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Please note: You can generate an electronic certificate of participation on this page. If you make this contest a class assignment, please send us the top three essays from each of your classes. Then also email scientistforaday@jpl.nasa.gov to send us the names of all other participating students.

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NASA announced the winners on Wednesday of the third annual Power to Explore Challenge, a national writing competition designed to teach K-12 students about the power of radioisotopes for space exploration.

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NASA has selected the nine finalists of the Power to Explore Challenge, a national competition for K-12 students featuring the enabling power of radioisotopes.

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NASA selected 45 student essays as semifinalists of its 2024 Power to Explore Challenge, a national competition for K-12 students featuring the enabling power of radioisotopes.

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NASA has officially launched its third Power to Explore Student Challenge.

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