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 – 11/10/2011
- 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 →
Hunting for Hints of Planets
- By Sara Mitchell
- October 26, 2011
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Last week, about 120 exoplanet-hunters from as far away as Japan and the Netherlands descended upon NASA Goddard for the Signposts of Planets conference, an opportunity for scientists to discuss cutting-edge research on the detection and study of extrasolar planets in the debris disks around stars. The three-day event included … 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 – 9/7/2011
- By Maggie Masetti
- September 7, 2011
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We’ve had to say goodbye once again to our intern Faith – we will miss her and we hope you enjoyed her posts this summer! Before NASA interns leave for the summer, they often present their work. Here’s what July’s poster session looked like: Credit: NASA Goddard/Bill Hrybyk
Awesomeness Round-Up – 8/29/2011
- By Faith Tucker
- August 29, 2011
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It’s been a rough week for the Mid-Atlantic region with the 1-2 punch of an earthquake and a hurricane rattling our region. Goddard got a good shake last Tuesday when a 5.8 magnitude earthquake prompted the center to close for the day. And over the weekend Hurricane Irene passed nearby, … Continue Reading →
Awesomeness Round-up – 7/11/11
- By Faith Tucker
- July 11, 2011
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[Sara’s note: You might notice that this week’s awesomeness round-up (which covers two whole weeks of news – that’s a lot of awesomeness in one place!) is missing one of the most awesome things that happened – the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis. Fear not, that will get its own … Continue Reading →
