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 shadowed us for the...
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Welcome to Blueshift, produced by the Astrophysics Science Division at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Since 2007, Blueshift has been your "backstage pass" to science, missions and perso...
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20 of 49 episodesBlueshift - 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 observatory, which sat...
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 writes about science...
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, writer, and specialize...
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 system - we reporte...
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 specifically about how he illu...
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 the author, consulta...
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 formation of nearly any ob...
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 being assembled here....
Blueshift - December 4, 2012: Science in a Nutshell, Part 2 of our interview with Dr. Phil Plait
As science educators, encouraging critical thinking and skepticism is something we think is really important. We interviewed the "Bad Astron...
Blueshift - October 12, 2012: NuStar: NASA's Newest X-Ray Eyes
It's an exciting experience for any space geek to watch a new satellite launch into orbit. Earlier in 2012, we were excited about the launch...
Blueshift - September 10, 2012: Keeping Skepticism Alive, Part 1 of our interview with Dr. Phil Plait
At its heart, science is about asking questions - looking at the universe around us and asking, "How? Why?" Science takes our natural curios...
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 Saltzberg, the show...
Blueshift - November 15, 2010: When Science Inspires Comedy
One of the bonuses of our set visit to The Big Bang Theory was that we got the chance to talk to co-creator and executive producer Bill Prad...
Blueshift - May 20, 2010: In the AstroZone
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...
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? Traveling into space has f...
Blueshift - March 1, 2010: First Light, Last Paycheck?
Working at NASA can provide unique and exciting job opportunities. It can be the chance of a lifetime to work on a satellite and see the pro...
Blueshift - January 31, 2010: A Meeting of the Minds
Professional meetings are a part of the lives of most scientists - but what actually goes on at one of these? It's not just sitting in meeti...
Blueshift - January 19, 2010: Science at the End of the Earth, Part II
A remote research outpost like McMurdo Station in Antarctica draws many different kinds of people - scientists, engineers, writers, artists,...
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 collecting cosmic ra...