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  • ExoLab-13: Mission MushVroom !

    We’re absolutely delighted to bring you the next ExoLab experience: Mission MushVroom. ExoLab-13 marks a major departure from our usual missions. We’ve seized a rare and historic opportunity to ride along with a private astronaut crew to achieve something no other humans had ever done: a unique orbital trajectory that flew over the Earth’s poles.…

  • ExoLab arrives at Purdue!

                    ExoLab is safely back on Earth and on its way to Purdue University for post flight research! Missed out on ExoLab-11, or want to run with us again? Come join us for ExoLab REPLAY! Bring your students right to the very edge of discovery with a microgravity…

  • What is the nature of a plant?

    Wu wei: effortless effort. Playing with Anthropic’s 3.5 Sonnet: create a short discourse on “the nature of a plant” in the mindset of Alan Watts: “A plant is not so much a thing as it is a process – a flowing, growing manifestation of the universe exploring itself. Its roots reach deep into the earth,…

  • Plants for Space Launch Magnitude.io’s “Simple Seeds” Program on AVAchallenge.org

    Plants for Space and magnitude.io/ Partner to Bring Space-Based Plant Experiments to Australian Classrooms ARC Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space and magnitude.io/ are excited to announce the launch of their Simple Seeds program, a groundbreaking initiative that will allow students across Australia to participate in real space-based plant experiments. This innovative program will…

  • Magnitude.io Announces Collaboration with Purdue University

    Purdue University joins the ExoLab-11 mission, studying seeds germinated and grown on the International Space Station. The research will use RNA sequencing to explore plant adaptation, while students around the world participate through the magnitude.io/ network of science labs. ALBANY, Calif., Oct. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — magnitude.io/, a provider of STEM education and space-based research…

  • July 23 Lecture: Plants For Space w/ Dr. Frazer Thorpe

    Plants provide humans with oxygen, food, shelter, medicine, and countless other resources essential for our survival and well-being. Crop growth during NASA missions is essential to provide fresh foods for crew members while providing oxygen, medicine, and a close tie to earth. Growing plants in microgravity and on the moon facilitates biological science while lifting…

  • Come visit us this weekend at Open Sauce 2024!

    Come join us at Open Sauce! Open Sauce is a celebration Of Makers And Creators at a two-day event in San Francisco at Cow Palace June 15 & 16. Explore interactive exhibits, get an up-close look at maker technology, attend talks, panels, and small workshops with top creators from YouTube. We’ve been invited to join…

  • Reflections: Equinox in Australia

    I am not the most avid social media poster. I don’t write as often as I should, preferring to curate and share the very cool things around the world that I think friends and colleagues would enjoy as I discover them. This post is an update on a recent trip. I hope you find it…

  • Rabbit Goes to Space: Igniting Curiosity and Inclusion Through Bilingual Science Education

    At magnitude.io/, we are thrilled to announce the publication of "Rabbit Goes to Space" /”Conejo va al Espacio”. This captivating bilingual book takes readers on an extraordinary journey of discovery and resilience, merging science, storytelling, and hands-on activities. Made possible by the National Lab Research Award (GA-2022-8936), a generous grant from the Center for the…

  • A Weekend of Makers

    Maker Faire is back! Before the pandemic magnitude.io/ had been able to bring space experiences to Maker Faire in both the SF Bay Area and New York. It was so great to see old friends and make new ones at the Mare Island Maker Faire. The Magnitude team spent this last weekend with a few…