Explore @ NASA Goddard
- By Maggie Masetti
- September 21, 2015
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We have a really special event, coming up – Explore @ NASA Goddard – where we are opening our gates to the public so they can come in and experience some of the science and tech we do here. So put Saturday, September 26, 2015 on your calendar! The event … Continue Reading →
Black Hole Laboratories for Dark Matter
- By Maggie Masetti
- August 5, 2015
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There is a lot we don’t know about dark matter – like what exactly it is. Because of this, we are always looking for ways to study it. It turns out that black holes might make the perfect laboratory environment for better understanding both black holes and the nature of … Continue Reading →
Pluto Redux
- By Maggie Masetti
- July 28, 2015
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By now, if you’re on the internet at all, (which you must be if you are reading this) you’ve seen the spectacular images of Pluto that New Horizons has sent back. It’s been so cool to see it spawn dozens of memes and to see so many people (and not … Continue Reading →
Another Earth?
- By Maggie Masetti
- July 24, 2015
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The Kepler spacecraft just discovered the most Earth-like exoplanet yet. It’s like a bigger, older cousin to our planet. And it’s orbiting in the habitable zone of a sun-like star! Additionally there’s a good chance it could have a rocky surface and liquid water. Meet Kepler-452b: Kepler-452b is slightly larger … Continue Reading →
How Many Stars in the Milky Way?
- By Maggie Masetti
- July 22, 2015
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Recently I was asked to help someone answer the question of how many stars are in the Milky Way – that there were differing answers out there, and which was the right one? This question turns out to have a really interesting (and possibly frustrating?) answer. And the answer is … Continue Reading →
Protecting Test Hardware to Protect Flight Hardware
- By Maggie Masetti
- July 15, 2015
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The title may seem a little circular, but this is not a story that often gets told – that is, we have to keep our test hardware clean to keep our flight hardware clean. To that end, a new NASA Goddard tech is being tested out in NASA Johnson’s giant … Continue Reading →
Pluto!
- By Maggie Masetti
- July 8, 2015
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We are finally going to get to see what Pluto looks like, thanks to the New Horizons mission, which is set for a closest approach on July 14. It’s amazing to me that as much as we know about the solar system (and indeed the Universe) that we have not … Continue Reading →
The Most Important Wavelength
- By Maggie Masetti
- June 22, 2015
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I was recently asked whether optical telescopes were the most important kind – or if they weren’t – what the most important wavelength of light was. The answer truly is – they are all important! Most astronomical objects and phenomena emit light at more than one wavelength – so if … Continue Reading →
Happy Birthday, Hubble!
- By Maggie Masetti
- May 19, 2015
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After all our satellite birthday celebrations, we’d be remiss if we didn’t wish the Hubble Space Telescope a happy 25th! We’re a little belated, but that’s ok – it just means that our birthday wish won’t be lost amongst the millions of others on Hubble’s metaphorical Facebook wall! And of … Continue Reading →
Fermi Inspires
- By Maggie Masetti
- May 14, 2015
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We blogged last year about students at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) collaborating with Fermi scientists to create short films illustrating or inspired by results from the Fermi Gamma-Ray Observatory. Just recently, a new group of students presented their own Fermi videos, and we thought we would share … Continue Reading →
