ah), the heavenly realm where our spirits and our elements of sacredness lie. [\u2026] This is where we come to have our spiritual connection with the <em>mauna <\/em>(mountain). In the <em>wao akua<\/em>, all of our sacred and elemental processes happen, and those processes help to determine the well-being of our <em>\u2018aina<\/em> (-eye-nah; homeland) down below in the <em>wao kanaka<\/em> (vah-oh kah-nah-kah; human realm) where we came from.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/sciact\/AAA25_Fig1_group-at-VLBA_Dana_Backman.jpeg?w=1509&#038;h=1299&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1509\" height=\"1299\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/sciact\/AAA25_Fig1_group-at-VLBA_Dana_Backman.jpeg?w=1509&#038;h=1299&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Group of people gathered in front of a radio telescope dish pointed skyward, with guide holding a large rock.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 54% 68%; object-position: 54% 68%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/sciact\/AAA25_Fig1_group-at-VLBA_Dana_Backman.jpeg?w=1509&#038;h=1299&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1509w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/sciact\/AAA25_Fig1_group-at-VLBA_Dana_Backman.jpeg?w=300&#038;h=258&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/sciact\/AAA25_Fig1_group-at-VLBA_Dana_Backman.jpeg?w=768&#038;h=661&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/sciact\/AAA25_Fig1_group-at-VLBA_Dana_Backman.jpeg?w=1024&#038;h=881&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/sciact\/AAA25_Fig1_group-at-VLBA_Dana_Backman.jpeg?w=400&#038;h=344&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/sciact\/AAA25_Fig1_group-at-VLBA_Dana_Backman.jpeg?w=600&#038;h=517&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/sciact\/AAA25_Fig1_group-at-VLBA_Dana_Backman.jpeg?w=900&#038;h=775&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/sciact\/AAA25_Fig1_group-at-VLBA_Dana_Backman.jpeg?w=1200&#038;h=1033&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1509px) 100vw, 1509px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">AAA STEM participants stop at one of the antennas of the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) to hear about Maunakea observatories, geology and ice age history of the summit plateau, and Hawaiian legends regarding Big Island volcanoes.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">SETI Institute \/ ASU \/ Center for Maunakea Stewardship \/ NASA<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/sciact\/AAA25_Fig2_ahu-at-Maunakea-summit_Dana_Backman.jpeg?w=948&#038;h=704&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"948\" height=\"704\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/sciact\/AAA25_Fig2_ahu-at-Maunakea-summit_Dana_Backman.jpeg?w=948&#038;h=704&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Rectangular stack of rocks on a mountain summit; another mountain is in the distant background.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 51% 46%; object-position: 51% 46%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/sciact\/AAA25_Fig2_ahu-at-Maunakea-summit_Dana_Backman.jpeg?w=948&#038;h=704&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 948w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/sciact\/AAA25_Fig2_ahu-at-Maunakea-summit_Dana_Backman.jpeg?w=300&#038;h=223&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/sciact\/AAA25_Fig2_ahu-at-Maunakea-summit_Dana_Backman.jpeg?w=768&#038;h=570&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/sciact\/AAA25_Fig2_ahu-at-Maunakea-summit_Dana_Backman.jpeg?w=400&#038;h=297&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/sciact\/AAA25_Fig2_ahu-at-Maunakea-summit_Dana_Backman.jpeg?w=600&#038;h=446&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/sciact\/AAA25_Fig2_ahu-at-Maunakea-summit_Dana_Backman.jpeg?w=900&#038;h=668&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 948px) 100vw, 948px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">An ahu (sacred cairn) at the summit of Maunakea, the highest point in the Pacific.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">Center for Maunakea Stewardship<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Maunakea visit was recorded by the NASA Science Activation program\u2019s Infiniscope (Arizona State University) team, who joined AAA in the production of a virtual (video) tour highlighting both native Hawaiian and scientific researcher respect for the mountain. The virtual tour will be placed in the Infiniscope library (<a href=\"https:\/\/infiniscope.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/infiniscope.org<\/a>) to be shared with a world-wide public audience.<\/p>\n<p>The AAA program\u2019s final workshop and STEM immersion experience was offered September 13-14 to 25 teachers from throughout the U.S. at the National Science Foundation\u2019s NOIRLab headquarters in Tucson, Arizona and at Kitt Peak National Observatory (Figure 3).<\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/sciact\/AAA25_Fig3_group-at-solar-telescope_Dana_Backman.jpeg?w=1512&#038;h=2016&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1512\" height=\"2016\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/sciact\/AAA25_Fig3_group-at-solar-telescope_Dana_Backman.jpeg?w=1512&#038;h=2016&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Group of people, one gesturing with arms spread, gathered around a wide circular table.