North Carolina Space Grant

NC Space Grant is a North Carolina organization that supports aerospace and space-related education and research, in partnership with NASA and industry.

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The results are in! Each year, NC Space Grant funds students teams to help them participate in national competitions sponsored by NASA or other STEM-related organizations.

Scroll through for a snapshot on each team, and read the full story here: https://t.co/szw0h5JsDM

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The Center for Geospace Storms is launching a Graduate Fellows program that will provide support for graduate students' current research projects.

Applications due October 23. Learn more: https://t.co/WY02yBHeLM

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If a computer scientist tells you their research uses AI, they don't mean ChatGPT is doing it.

Meet Isabel Lopez Murillo, an NC Space Grant Graduate Research Fellow developing a machine learning model to improve astronomy research.

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This NASA opportunity is about to close!
Due: Friday, Sept. 25

NASA Pathways Internships are a direct pipeline to full-time employment at NASA upon graduation.

Explore available opportunities, find FAQs, and learn how to apply: https://t.co/EQj4A4RuOm

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NC Space Grant's Faculty Research Engagement Grant (FREG) program is now accepting proposals for faculty researchers whose work aligns with one or more NASA Directorates and meaningfully engages students.

Learn more & apply by Friday, Dec. 11, 2026: https://t.co/tHU7Mjg4uO

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Can plants tell when they're in zero gravity?

Meet Nathan Pfeffer, one of our Graduate Research Fellows exploring the stress signals of plants in altered gravity environments!

Nathan is getting his PhD in biology at @WakeForest and working with Dr. @GloriaMuday in the @MudayLab

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Join experts from NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, for a live virtual session designed to introduce students to skilled technical workforce career pathways.

Event and registration details: https://t.co/4o2TgTalzf

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One giant leap for mankind

History was made on July 20, 1969, when Apollo 11's Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first to set foot on the Moon.

For more than 5 decades, the total number of moonwalkers has remained at 12. NASA will change that with Artemis IV.