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Be a scientist!

Be a scientist!

In one of last week’s contests, we asked our readers/followers/listeners (whatever you guys are – we love you!) to tell us about the things they’d like to see covered here on Blueshift.  And we got tons of interesting ideas that’ll fuel a bunch of our weekly brainstorming sessions!  One of … Continue Reading →


Protons, Quarks and Hadrons, Oh My!

Protons, Quarks and Hadrons, Oh My!

[Sara’s note:  Even though Faith’s time with us ended back in August (*sniffle*), we were thrilled to get another excellent travel blog from her!  That’s dedication.] You can scour the globe and poke your head in every nook and cranny, but in the end you’ll be hard-pressed to find a … Continue Reading →


Our WMAP beach ball winners!

Our WMAP beach ball winners!

When we decided to run a week-long series of contests to give away WMAP beach balls autographed by Nobel Laureate John Mather, we didn’t know what to expect. Would we get any entries? Would we get any good entries? Well, you guys blew us away. We got hilarious jokes (a … Continue Reading →


Awesomeness Round-up

Awesomeness Round-up – 10/4/10

Credit: OPTIMUS PRIME image courtesy Hasbro Transformers, roll out! This NASA news headline caught our eye last week: NASA and OPTIMUS PRIME Collaborate to Educate Youth. NASA announced a video contest for students from third to eighth grade that will feature spinoffs from NASA technologies. There have been some pretty … Continue Reading →


Contest: Win a WMAP beach ball

Contest: Win a WMAP beach ball – day 5!

Okay, this is it! We’ve been running contests all week to give you a chance to win an awesome prize pack of NASA goodies that includes an exclusive WMAP beach ball signed by Nobel Laureate John Mather! All of the contests, including this one, close tonight at 5PM ET. So … Continue Reading →


Contest: Win a WMAP beach ball

Contest: Win a WMAP beach ball – day 4!

There are only two days left to enter this week’s contests – including this one, there are four contests that you can enter until Friday at 5PM ET. Here’s your latest chance to win a prize pack of NASA stuff including a WMAP beach ball signed by Nobel Laureate John … Continue Reading →


Contest: Win a WMAP beach ball

Contest: Win a WMAP beach ball – day 3!

We’ve been getting some great entries into our first two contests – and you can still enter those until Friday at 5PM ET. It’s the third day of our special week of contests, and here’s your next chance to win a prize pack of NASA stuff including a WMAP beach … Continue Reading →


Contest: Win a WMAP beach ball

Contest: Win a WMAP beach ball – day 2!

You can still tell us your favorite joke about the Big Bang until Friday at 5PM ET, though you’ll have some stiff competition – there are some good ones coming in! But here’s your next chance to win a prize pack of NASA stuff including a WMAP beach ball signed … Continue Reading →


Contest: Win a WMAP beach ball

Contest: Win a WMAP beach ball – day 1!

As soon as we started blogging about the WMAP beach ball and its appearance on the set of The Big Bang Theory, we started getting some comments and tweets asking, “How can I get one of those?” The beach ball was produced for educational uses, so it’s available to teachers … Continue Reading →


The Big Bang Theory Set

Having a ball in Hollywood…

In lieu of our usual weekly link round-up, we thought we’d share some photos from our visit to the set of The Big Bang Theory last week! During our visit, we were really impressed by the level of detail in the sets – they really nailed everything! It felt just … Continue Reading →


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