Gearing Up for 100 Hours
- By Sara Mitchell
- March 18, 2009
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If you look at a calendar, it seems like every day is a holiday somewhere in the world. Today is Flag Day in Aruba. It’s also celebrated as the Pillsbury Doughboy’s birthday. And tomorrow is National Chocolate Caramel Day… I’m not kidding. It also seems like every year is the … Continue Reading →
Podcast: 400 Years, 100 Hours
- By Sara Mitchell
- March 18, 2009
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Click to listen! (7MB MP3, right-click to save) Transcript (Text, PDF) 2009 has been chosen as the International Year of Astronomy because it marks the 400th anniversary of a big event in astronomical history – the first recorded observations of the night sky with a telescope. Galileo Galilei pointed his telescope at … Continue Reading →
Extreme Weather
- By Sara Mitchell
- March 3, 2009
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It took a couple of extra days to get our latest episode finished, thanks in part to our first real winter storm of the year! In Maryland, we definitely experience all four seasons. We get hot, humid summers and cold, crisp winters – plus occasionally some extreme weather like snow, … Continue Reading →
Podcast: There’s No Place Like Home… Yet
- By Sara Mitchell
- March 3, 2009
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Click to listen! (7MB MP3, right-click to save) Transcript (Text, PDF) HD 80606b would not be a fun place to live, with its high winds, intense storms, and temperatures thousands of degrees hotter than any region on Earth. This exoplanet goes on a wild ride around its host star, with an orbit … Continue Reading →
Starry Night
- By Sara Mitchell
- February 17, 2009
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Growing up just outside of Washington, DC, I didn’t have many opportunities to observe the sky and see more than a handful of faint stars. It was exciting to go camping farther from the city and see so many more twinkling lights in the sky. And I always enjoyed my … Continue Reading →
Podcast: Zooming Through the Universe
- By Sara Mitchell
- February 17, 2009
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Click to listen! (5.5MB MP3, right-click to save) Transcript (Text, PDF) Have you ever wondered where Google Sky gets the data that lets you pan and zoom your way around the cosmos? Much of it comes from NASA’s SkyView Virtual Observatory, a database of astronomy data from a variety of different sources. … Continue Reading →
Why?
- By Sara Mitchell
- January 29, 2009
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Today’s episode focuses on a surprising result found by a NASA balloon-borne experiment. We chose this story because it highlights the excitement and uncertainty in any scientific experiment – you never know what you’ll find. Will your data support your predictions, contradict them, or point you in an entirely new … Continue Reading →
Podcast: Confounding Cosmic Questions
- By Sara Mitchell
- January 29, 2009
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Click to listen! (7MB MP3, right-click to save) Transcript (Text, PDF) This episode features a strange signal from deep space, which could be a plot straight out of a Hollywood film. But this radio signal was detected by a NASA mission called ARCADE, which flew above the atmosphere suspected from a balloon … Continue Reading →
A New Beginning
- By Sara Mitchell
- January 14, 2009
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If you’ve visited Blueshift before, you’re probably wondering… hey, where have you been for the last year? We released six podcasts in 2007 but got a lot of mixed feedback from listeners about the content and structure. We decided to take some time off to re-think and get a better … Continue Reading →
Podcast: We’re Back!
- By Sara Mitchell
- January 14, 2009
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Click to listen! (7MB MP3, right-click to save) Transcript (Text, PDF) After taking some time off to seek listener feedback and consider the future direction of our podcast, Blueshift is back with a new episode to kick off 2009! For our re-launch, we’ve focused our first episode on another recently launched … Continue Reading →
