NASA/JPL Webby Nominees Want Your Vote
Chosen from more than 11,000 entries, two websites and a social media account managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory are in the running for one of the internet's highest honors - and need your vote! NASA/JPL's Space Images, Solar System Exploration website and Curiosity Mars Rover social media accounts have been chosen as People's Voice nominees in the Webby Awards, an annual competition that honors, "the best of the web." From now until April 25, members of the public can submit their votes and pick their favorite nominees in dozens of categories, including the newest "Social" category.
NASA/JPL has five nominations in four categories including Government Website, Science Website, Overall Social Presence and Social Education & Discovery.
Read below for more information about NASA/JPL's nominations and submit your vote!
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Space Images
Launched in 2011 and based on the popular app of the same name, Space Images offers a stunning collection of images of the planets and universe direct from NASA/JPL missions.
› Best Government Website
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Solar System Exploration
This educational NASA website is a premier resource for facts, news, activities and interactives about the planets and the missions - and scientists! -- that study them.
› Best Science Website
› Best Government Website
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NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Social Media
Landing international internet fame all while making a treacherous landing on Mars, NASA's most social Mars rover yet has spellbound audiences with her quirky persona.
› Best Overall Social Presence
› Best Social Ed & Discovery
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