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 object imaginable. NASA Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Christina Richey studies interstellar dust grains through laboratory-created analogs, comparing the properties of simulated stardust to data from missions like SOFIA, Spitzer, and Herschel. This hands-on approach gives Christina and other researchers unique insight into the building blocks of stars, planets, and even life. This research complements observational data, computer simulations, and other studies of how objects form and work in space. In this interview, Blueshift spoke to Christina about her research as well as her adventures outside the lab, looking for life in exceptionally hostile environments.

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Blueshift - April 25, 2013: Studying Simulated Stardust is an episode from NASA Blueshift by Astrophysics Science Division.

This episode is 0:10:26 long.

This episode was published on Apr 25, 2013.

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