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Blueshift - May 15, 2013: The Art of Space, Part 2
Blueshift - May 15, 2013: The Art of Space, Part 2
This is the second episode of our two-part interview with space artist Ron Miller. In this episode, Ron talks specifica... Read more
15 May 2013
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12mins
Ranked #2
Blueshift - May 6, 2013: The Art of Space, Part 1
Blueshift - May 6, 2013: The Art of Space, Part 1
Blueshift recently interviewed space artist Ron Miller. Not only is he an amazingly talented illustrator, but he’s also ... Read more
6 May 2013
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11mins
Ranked #3
Blueshift - April 25, 2013: Studying Simulated Stardust
Blueshift - April 25, 2013: Studying Simulated Stardust
Dust - on Earth, it's a nuisance. But in space, it's a valuable natural resource, a raw material essential to the format... Read more
25 Apr 2013
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10mins
Ranked #4
Blueshift - December 20, 2012: Hubble's Scientific Successor
Blueshift - December 20, 2012: Hubble's Scientific Successor
As you might imagine, the James Webb Space Telescope is a pretty big deal here at NASA Goddard, because much of it is be... Read more
20 Dec 2012
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10mins
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Ranked #5
Blueshift - May 21, 2012: Astrophysicist to the Stars, Dr. David Saltzberg
Blueshift - May 21, 2012: Astrophysicist to the Stars, Dr. David Saltzberg
In a follow-up to our previous interviews with co-creator of "The Big Bang Theory," Bill Prady, we interviewed Dr. David... Read more
21 May 2012
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8mins
Ranked #6
Blueshift - April 30, 2010: At the Edge of Space
Blueshift - April 30, 2010: At the Edge of Space
When you were a kid, dreaming of the future, did you expect to have a flying car someday? Or to live on the Moon? Trav... Read more
30 Apr 2010
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8mins
Ranked #7
Blueshift - December 31, 2009: Science at the End of the Earth, Part I
Blueshift - December 31, 2009: Science at the End of the Earth, Part I
Hunting for antimatter requires a serious expedition. Scientists aren't looking for run-of-the-mill particles - they're... Read more
31 Dec 2009
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7mins
Ranked #8
Blueshift - October 31, 2009: Astrophysical Activity: The Building 2 Chronicle
Blueshift - October 31, 2009: Astrophysical Activity: The Building 2 Chronicle
Welcome to a special Halloween episode of Blueshift! It's a time of transition here at Goddard Space Flight Center - a ... Read more
30 Oct 2009
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7mins
Ranked #9
Blueshift - August 31, 2009: The Science of Pretty Pictures
Blueshift - August 31, 2009: The Science of Pretty Pictures
Earlier this summer, Nobel Laureate Dr. John Mather told us that data are beautiful when they have meaning. Astronomica... Read more
31 Aug 2009
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7mins
Ranked #10
Blueshift - May 18, 2009: The C.O.L.B.E.R.T. Episode
Blueshift - May 18, 2009: The C.O.L.B.E.R.T. Episode
NASA is famous for its acronyms and technical jargon. If you've ever watched a rocket launch or a spacewalk, you've hear... Read more
18 May 2009
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9mins
Ranked #11
Blueshift - April 30, 2009: Stroll the Solar System
Blueshift - April 30, 2009: Stroll the Solar System
Join Blueshift for a unique tour of the solar system, as we walk the B and A Trail's Planet Walk in Maryland and talk to... Read more
30 Apr 2009
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10mins
Ranked #12
Blueshift - April 17, 2009: Professional Tinkering
Blueshift - April 17, 2009: Professional Tinkering
In astrophysics, the development of innovative technology is crucial to answering scientific questions about the Univers... Read more
17 Apr 2009
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8mins
Ranked #13
Blueshift - March 18, 2009: 400 Years, 100 Hours
Blueshift - March 18, 2009: 400 Years, 100 Hours
2009 has been chosen as the International Year of Astronomy because it marks the 400th anniversary of a big event in ast... Read more
18 Mar 2009
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6mins
Ranked #14
Blueshift - March 3, 2009: There's No Place Like Home... Yet
Blueshift - March 3, 2009: There's No Place Like Home... Yet
HD 80606b would not be a fun place to live, with its high winds, intense storms, and temperatures thousands of degrees h... Read more
3 Mar 2009
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7mins
Ranked #15
Blueshift - February 17, 2009: Zooming Through the Universe
Blueshift - February 17, 2009: Zooming Through the Universe
Have you ever wondered where Google Sky gets the data that lets you pan and zoom your way around the cosmos? Much of it ... Read more
17 Feb 2009
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5mins
Ranked #16
Blueshift - October 6, 2015: Spontaneous Complexity
Blueshift - October 6, 2015: Spontaneous Complexity
Jasmin Evans is an undergraduate student in astronomy and physics at the University of Central Lancashire in the UK. She... Read more
6 Oct 2015
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12mins
Ranked #17
Blueshift - September 26, 2013: Finding Herschel
Blueshift - September 26, 2013: Finding Herschel
In July, we featured a guest post on our blog from astronomer Nick Howes about how he was able to image the Herschel obs... Read more
26 Sep 2013
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15mins
Ranked #18
Blueshift - September 9, 2013: "How We Learn," Part 4 of our interview with Dr. Phil Plait
Blueshift - September 9, 2013: "How We Learn," Part 4 of our interview with Dr. Phil Plait
This is the last part of our interview with Dr. Phil Plait, the so-called "Bad Astronomer." Phil is a scientist who now ... Read more
9 Sep 2013
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7mins
Ranked #19
Blueshift - June 26, 2013: "Go outside and look up!," Part 3 of our interview with Dr. Phil Plait
Blueshift - June 26, 2013: "Go outside and look up!," Part 3 of our interview with Dr. Phil Plait
This is part three of four of our interview with Dr. Phil Plait, the so-called "Bad Astronomer." Phil is a scientist, wr... Read more
26 Jun 2013
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9mins
Ranked #20
Blueshift - May 29, 2013: Ring around the Exoplanet
Blueshift - May 29, 2013: Ring around the Exoplanet
A college friend of Maggie's, Dr. Eric Mamajek, discovered a cool potential exoplanet system that might also have a ring... Read more
29 May 2013
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11mins
