Ancient Astronomy in Mexico
- By Maggie Masetti
- July 8, 2010
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Several years ago, I was fortunate enough to travel to Mexico. I visited several sites with ancient ruins. One of them was Chichen Itza. The night we were at Chichen Itza, we witnessed a lunar eclipse over it – I have no pics, unfortunately! Built sometime in the 7th century … Continue Reading →
Megaliths? Megacool.
- By Faith Tucker
- June 30, 2010
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The annals of astronomy are riddled with names of some of the Greats of science history; Aristotle, Pythagoras, Galileo, Newton, and Einstein, just to name a few. But astronomy hasn’t always (if ever) fit nicely into the realm of pure scientific inquiry and quantitative fact. Ancient cultures across the world … Continue Reading →
More travels in science…
- By Maggie Masetti
- June 25, 2010
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I really enjoyed Faith’s tour of Bern and Einstein’s life there. If you enjoy cities with a rich scientific history, then Heidelberg, Germany may also be for you! Many famous scientists lived and worked there. Here are a few of the things you may want to check out if you … Continue Reading →
“Annus Mirabilis”
- By Faith Tucker
- June 18, 2010
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Dear Blueshift readers, you don’t know me; let me introduce myself. My name is Faith, and I’m a part of the small herd of undergraduate interns that descend on Goddard Space Flight Center each summer. While most interns will be spending their summers participating in exciting research projects with Goddard … Continue Reading →
SDO is GO!
- By Sara Mitchell
- February 19, 2010
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February always seems to be a busy month – it’s a few days shorter than the rest and jam-packed with things to do. This one is no exception. NASA Goddard got blanketed with quite a few feet of snow in a series of storms, making the roads impassible for a … Continue Reading →
