space – Noise https://noise.getoto.net The collective thoughts of the interwebz Wed, 21 Aug 2024 10:17:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 Get ready for Moonhack 2024: Projects on climate change https://noise.getoto.net/2024/08/21/get-ready-for-moonhack-2024-projects-on-climate-change/ Wed, 21 Aug 2024 10:17:25 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=88036 Moonhack is a free, international coding challenge for young people run online every year by Code Club Australia, powered by our partner the Telstra Foundation. The yearly challenge is open to young people worldwide, and in 2023, over 44,500 young people registered to take part. Moonhack 2024 runs from 14 to 31 October. This year’s…

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]]> Get ready for Moonhack 2023: Bringing space down to Earth https://noise.getoto.net/2023/08/29/get-ready-for-moonhack-2023-bringing-space-down-to-earth/ Tue, 29 Aug 2023 09:44:27 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=84702 Moonhack is a free global, online coding challenge by our partner Code Club Australia, powered by Telstra Foundation. It runs once a year for young learners worldwide. In 2022, almost 44,000 young people from 63 countries registered to take part. This year, Moonhack will happen from 10 to 26 October, to coincide with World Space…

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]]> The European Astro Pi Challenge is back for 2022/23 https://noise.getoto.net/2022/09/12/the-european-astro-pi-challenge-is-back-for-2022-23/ Mon, 12 Sep 2022 13:55:26 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=81275 The European Astro Pi Challenge is back for another year. This is young people’s chance to write computer programs that run on board the International Space Station. Young people can take part in two Astro Pi challenges: Mission Zero and Mission Space Lab. Participation is free and open for young people up to age 19…

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]]> Astro Pi Mission Space Lab 2021/22: The Results https://noise.getoto.net/2022/08/04/astro-pi-mission-space-lab-2021-22-the-results/ Thu, 04 Aug 2022 09:41:48 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=80819 It’s been an incredible year for the European Astro Pi Challenge. We’ve sent new hardware into space, seen record numbers of young people participate in the Challenge, and received lots of fantastic programs. Before we say goodbye to the 2021/22 European Astro Pi Challenge, the Raspberry Pi Foundation and the European Space Agency are thrilled…

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]]> How the James Webb Telescope’s cosmic pictures impacted the Internet https://noise.getoto.net/2022/07/14/how-the-james-webb-telescopes-cosmic-pictures-impacted-the-internet/ Thu, 14 Jul 2022 17:16:37 +0000 http://noise.getoto.net/?guid=a27e23d380d6bf3aa5c79073408bc939 Young people can name a piece of space history with Astro Pi Mission Zero https://noise.getoto.net/2021/11/23/young-people-can-name-a-piece-of-space-history-with-astro-pi-mission-zero/ Tue, 23 Nov 2021 10:54:54 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=77299 Your young people don’t need to wait to become astronauts to be part of a space mission! In Mission Zero, the free beginners’ coding activity of the European Astro Pi Challenge, young people can create a simple computer program to send to the International Space Station (ISS) today. This year, young people taking part in…

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]]> Q&A with NASA engineers behind Raspberry Pi–powered ISS Mimic https://noise.getoto.net/2020/11/17/qa-with-nasa-engineers-behind-raspberry-pi-powered-iss-mimic/ Tue, 17 Nov 2020 09:49:03 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=65502 Did you see the coolest International Space Station (ISS) on Earth on the blog last week? ISS Mimic is powered by Raspberry Pi, mirrors exactly what the real ISS is doing in orbit, and was built by NASA engineers to make the ISS feel more real for Earth-bound STEAM enthusiasts. The team launched ISS Mimic…

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]]> Mars Clock https://noise.getoto.net/2020/11/12/mars-clock/ Thu, 12 Nov 2020 10:00:02 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=65345 A sci-fi writer wanted to add some realism to his fiction. The result: a Raspberry Pi-based Martian timepiece. Rosie Hattersley clocks in from the latest issue of The MagPi Magazine. Ever since he first clapped eyes on Mars through the eyepiece of a telescope, Philip Ide has been obsessed with the Red Planet. He’s written…

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]]> ISS Mimic: A Raspberry Pi-powered International Space Station model that syncs with the real thing https://noise.getoto.net/2020/11/11/iss-mimic-a-raspberry-pi-powered-international-space-station-model-that-syncs-with-the-real-thing/ Wed, 11 Nov 2020 10:57:38 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=65268 A group of us NASA engineers work on the International Space Station (ISS) for our day-jobs but craved something more tangible than computer models and data curves to share with the world. So, in our free time, we built ISS Mimic. It’s still in the works, but we are publishing now to celebrate 20 years…

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]]> 13 Raspberry Pis slosh-test space shuttle tanks in zero gravity https://noise.getoto.net/2020/09/25/13-raspberry-pis-slosh-test-space-shuttle-tanks-in-zero-gravity/ Fri, 25 Sep 2020 14:42:05 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=63658 High-school student Eleanor Sigrest successfully crowdfunded her way onto a zero-G flight to test her latest Raspberry Pi-powered project. NASA Goddard engineers peer reviewed Eleanor’s experimental design, which detects unwanted movement (or ‘slosh’) in spacecraft fluid tanks. The apparatus features an accelerometer to precisely determine the moment of zero gravity, along with 13 Raspberry Pis…

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]]> How young people can run their computer programs in space with Astro Pi https://noise.getoto.net/2020/09/14/how-young-people-can-run-their-computer-programs-in-space-with-astro-pi/ Mon, 14 Sep 2020 14:51:15 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=63288 Do you know young people who dream of sending something to space? You can help them make that dream a reality! We’re calling on educators, club leaders, and parents to inspire young people to develop their digital skills by participating in this year’s European Astro Pi Challenge. The European Astro Pi Challenge, which we run…

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