RXTE, Black holes, and Pulsars – Oh My!
- By Maggie Masetti
- August 17, 2010
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Black holes and pulsars are two of the most mysterious (and coolest-sounding) cosmic objects – and we study both of them here at the Astrophysics Science Division. Here is Blueshift’s inside look at two recent discoveries made using data from the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (which I personally like to … Continue Reading →
Awesomeness Round-up – 8/2/10
- By Maggie Masetti
- August 2, 2010
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We like to kick off the week with a pretty picture! This is Webb’s mirrors, which are being cryo-tested at Marshall.
Awesomeness Round-up – 7/5/10
- By Sara Mitchell
- July 5, 2010
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Soccer City Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa (uploaded by NASA Goddard Photo and Video) Cue the vuvuzelas – NASA Goes to the World Cup! See the games from a new perspective with a slideshow of images from Earth-observing satellites of the event sites and participating countries.
Podcast: Science at the End of the Earth, Part I
- By Sara Mitchell
- December 31, 2009
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Click to listen! (7MB MP3, right-click to save) Transcript (Text, PDF) Hunting for antimatter requires a serious expedition. Scientists aren’t looking for run-of-the-mill particles – they’re collecting cosmic radiation that could be the signature of primordial black holes or other forms of dark matter. With instruments suspended from enormous scientific … Continue Reading →
Podcast: Summer’s Scientists
- By Sara Mitchell
- July 31, 2009
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Click to listen! (7MB MP3, right-click to save) Transcript (Text, PDF) How have you spent your summer vacation? An internship at NASA may not be the most relaxing way to spend these summer months, but for hundreds of high school and college students, it’s an opportunity to gain valuable experience. … Continue Reading →
Podcast: X-ray Vision
- By Sara Mitchell
- June 29, 2007
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Click to listen! (17MB MP3, right-click to save) Transcript (Text, PDF) Welcome to the June 2007 episode of Blueshift, from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. We’re featuring X-ray astronomy this episode – listening to black holes and learning about what it takes to build an X-ray telescope. We interviewed Jerry Bonnell, co-curator … Continue Reading →
