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How do you get to Stockholm?

Nobel Laureate, and James Webb Space Telescope project scientist, John Mather gave an interesting talk (to a packed room) at NASA Goddard recently. It focused on where he grew up and how he got to where he is today. Did you know, for example, that a failed thesis project led … Continue Reading →


Podcast: Up Close with John Mather

Podcast: Up Close with John Mather

  • By Sara Mitchell
  • October 31, 2007
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Click to listen! (13MB MP3, right-click to save) Transcript (Text, PDF) Welcome to a special episode of Blueshift! As we approach another year of Nobel Prizes, we are releasing our full-length interview with NASA’s own Nobel Laureate, John Mather (an edited version appeared in Episode 4). Learn more about cosmology, Dr. Mather’s new … Continue Reading →


Podcast: Cool Science for Hot Times

Podcast: Cool Science for Hot Times

  • By Sara Mitchell
  • August 6, 2007
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Click to listen! (17MB MP3, right-click to save) Transcript (Text, PDF) Listen to the full interview with John Mather (Episode 4.5) Welcome to the July 2007 episode of Blueshift, from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Catch up on the latest astronomy headlines, and listen to our audio scrapbook from the American Astronomical Society … Continue Reading →


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