App Challenge

The Congressional App Challenge is a congressional initiative to encourage students to learn how to code, through the creation of their own original apps.

 

Winning students will:

 

• Have an opportunity to meet their Member of Congress.
• Have their app recognized on House.gov and CongressionalAppChallenge.us.
• Have their app put up on display in the Capitol Building for a full year.
• Receive part of the $50,000 in AWS credits that Amazon Web Services has donated to be distributed across the Congressional App Challenge winners.

 

The challenge is open to students in high school and below, and students may compete as individuals or in teams of up to four. Students must register online. Apps must be submitted by November 2. As long as students meet the eligibility requirements, they are welcome to submit apps created in class or through other programs (so if students created an app through an AP CS class last year, they may submit that app to this year’s Challenge). 

 

For more information about the Challenge registration and submission process, please visit our website. 

 

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From August 15, 2016 at 04:41PM, until August 15, 2016 at 04:50PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 536 seconds.

NASA Awards Aeronautics, Space Programs, Policies Study Contract

NASA has awarded a sole source contract to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in Washington to conduct studies and evaluations in support of the agency’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters.

August 15, 2016
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The International Space Station passed overhead

From August 15, 2016 at 03:03PM, until August 15, 2016 at 03:13PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 615 seconds.

NPR News: How Big A Risk Is Acetaminophen During Pregnancy?

How Big A Risk Is Acetaminophen During Pregnancy?
A study found that behavioral problems were more common among the children of women who took acetaminophen during pregnancy. But interpreting the results isn't as straightforward as you might expect.

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NASA Brings Excitement of Aeronautics, Space Exploration to Chicago Air and Water Show

Visitors to this year’s annual Chicago Air and Water Show will have a chance to explore the universe with NASA.

August 15, 2016
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The International Space Station passed overhead

From August 15, 2016 at 01:27PM, until August 15, 2016 at 01:37PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 619 seconds.

The International Space Station passed overhead

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NPR News: Fishing And Foraging: How To Catch Your Seafood, Ethically

Fishing And Foraging: How To Catch Your Seafood, Ethically
Fisherman Kirk Lombard's new book teaches people to fish and forage along the northern California coast, while urging them to harvest in moderation, follow regulations and respect sea creatures.

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NPR News: Fishing And Foraging: How To Catch Your Seafood, Ethically

Fishing And Foraging: How To Catch Your Seafood, Ethically
Fisherman Kirk Lombard's new book teaches people to fish and forage along the northern California coast, while urging them to harvest in moderation, follow regulations and respect sea creatures.

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NPR News: The Physics And Psychology Of 'The Wave' At Sporting Events

The Physics And Psychology Of 'The Wave' At Sporting Events
You may love or hate 'the wave' as it sweeps through spectators at baseball, football and soccer games. But physicists say the synchronized action shows how humans are like particles.

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The Keyhole in the Carina Nebula

The dark dusty Keyhole Nebula gets its name from its unusual shape. The looping Keyhole, in this featured classic image by the Hubble Space Telescope, is a smaller region inside the larger Carina Nebula. Dramatic dark dust knots and complex features are sculpted by the winds and radiation of the Carina Nebula's many massive and energetic stars. In particular, the shape of the dust cloud on the upper left of the Keyhole Nebula may stimulate the human imagination to appear similar to, for example, a superhero flying through a cloud, arm up, with a saved person in tow below. The region lies about 7,500 light-years away in planet Earth's southern sky. The Keyhole Nebula was created by the dying star Eta Carina , out of the frame, which is prone to violent outbursts during its final centuries. via NASA http://ift.tt/2b78zFw

The International Space Station passed overhead

From August 14, 2016 at 10:25PM, until August 14, 2016 at 10:33PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 498 seconds.

The International Space Station passed overhead

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The International Space Station passed overhead

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NPR News: How 'Patient H.M.' And His Lobotomy Contributed To Understanding Memories

How 'Patient H.M.' And His Lobotomy Contributed To Understanding Memories
William Scoville's lobotomy on patient Henry Molaison taught scientists a lot about human memory, but left Molaison with memory problems. Luke Dittrich discusses the story in his book Patient H.M.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From August 14, 2016 at 05:34PM, until August 14, 2016 at 05:43PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 527 seconds.

