Why not study all wavelengths of light with one telescope?
- By Maggie Masetti
- July 20, 2016
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I was recently asked why the James Webb Space Telescope (a large infrared observatory) won’t have X-ray or gamma-ray detectors on board. Wouldn’t it be good for such a telescope to be able to see more than just infrared? In order to see the full range of the electromagnetic spectrum, … Continue Reading →
Podcast: In the AstroZone
- By Sara Mitchell
- May 20, 2010
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Click to listen! (8MB MP3, right-click to save) Transcript (Text, PDF) Wouldn’t it be exciting to do astronomy in the Amazon, surrounded by the wild plants and animals of the rainforest? In January, visitors to the AstroZone event in Washington, DC, got to do something like that – they met … Continue Reading →
Podcast: The Music of Science
- By Maggie Masetti
- November 30, 2009
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Click to listen! (6.7MB MP3, right-click to save) Transcript (Text, PDF) The evening of November 2, 2009 was the world premiere of “Cosmic Reflection,” an orchestral composition inspired by one of NASA’s satellites, in Washington, DC. This opus began as a simple prelude inspired by (and performed by a brass … Continue Reading →
Podcast: A Tale of Three Telescopes
- By Sara Mitchell
- May 31, 2009
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Click to listen! (5MB MP3, right-click to save) Transcript (Text, PDF) The telescope on everyone’s mind during this month’s Space Shuttle flight was certainly the Hubble Space Telescope, as astronauts inspected, repaired, and upgraded the satellite for years of additional scientific observations. But two additional telescopes were aboard Atlantis for … Continue Reading →
