Ask a Fed: What is it like to work at NASA? Washington Post (blog) What have you always wanted to know about NASA? Leave your questions for him in the comments and he will return later this afternoon to answer selected questions right here in this post. Jason will try to respond to as many relevant questions as he can. I cannot volunteer my time to work on NASA business during the furlough |
Mars crater may actually be ancient supervolcano Astronomy Magazine New research suggests the Eden Patera basin on Mars could have been formed by an explosive volcanic eruption, not the impact of a large object. For the basin and surrounding area, higher elevations (reds and yellows) and lower elevations (blues and ... |
“Remember the 13th” Is Not A NASA Site, Folks. Slate Magazine (blog) A lot of folks are assuming this is an official NASA webpage, because it uses the NASA logo, and says, “NASA has made a historic discovery that will shake the entire planet.” But note that nowhere on the page does it actually say it's an official NASA ... |
NPR | "Contact's" Jodie Foster Narrates a Beautiful Video about Radio Astronomy Slate Magazine (blog) The National Radio Astronomy Observatory has just released a well-done video introducing and describing this magnificent machine. And I got a good chuckle out of it: It's narrated by Jodie Foster, who filmed a major part of the movie Contact at VLA (it ... Cosmic Tragedy: Shutdown Kills Radio Observatories Astronomer: Shutdown Could Waste a Year's Worth of Work Shutdown Static Blinds US Radio Telescopes |
