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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...
Jasmin Evans is an undergraduate student in astronomy and physics at the University of Central Lancashire in the UK. She shadowed us for the...
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...
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...
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...
A college friend of Maggie's, Dr. Eric Mamajek, discovered a cool potential exoplanet system that might also have a ring system - we reporte...
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 recently interviewed space artist Ron Miller. Not only is he an amazingly talented illustrator, but he’s also the author, consulta...
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...
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....
As science educators, encouraging critical thinking and skepticism is something we think is really important. We interviewed the "Bad Astron...
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...
At its heart, science is about asking questions - looking at the universe around us and asking, "How? Why?" Science takes our natural curios...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
A remote research outpost like McMurdo Station in Antarctica draws many different kinds of people - scientists, engineers, writers, artists,...
Hunting for antimatter requires a serious expedition. Scientists aren't looking for run-of-the-mill particles - they're collecting cosmic ra...
We're looking to the future here at NASA Goddard, with the construction of our new Exploration Sciences Building. To celebrate the occasion,...
The evening of November 2, 2009 was the world premiere of "Cosmic Reflection," an orchestral composition inspired by one of NASA's satellite...
The makings of new planets lie in dusty, debris-filled disks rotating around stars, held in place and shaped by the influence of their host...
Welcome to a special Halloween episode of Blueshift! It's a time of transition here at Goddard Space Flight Center - a new Exploration Scien...
For scientists, winning the Nobel Prize is a lot like winning an Oscar. Winning one comes with prestige and recognition, both from inside an...
This summer, the world was watching as seven astronauts visited the Hubble Space Telescope and did the first ever on-orbit repairs in space....
Scientist Dr. Stefan Immler was part of a team that captured a new and unique view of one of our closest galactic neighbors with the Swift s...
Earlier this summer, Nobel Laureate Dr. John Mather told us that data are beautiful when they have meaning. Astronomical images communicate...
The Hubble Space Telescope is famous for its beautiful images of celestial objects - from planets in our own Solar System to far away galaxi...
How have you spent your summer vacation? An internship at NASA may not be the most relaxing way to spend these summer months, but for hundre...
It's summertime, which means that Hollywood is releasing a bunch of long-awaited, big-budget blockbusters! You can cool off in the theater w...
It's easy to think of a satellite as a fancy digital camera - just point, shoot, and look at the pretty picture that emerges. But it's not t...
To kick off our special summer series about data, we interviewed 2006 Nobel Laureate John Mather about the importance of imagery in communic...
The telescope on everyone's mind during this month's Space Shuttle flight was certainly the Hubble Space Telescope, as astronauts inspected,...
NASA is famous for its acronyms and technical jargon. If you've ever watched a rocket launch or a spacewalk, you've heard some of them. Blue...
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 scientists along th...
In astrophysics, the development of innovative technology is crucial to answering scientific questions about the Universe around us. The typ...
2009 has been chosen as the International Year of Astronomy because it marks the 400th anniversary of a big event in astronomical history -...
HD 80606b would not be a fun place to live, with its high winds, intense storms, and temperatures thousands of degrees hotter than any regio...
Have you ever wondered where Google Sky gets the data that lets you pan and zoom your way around the cosmos? Much of it comes from NASA's Sk...
This episode features a strange signal from deep space, which could be a plot straight out of a Hollywood film. But this radio signal was de...
After taking some time off to seek listener feedback and consider the future direction of our podcast, Blueshift is back with a new episode...
Welcome to the December 2007 episode of Blueshift, from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. We're celebrating the new year with a look at the...
Welcome to the November 2007 episode of Blueshift, from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. This month, find out what it's like to spend a sum...
Welcome to a special episode of Blueshift! As we approach another year of Nobel Prizes, we are releasing our full-length interview with NASA...
Welcome to the July 2007 episode of Blueshift, from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Catch up on the latest astronomy headlines, and listen...
Welcome to the June 2007 episode of Blueshift, from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. We're featuring X-ray astronomy this episode - listeni...
Welcome to the May 2007 episode of Blueshift, from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. We'll discuss our search for Earth-like planets outside...
Welcome to the first episode of Blueshift, from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. This episode will tell you a little about what we do here,...