The International Space Station passed overhead

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The International Space Station passed overhead

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The International Space Station passed overhead

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NPR News: How The Placebo Effect Could Boost An Olympic Performance

How The Placebo Effect Could Boost An Olympic Performance
One athlete's "psych-up" ritual may psych out an opponent. And even treatments that lack hard evidence of benefit, scientists say, might provide a competitive edge if the athletes believe they work.

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NPR News: How The Placebo Effect Could Boost An Olympic Performance

How The Placebo Effect Could Boost An Olympic Performance
One athlete's "psych-up" ritual may psych out an opponent. And even treatments that lack hard evidence of benefit, scientists say, might provide a competitive edge if the athletes believe they work.

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Perseid from Torralba del Burgo

Perseid meteors rained on planet Earth last night. This year the stream of dust from periodic comet Swift-Tuttle has produced a stunningly active shower of bright cosmic streaks. In this 25 second long exposure, one luminous Perseid trail, fast and colorful with a small explosion at the end, is witnessed by night skygazers from Torralba del Burgo, Soria, Spain. A second fainter meteor trail appears well below the first. The two can be extended to intersect at the meteor shower's radiant just above the brighter stars of the heroic constellation Perseus. Though the meteor shower's activity is waning, in the coming days Perseids will still flash through the night. But you won't see any if you don't go outside and look up. via NASA http://ift.tt/2aPomqa

The International Space Station passed overhead

From August 13, 2016 at 11:19PM, until August 13, 2016 at 11:25PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 336 seconds.

The International Space Station passed overhead

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The International Space Station passed overhead

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The International Space Station passed overhead

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NPR News: In A Remote Vault In Norway, Repository Stores The World's Seeds

In A Remote Vault In Norway, Repository Stores The World's Seeds
Cary Fowler, senior adviser to the Global Crop Diversity Trust, talks about a giant vault of millions of seeds stored away in an icy mountain in Norway. Fowler is the author of Seeds on Ice.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From August 13, 2016 at 04:50PM, until August 13, 2016 at 04:59PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 563 seconds.

The International Space Station passed overhead

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The International Space Station passed overhead

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NPR News: How To Keep Your Coffee In Its Cup: The Claw Grip

How To Keep Your Coffee In Its Cup: The Claw Grip
What's the best method for holding a cup of coffee so it doesn't spill? NPR's Scott Simon learned that an overhand claw-like grip is best.

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NPR News: Bird Myth Busters: Do Birds Fly To The Moon In Winter? And Other Unknowns

Bird Myth Busters: Do Birds Fly To The Moon In Winter? And Other Unknowns
Do hummingbirds migrate on the backs of geese? And will rice thrown at weddings really make birds explode? Scott Simon gets to the bottom of some bird myths with Ray Brown, host of "Talkin' Birds."

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NPR News: How To Keep Your Coffee In Its Cup: The Claw Grip

How To Keep Your Coffee In Its Cup: The Claw Grip
What's the best method for holding a cup of coffee so it doesn't spill? NPR's Scott Simon learned that an overhand claw-like grip is best.

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NPR News: Astronomers Are On A Celestial Treasure Hunt. The Prize? Planet Nine

Astronomers Are On A Celestial Treasure Hunt. The Prize? Planet Nine
Earlier this year, a pair of scientists predicted the existence of a ninth planet based on computer modeling of the solar system. This fall, the race is on to be the first to spot it in a telescope.

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The Easterbunny Comes to NGC 4725

At first called "Easterbunny" by its discovery team, officially named Makemake is the second brightest dwarf planet of the Kuiper belt. The icy world appears twice in this astronomical image, based on data taken on June 29 and 30 of the bright spiral galaxy NGC 4725. Makemake is marked by short red lines, its position shifting across a homemade telescope's field-of-view over two nights along a distant orbit. On those dates nearly coincident with the line-of-sight to the spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices, Makemake was about 52.5 astronomical units or 7.3 light-hours away. NGC 4725 is over 100,000 light-years across and 41 million light-years distant. Makemake is now known to have at least one moon. NGC 4725 is a famous one-armed spiral galaxy. via NASA http://ift.tt/2bnxiZk

The International Space Station passed overhead

From August 12, 2016 at 10:34PM, until August 12, 2016 at 10:44PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 594 seconds.

The International Space Station passed overhead

From August 12, 2016 at 08:58PM, until August 12, 2016 at 09:08PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 627 seconds.

The International Space Station passed overhead

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