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 55% 34%; object-position: 55% 34%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/sciact\/AAA25_Fig3_group-at-solar-telescope_Dana_Backman.jpeg?w=1512&#038;h=2016&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1512w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/sciact\/AAA25_Fig3_group-at-solar-telescope_Dana_Backman.jpeg?w=225&#038;h=300&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 225w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/sciact\/AAA25_Fig3_group-at-solar-telescope_Dana_Backman.jpeg?w=768&#038;h=1024&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/sciact\/AAA25_Fig3_group-at-solar-telescope_Dana_Backman.jpeg?w=1152&#038;h=1536&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1152w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/sciact\/AAA25_Fig3_group-at-solar-telescope_Dana_Backman.jpeg?w=300&#038;h=400&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/sciact\/AAA25_Fig3_group-at-solar-telescope_Dana_Backman.jpeg?w=450&#038;h=600&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 450w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/sciact\/AAA25_Fig3_group-at-solar-telescope_Dana_Backman.jpeg?w=675&#038;h=900&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 675w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/sciact\/AAA25_Fig3_group-at-solar-telescope_Dana_Backman.jpeg?w=900&#038;h=1200&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/sciact\/AAA25_Fig3_group-at-solar-telescope_Dana_Backman.jpeg?w=1500&#038;h=2000&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1512px) 100vw, 1512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NOIRLab outreach staff talking with AAA STEM participants about the image plane of the McMath-Pierce solar telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">KPNO \/ NOIRLab \/ NSF \/ AURA \/ SETI Institute \/ NASA<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/sciact\/AAA25_Fig4_TON+KPNO-logo_Dana_Backman.jpeg?w=1064&#038;h=1062&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1064\" height=\"1062\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/sciact\/AAA25_Fig4_TON+KPNO-logo_Dana_Backman.jpeg?w=1064&#038;h=1062&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Painted logo with four outer sectors plus central circle displaying relationships between the Tohono O\u2019odham people and Kitt Peak National Observatory.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/sciact\/AAA25_Fig4_TON+KPNO-logo_Dana_Backman.jpeg?w=1064&#038;h=1062&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1064w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/sciact\/AAA25_Fig4_TON+KPNO-logo_Dana_Backman.jpeg?w=150&#038;h=150&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 150w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/sciact\/AAA25_Fig4_TON+KPNO-logo_Dana_Backman.jpeg?w=300&#038;h=299&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/sciact\/AAA25_Fig4_TON+KPNO-logo_Dana_Backman.jpeg?w=768&#038;h=767&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/sciact\/AAA25_Fig4_TON+KPNO-logo_Dana_Backman.jpeg?w=1024&#038;h=1022&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/sciact\/AAA25_Fig4_TON+KPNO-logo_Dana_Backman.jpeg?w=50&#038;h=50&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 50w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/sciact\/AAA25_Fig4_TON+KPNO-logo_Dana_Backman.jpeg?w=100&#038;h=100&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 100w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/sciact\/AAA25_Fig4_TON+KPNO-logo_Dana_Backman.jpeg?w=200&#038;h=200&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 200w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/sciact\/AAA25_Fig4_TON+KPNO-logo_Dana_Backman.jpeg?w=400&#038;h=399&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/sciact\/AAA25_Fig4_TON+KPNO-logo_Dana_Backman.jpeg?w=600&#038;h=599&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/sciact\/AAA25_Fig4_TON+KPNO-logo_Dana_Backman.jpeg?w=900&#038;h=898&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1064px) 100vw, 1064px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Logo created by Jeffry Antone Sr., Tohono O\u2019odham artist, representing the spirit of cooperation between the astronomy research community and their native hosts.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">KPNO \/ NOIRLab \/ NSF \/ AURA \/ SETI Institute \/ NASA<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kitt Peak National Observatory is located within the land of the <em>Tohono O\u2019odham<\/em> (tuh-hoh-noh aw-tuhm) Native American tribe, whose name for Kitt Peak is <em>I\u2019oligam Du\u2019ag<\/em> (ee-oh-lih-gahm doo-ahg), meaning \u201cManzanita Shrub Mountain\u201d. Dr. Jacelle Ramon-Sauberan, Tohono O\u02bcodham Education Development Liaison with the NOIRLab, spoke with workshop participants regarding the long history of productive collaboration between local indigenous authorities and organizations developing and managing astronomy facilities on the mountain (Figure 4). She noted that the lease agreement between the Tohono O\u2019odham nation and the NSF: \u201c\u2026 is in perpetuity, as long as the mountain is used for astronomical study and research\/education.\u201d The AAA participant teachers found Dr. Ramon-Sauberan so inspiring that they enthusiastically gave up part of their scheduled lunch hour so she could have more time for her presentation.<\/p>\n<p>The AAA project is winding down operations after 10 years as an active part of the NASA Science Activation\u2019s collective efforts. In 2025, the ensemble of SciAct projects reached millions of learners in the U.S. and around the world via web-based content, public events, and education resources. As of the end of 2025, the AAA project alone had 780 teacher participants in 46 U.S. states plus 10 countries; 420 teachers have received STEM immersion experiences including flights on NASA\u2019s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) or visits to ground-based observatories. An estimated 70,000 students nation-wide have been influenced and inspired by AAA educators.