Awesomeness Round-Up – 9/22/2011
- By Maggie Masetti
- September 22, 2011
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Things have been busy here, so we’ve just got a quick round-up for you for this week! We did want to get it out today, though, because there is time sensitive info about a tweet-up opportunity within! What does it feel like to fly over planet Earth? If this movie … Continue Reading →
Awesomeness Round-Up – 9/14/2011
- By Maggie Masetti
- September 14, 2011
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Bill Nye the Science Guy paid a visit to NASA Goddard on Thursday, September 9th, 2011, and while he was here he checked out some James Webb Space Telescope hardware and talked to some of the project’s scientists. There’s a great Flickr set of photos of his visit – but … Continue Reading →
Awesomeness Round-Up – 9/7/2011
- By Maggie Masetti
- September 7, 2011
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We’ve had to say goodbye once again to our intern Faith – we will miss her and we hope you enjoyed her posts this summer! Before NASA interns leave for the summer, they often present their work. Here’s what July’s poster session looked like: Credit: NASA Goddard/Bill Hrybyk
Awesomeness Round-Up – 8/29/2011
- By Faith Tucker
- August 29, 2011
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It’s been a rough week for the Mid-Atlantic region with the 1-2 punch of an earthquake and a hurricane rattling our region. Goddard got a good shake last Tuesday when a 5.8 magnitude earthquake prompted the center to close for the day. And over the weekend Hurricane Irene passed nearby, … Continue Reading →
Weekly Awesomeness Round-up – 8/22/2011
- By Faith Tucker
- August 22, 2011
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Hubble won our hearts by producing breathtaking images of galactic collisions, clusters of stars and supernova remnants (among many other things). Now the James Webb Space Telescope, Hubble’s next generation successor, is planning to once more furnish an unprecedented look into the Universe around us. Take a look at this … Continue Reading →
Awesomeness Round-up – 8/16/2011
- By Faith Tucker
- August 16, 2011
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The Goddard Astrobiology Analytical Laboratory released some exciting news about the age-old question of origin of the chemical components necessary for life. According to Dr. Michael Callahan of Goddard, “People have been discovering components of DNA in meteorites since the 1960’s, but researchers were unsure whether they were really created … Continue Reading →
Awesomeness Round-Up – 8/8/2011
- By Faith Tucker
- August 9, 2011
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NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has revealed new images that show some Martian slopes that change over the course of the Martian seasons. The scientists involved in the project think that best explanation for these seasonal changes would be the flow of salty water, much like our oceans. I wonder what … Continue Reading →
Awesomeness Round-up – 7/26/11
- By Maggie Masetti
- July 26, 2011
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The James Webb Space Telescope has had a lot of recent milestones. All the primary mirror segments have been polished – and the secondary mirror has just been completed. You can read a NASA web feature all about what Webb’s secondary mirror does and why it’s important. (It’s quite large … Continue Reading →
Awesomeness Round-up – 7/18/11
- By Maggie Masetti
- July 18, 2011
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Hank Green is still increasing the awesome. Here he talks about what’s next for NASA (post-space shuttle). He interviews a bunch of NASA folks, including NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden. Have you ever wondered how many people are in space at a given time? http://www.howmanypeopleareinspacerightnow.com/ has the answer! There really is … Continue Reading →
Awesomeness Round-up – 7/11/11
- By Faith Tucker
- July 11, 2011
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[Sara’s note: You might notice that this week’s awesomeness round-up (which covers two whole weeks of news – that’s a lot of awesomeness in one place!) is missing one of the most awesome things that happened – the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis. Fear not, that will get its own … Continue Reading →
