About Northwest Earth & Space Sciences

NESSP serves as a “virtual NASA center” for residents of the U.S.’s northwest — covering Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana. NASA centers have traditionally acted as hubs for professional development for educators, access points for NASA educational materials, and on-site experiences for educators and students.

ROADS From Earth to Venus

This is our first course focused on Venus, organized around the guiding question: "How can we use experiments, models, and NASA data to help us better understand both Earth and Venus and to plan a successful mission to Venus?" Launching in Fall 2025, this course will be a standalone offering, not tied to a challenge, to close out NESSP's current funding cycle.

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