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Participant or Team Member Quotes<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lillian Reynolds, Hawai`i middle school science teacher, stated: \u201cI was fortunate to go to this STEM experience at Maunakea. One thing that I learned is about how many other jobs and people it takes to run all the telescopes and everything up there. I had this preconceived idea that it\u2019s mostly astronomers, PhD people that I didn\u2019t really relate to. I got to meet a lot of the technicians and other folks and that really opened my eyes to other opportunities for my students. So, that\u2019s what I\u2019m looking forward to taking back. It made me feel hopeful that we can really increase our base of home-grown scientists here in Hawai`i.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Olivia Kuper, Tennessee high school science teacher, noted: \u201cThe inclusion of the Indigenous history and perspectives connected to Kitt Peak was one of the most important aspects of the training for me. It reinforced the importance of teaching astronomy in ways that respect the land and the people tied to it. 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color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-topic-cards\">\n<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block-lg padding-x-0\">\n<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center margin-bottom-3\">\n<div class=\"desktop:grid-col-8 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n<div class=\"label color-carbon-60 margin-bottom-2\">Keep Exploring<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"heading-36 line-height-sm\">Discover More Topics From NASA<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-row grid-gap-2 hds-topic-cards-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/james-webb-space-telescope\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>James Webb Space Telescope<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"margin-bottom-0 margin-top-2 color-carbon-20-important\">Webb is the premier observatory of the next decade, serving thousands of astronomers worldwide. It studies every phase in the\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"890\" src=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/main-image-star-forming-region-carina-nircam-final-5mb-1-jpeg.webp?w=1536\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/main-image-star-forming-region-carina-nircam-final-5mb-1-jpeg.webp 3600w, https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/main-image-star-forming-region-carina-nircam-final-5mb-1-jpeg.webp?resize=300,174 300w, https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/main-image-star-forming-region-carina-nircam-final-5mb-1-jpeg.webp?resize=768,445 768w, https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/main-image-star-forming-region-carina-nircam-final-5mb-1-jpeg.webp?resize=1024,593 1024w, https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/main-image-star-forming-region-carina-nircam-final-5mb-1-jpeg.webp?resize=1536,890 1536w, https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/main-image-star-forming-region-carina-nircam-final-5mb-1-jpeg.webp?resize=2048,1186 2048w, https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/main-image-star-forming-region-carina-nircam-final-5mb-1-jpeg.webp?resize=400,232 400w, https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/main-image-star-forming-region-carina-nircam-final-5mb-1-jpeg.webp?resize=600,348 600w, https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/main-image-star-forming-region-carina-nircam-final-5mb-1-jpeg.webp?resize=900,521 900w, https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/main-image-star-forming-region-carina-nircam-final-5mb-1-jpeg.webp?resize=1200,695 1200w, https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/main-image-star-forming-region-carina-nircam-final-5mb-1-jpeg.webp?resize=2000,1158 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/perseverance-rover\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Perseverance Rover<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"margin-bottom-0 margin-top-2 color-carbon-20-important\">This rover and its aerial sidekick were assigned to study the geology of Mars and seek signs of ancient microbial\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" src=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/jpegpia24836.height-1024-jpg.webp?w=1536\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/jpegpia24836.height-1024-jpg.webp 1820w, https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/jpegpia24836.height-1024-jpg.webp?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/jpegpia24836.height-1024-jpg.webp?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/jpegpia24836.height-1024-jpg.webp?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/jpegpia24836.height-1024-jpg.webp?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/jpegpia24836.height-1024-jpg.webp?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/jpegpia24836.height-1024-jpg.webp?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/jpegpia24836.height-1024-jpg.webp?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/jpegpia24836.height-1024-jpg.webp?resize=1200,675 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/parker-solar-probe\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Parker Solar Probe<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"margin-bottom-0 margin-top-2 color-carbon-20-important\">On a mission to \u201ctouch the Sun,\u201d NASA&#8217;s Parker Solar Probe became the first spacecraft to fly through the corona\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/observingsunposter-jpg.webp?w=1536\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); 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