Awesomeness Round-Up – 12/22/2011
- By Maggie Masetti
- December 22, 2011
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Credit: NASA/ESA/HubbleSite Looking for a space-themed way to say “Happy Holidays!” to your family and friends? How about some printable holiday cards with Hubble images? Every card features fabulous astronomical objects… and when you go to download a card, you’ll find links to articles about related Hubble discoveries! The ornaments … Continue Reading →
Awesomeness Round-Up – 12/7/2011
- By Sara Mitchell
- December 6, 2011
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Credit: NASA/Ames/JPL-Caltech While scientists have discovered hundreds of extrasolar planets over the past decade, finding Earth’s twin (an Earth-like planet in a similar orbit to ours around a Sun-like star) has been much more difficult. But a recent discovery by the Kepler mission has brought us one step closer – … Continue Reading →
Awesomeness Round-Up – 11/22/2011
- By Maggie Masetti
- November 22, 2011
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One of the newest additions to NASA Goddard is this giant structural steel frame that will be used to assemble the mirrors and instruments of the James Webb Space Telescope. “This milestone is important as it marks the transition to the integration and testing phase for the Webb telescope’s optical … Continue Reading →
Awesomeness Round-Up – 11/16/2011
- By Maggie Masetti
- November 16, 2011
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We start with a new Hubble result. Using its near-infrared vision to peer 9 billion years back in time, the Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered an extraordinary population of young dwarf galaxies brimming with star formation. While dwarf galaxies are the most common type of galaxy in the universe, the … Continue Reading →
Awesomeness Round-Up – 11/10/2011
- By Sara Mitchell
- November 10, 2011
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Pulsars are fascinating stars. They’re neutron stars – objects so dense that a teaspoonful of their matter weighs as much as Mount Everest – and they emit periodic bursts of energy as they rotate, like lighthouse beacons in space. Scientists watch for the tell-tale pattern of emissions, which typically show … Continue Reading →
Awesomeness Round-Up – 10/31/2011
- By Sara Mitchell
- October 31, 2011
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Sara’s note: Don’t forget to enter our costume contest! You’ve still got a few more days to snap a pic of your geeky, science-y costume… and win NASA goodies! More details at the link above. Credit: David St. Louis It’s been a busy couple of weeks in astronomy – big … Continue Reading →
Awesomeness Round-Up – 10/20/2011
- By Sara Mitchell
- October 20, 2011
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The full-scale model of the James Webb Space Telescope is currently at the Maryland Science Center at the Inner Harbor in Baltimore. It will be there until October 26th, 2011. It really is an impressive sight (the satellite is about the size of a tennis court!), so if you have … Continue Reading →
Awesomeness Round-Up – 10/11/2011
- By Maggie Masetti
- October 11, 2011
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This YouTube vid features recordings made by the U.S. Air Force Space Surveillance Radar in Texas during the Perseid meteor shower. How does this work? Head over to Phil Plait’s blog for an explanation.
Awesomeness Round-Up – 10/3/2011
- By Maggie Masetti
- October 3, 2011
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There are gorgeous new shots of a full-scale test version of one layer of the James Webb Space Telescope’s tennis court-sized sunshield: Credit: NGAS Credit: NGAS There are two more on their Flickr.
Awesomeness Round-Up – 9/26/2011
- By Sara Mitchell
- September 23, 2011
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Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/T. Pyle In the hunt for extrasolar planets, we’re interested in finding Earth-like planets… but how about Tatooine-like planets? NASA’s Kepler satellite has discovered a planet that might look a little familiar to Star Wars fans. It’s the first planet scientists have seen that orbits two stars! The … Continue Reading →
