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Teaching the Teacher: How Educators and Students Conduct Authentic NASA Research

NASA/IPAC Teacher Archive Research Program • January 6th, 2026

At the winter meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS), running from January 4 through January 8 in Phoenix, AZ, 8 astronomy educators and their students from the...

20 years of high school teachers and students doing astronomy research at IPAC

NASA/IPAC Teacher Archive Research Program • August 28th, 2025

The NASA/IPAC Teacher Archive Research Program (NITARP) is celebrating 20 years of high school teachers and students doing astronomy research at IPAC.

High school teachers and students continue doing real astronomy research

NASA/IPAC Teacher Archive Research Program • January 24th, 2025

It’s time! At the winter meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS), running from January 12 through January 16 in National Harbor, MD, 14 astronomy educators and 14 of...

High School Teachers and Students Continue Doing Real Astronomy Research

NASA/IPAC Teacher Archive Research Program • January 10th, 2024

At the winter meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS), running from January 7 through January 11 in New Orleans, LA, 18 astronomy educators and 21 of their students...

High school teachers and students continue doing real astronomy research

NASA/IPAC Teacher Archive Research Program • January 10th, 2023

Among the thousands of attendees at this year’s 241st meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) in Seattle, WA, held January 8-12, 2023, will be 17 astronomy educators...

NITARP Class of 2023 Application

NASA/IPAC Teacher Archive Research Program • September 8th, 2022

The 2023 NITARP application is now available! Applications are due here by 3pm Pacific time, Monday Sep 12, 2022.

High school teachers and students continue doing real astronomy research despite the global pandemic

NASA/IPAC Teacher Archive Research Program • January 11th, 2022

In many ways, January 2022 is not a typical January. Most years, we announce at the winter meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) that the current class of educators...

High school teachers and students doing real astronomy research? Absolutely!

NASA/IPAC Teacher Archive Research Program • January 7th, 2020

Once again, nearly 30 teachers, students and astronomy educators from the NASA/IPAC Teacher Archive Research Program (NITARP) will be attending the winter meeting of the...

The journey continues

NASA/IPAC Teacher Archive Research Program • January 11th, 2018

Again this year, more than 30 teachers, students and astronomy educators from the NASA/IPAC Teacher Archive Research Program (NITARP) are attending the winter meeting of the...

Discovering Our Universe From The Classroom: NASA/IPAC Teacher Research Program

NASA/IPAC Teacher Archive Research Program • January 5th, 2017

High school teachers and students doing real astronomy research? Absolutely! Once again, more than 50 teachers, students and astronomy educators from the NASA/IPAC Teacher...