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Exploration Idea Profiles are short 2-page snapshots of a new or modified NASA-based idea. Each one briefly describes a main idea or innovation, how the idea connects to NASA content, required resources, a need that the idea addresses, and connections to science, technology, engineering, the arts and/or mathematics. Use these ideas to spark the development of new activities, projects or programs.
Volumetric Visualization
This project lets scientists and educators load in any form of 3D spatial data, to have it visualized in three dimensions. Once the data is loaded in, it can be seen, explored, and interacted with. Supports voxelized data, point cloud data, and time-varying data.
Mixed Reality
Mixed reality is a new compositing technique that makes use of chroma key to put a live actor into a virtual environment; allowing the audience to see a 3rd person view of the user and their interactions within that virtual environment.
Geomagnetic Storm Detection with Smartphone Technology
Geomagnetic Storm Detection – We have recently tested and calibrated two smartphones (iPhone 6s and Samsung Note 5) to identify whether they can detect geomagnetic storms. If this can be done reliably, the Aurorasaurus citizen science program may be able to add these measurements to its observing protocol.
Crowdsourcing Earth’s Rotation
Crowdsourcing Earth's Rotation - This project allows citizen explorers around the world to make careful local measurements of the force of gravity that can be combined to detect the latitude-dependent change in acceleration caused by Earth's rotation (centrifugal force).
Common Robotic Telescope User Interface
Access to observational tools is an important element of astronomy education. Why not enhance that experience by designing a common robotic telescope user interface (CRTUI) that would work universally with all/many existing robotic telescopes and robotic telescope networks?
Infiniscope
Created by ASU’s School of Earth and Space Exploration and NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, Infiniscope provides a virtual space to connect users with cutting edge space exploration experiences that inspire curiosity, excitement, engagement, and confidence. In the STEAM Innovation Lab users can explore this virtual space and provide user input to an existing program.
Eclipse Soundscapes Project
The Eclipse Soundscapes mobile application is a free, educational application focused on accessibility via a multisensory experience that includes audio descriptions of an eclipse in both real time and post eclipse for educational purposes, and an interactive “rumble map” that utilizes haptic technology in a unique way to allow users to understand the eclipse through touch and sound.
WhyVille Aeronautics and Space Administration (WASA)
Whyville is a virtual world where children ages 8 to 15 play, explore, create and learn together. From solving math puzzles to protecting coral reefs, from programming robots to running virtual businesses, Whyville's citizens, known as Whyvillians, collaborate, compete and share while engaging in 100+ games and activities.
Helioviewer: From Screen to 3D
The Helioviewer tool is a powerful software data program for visualizing the Sun in different wavelengths using spacecraft observations. By adding a “Print-to-3D” feature that would send the images to be printed on a 3D Printer, Helioviewer could be made more accessible to the blind and visually impaired, and allow an additional way to study the Sun’s features.
Coding for WiFi Enabled Lighting
For the Great American Eclipse of 2017 our team searched for new and inventive ways to view the eclipse. We developed 3D printed, state and nation shaped, Coding for WiFi Enabled Lighting so people could personalize their experience while safely viewing the eclipse.
Small-Scale Robotic Sensors
This project explores how the LEGO and VEX robots can mimic robotics at NASA. We will study the integration of affordable sensors to explore temperature and navigation/position of certain small areas and objects, similar to the thermocouples, resistance temperature detectors (RTD) and global positioning system (GPS) used in NASA missions, such as the MMS spacecraft.
Sounding Rockets (3D)
Sounding rockets are 30 minute tests in which NASA collects data and conducts engineering tests on a multitude of instruments. We created a model that seperates to show the different components of a sounding rocket and can then be fastened back together.
Tactile Sun Project
The Tactile Sun Project will convert high resolution solar images into 3D print files with the push of a button. This innovation would allow anyone to create three dimensional solar features of their choosing and print them at home, at their school, local library, or makers space.