NASA Explorer Schools Live Video Chat: Year of the Solar System

NASA Explorer Schools invites students in grades 8-12 from across the U.S. and Departments of Defense and State schools to participate in a live video webchat with Jim Adams, NASA’s deputy director of planetary science. NASA spacecraft will be heading for key locations within the solar system during the “Year of the Solar System,” a Martian year covering almost two Earth years. Adams will answer students’ questions about recent planetary missions, discoveries and upcoming launches. Learn about his career path and some of the most rewarding moments in his 22-years working with NASA. The hourlong live webchat begins at 2 p.m. EDT on Nov 3, 2011.

Email questions to be answered during the live chat to NASA-Explorer-Schools@mail.nasa.gov.

You do not need to be a participant of the NASA Explorer Schools, or NES, project to participate in the video chat.

To find out more about the Year of the Solar System, visit http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/yss/index.cfm.

Read about Jim Adams at http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/people/profile.cfm?Code=AdamsJ.

To learn more about NES, please visit the explorerschools.nasa.gov website.

For more information about this NES live video chat, visit http://www.nasa.gov/offices/education/programs/national/nes2/home/adams-chat.html.

If you have any questions about the webcast, contact NASA-Explorer-Schools@mail.nasa.gov.