space
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LEGO’s new NASA Apollo 11 Lunar Lander building set is out of this world.
Read Essay →: LEGO’s new NASA Apollo 11 Lunar Lander building set is out of this world.This summer, July 20, 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo Lunar Landing. Even though space travel has been…
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Attention space fans: The Vans x Space NASA collection is stellar!
Read Essay →: Attention space fans: The Vans x Space NASA collection is stellar!Our space-loving kids — and their space-loving parents (ahem) — are going want to do zero-G flips for the newly…
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Science Activities for Grade Schoolers (Part 1): The Cool Mom Tech Science Guide for Kids
Read Essay →: Science Activities for Grade Schoolers (Part 1): The Cool Mom Tech Science Guide for KidsWhile kids are born to love science, every kid at every age has different abilities, inclinations, passions and skills. We…
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Celebrate the Super Blue Blood Moon with this fun DIY moon calendar
Read Essay →: Celebrate the Super Blue Blood Moon with this fun DIY moon calendarWe’re pretty excited about the Super Blue Blood Moon that should hopefully be visible in the wee hours of the…
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The Women of NASA LEGO set is coming! Because the present is female, too.
Read Essay →: The Women of NASA LEGO set is coming! Because the present is female, too.Way back in February of this year, we wrote about forthcoming the Women of NASA LEGO Set which proposed wonderful mini versions…
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You won’t believe what these Total Eclipse of the Sun stamps can do.
Read Essay →: You won’t believe what these Total Eclipse of the Sun stamps can do.In honor of the total solar eclipse hitting our skies on August 21 (that’s Monday!), the United States Postal Service…
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Everything you need to watch the total solar eclipse on Monday, August 21.
Read Essay →: Everything you need to watch the total solar eclipse on Monday, August 21.We’re counting down the days to the total solar eclipse that we’ll be experiencing on Monday, August 21. In case…
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Your living room: the final frontier
Read Essay →: Your living room: the final frontierWith all this solar eclipse talk (or The Great American Eclipse, if you’re fancy), our kids’ interest in space has…
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It’s all about that space, ’bout that space.
Read Essay →: It’s all about that space, ’bout that space.It’s back to school time, which also means, back to school shopping time. That’s why we launched the first installment…
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How to figure out how much of the total solar eclipse you’ll see, based on where you live.
Read Essay →: How to figure out how much of the total solar eclipse you’ll see, based on where you live.If you’re counting down the days to the total solar eclipse (or a partial solar eclipse, depending where you live),…
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We’re celebrating the total solar eclipse with these fun gifts. Yay darkness!
Read Essay →: We’re celebrating the total solar eclipse with these fun gifts. Yay darkness!We have to admit that we’re getting pretty excited about the total solar eclipse on August 21. Depending on where…
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These DIY galaxy Easter eggs are out of this world.
Read Essay →: These DIY galaxy Easter eggs are out of this world.My kids love decorating Easter eggs, but now that they’re hitting their tweens they’re getting a little more creative. That’s why…
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The new SciMoji women of science emoji: Because the past is female, too.
Read Essay →: The new SciMoji women of science emoji: Because the past is female, too.If you caught that awesome GE commercial that ran during the Oscars, asking, what if female scientists were treated like rock…
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The Women of NASA LEGO set is coming! #Shero!
Read Essay →: The Women of NASA LEGO set is coming! #Shero!Looks like it’s shaping up to be a very LEGO day at Cool Mom HQ. First we find the awesome…
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The Hubble Telescope Advent Calendar: Who says faith + science don’t mix?
Read Essay →: The Hubble Telescope Advent Calendar: Who says faith + science don’t mix?While we always share the coolest advent calendars on Cool Mom Picks each year, though none might be quite so 21st…
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4 cool apps and websites to help your kids learn more about the moon on National Moon Day
Read Essay →: 4 cool apps and websites to help your kids learn more about the moon on National Moon DaySeeing as how we live in an age where everything from Nutella to x has its own national day, I should…
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The Moon is Made of Cheese by Danny Weinkauf: Kids’ music download of the week
Read Essay →: The Moon is Made of Cheese by Danny Weinkauf: Kids’ music download of the weekPluto may have gotten all the press last week, but tomorrow marks the 46th anniversary of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin setting foot on the…
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Society6 leggings: Be still my stylish geeky heart.
Read Essay →: Society6 leggings: Be still my stylish geeky heart.If you’ve ever been to Society6, then you know it’s a veritable wormhole of super cool art work from artists…
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You were big enough for me, Pluto. And I’ve seen a lot of … planets.
Read Essay →: You were big enough for me, Pluto. And I’ve seen a lot of … planets.If you’re like me and are still peeved about Pluto being demoted from planet status due to its size, then you…
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Take me (way way) beyond the moon with NASA’s vintage space posters
Read Essay →: Take me (way way) beyond the moon with NASA’s vintage space postersWhile regular people are dreaming of walking on Mars’ red surface, you can be dreaming about strolling on Kepler-186f’s red grass…