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A Fond Farewell to ROSAT
It’s time for me to be nostalgic about another satellite. Last time it was the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer which I really started my career in websites/education/outreach on. This time, it’s the...
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Awesomeness Round-Up – 12/22/2011
Credit: NASA/ESA/HubbleSite Looking for a space-themed way to say “Happy Holidays!” to your family and friends? How about some printable holiday cards with Hubble images? Every card features fabulous...
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Meet NuSTAR!
Meet the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array or NuSTAR – a new X-ray telescope that’s being launched in March of 2012. Below is the actual telescope in its pre-launch configuration: Credit:...
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An “X-ray Astronomer” Among Radio Telescopes
To me, an observational astronomer, there is no such thing as X-ray astronomy. What I do is astronomical research on objects that happen to emit X-rays, as well as ultraviolet, visible, and infrared,...
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Awesomeness Round-Up – 6/11/2012
On Tuesday, June 5, Venus passed in front of the Sun – an event that was visible on seven continents for those that were fortunate enough to have clear weather. These “transits” of Venus are very rare,...
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Podcast: NuStar: NASA’s Newest X-Ray Eyes
Click to listen! (7.5MB MP3, right-click to save) Transcript (Text, PDF) It’s an exciting experience for any space geek to watch a new satellite launch into orbit. Even through an online video feed,...
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Shiny: a Look at Astro-H Flight Hardware
Here’s some brand new photos from one of the missions we are working on here at the Astrophysics Science Division – Astro-H! Astro-H is an orbiting X-ray astronomy observatory being developed by the...
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A Look into the Building Blocks of Life
Maggie’s note: Please welcome a new guest blogger, astronomer Brian Williams! Most of the stars in the universe will, like our Sun, live steadily for billions of years before ending in relative...
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Imagine the Universe
So the big news – that I’ll go ahead and put up front – is that the Imagine the Universe! site just got a big update! Go check it out! It’s ok, I’ll wait right here while you do. It’ll even open in a...
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Eating Eta Car
We recently posted about the gamma-ray novae cake made for a Science as Food competition at a Poster Party here at Goddard. Dr. Barb Mattson also participated in this contest and we caught up with her...
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The Road to Tanegashima
We have a special guest blog for you, by Kevin Boyce, who works on the ASTRO-H mission. ASTRO-H is an X-ray astronomy satellite being built by the Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) – but NASA Goddard is...
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Meet NICER: NASA’s Neutron Star Explorer
The NICER payload, waiting patiently for launch to the International Space Station. This white box may not look like much, but it contains a cutting-edge payload that will soon be headed to the...
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NICER and Neutron Stars: 5 Questions with Dr. Tod Strohmayer
As we’re gearing up for the launch of NICER, we wanted to give our readers a behind-the-scenes look at the mission, its science, and the people who are making it happen. NICER is NASA’s first mission...
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NICER is on its way to the ISS!
The Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) launched successfully from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center today at 5:07PM EDT! Check out this spectacular launch: NICER had plenty of company on its...
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RXTE’s Greatest Pulsar Hits
Artist illustration of the RXTE satellite. Credit: NASA A pulsar is the crushed core of an exploded star, a rapidly spinning cinder that repeatedly swings a beam of light in our direction. Check out...
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#PulsarWeek: The women who study pulsars
For the past week, we have been celebrating #PulsarWeek on social media in honor of the 50th anniversary of the discovery of pulsars. For more on the discovery itself, and about some of the researchers...
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