Division News
Jul 1 - Congratulations to Kim Weaver, who was awarded the 2009 Distinguished Alumna Award from the Astronomy Department at the University of Maryland, for her efforts in promoting science. Read more in Volume 5, Issue 5 of the Goddard View.
Jul 1 - The GEMS mission is featured in an article in Volume 5, Issue 5 of the Goddard View.
Jun 19 - Congratulations to the GEMS (Gravity and Extreme Magnetism SMEX) team for being selected to enter Phase B - after a very tough competition. The mission will probe the space-time environment close to Black Holes, to test General Relativity in this extreme environment and study the most intense magnetic fields found in the Universe.
Jun 12 - 100 Hours of Astronomy is featured in Volume 5, Issue 4 of the Goddard View.
May 28 - Great Moments in GRIStory - The instrument is in pieces now, but its legacy lives on. Twenty-one years ago this month, the balloon-borne Gamma-Ray Imaging Spectrometer (GRIS) made the first of nine trips into the stratosphere. (Read more)
May 24 - Washington Post article on Dr. David Leckrone - David Leckrone (667) has been dubbed the "Superman of Hubble science," and for good reason. (Read more)
May 4 - NASA's Fermi Explores High-energy "Space Invaders" - Today at the American Physical Society meeting in Denver, Colo., Fermi scientists revealed new details about high-energy particles implicated in a nearby cosmic mystery. (Read more)
Apr 28 - NASA Launches James Webb Space Telescope Educational On-Line Game - "This is a great way to teach children and adults on how simple and complex space telescopes work," said Anita Krishnamurthi (660.1), the Education and Public Outreach Lead for Webb. (Read more)
Apr 28 - New Gamma-Ray Burst Smashes Cosmic Distance Record - "Swift was designed to catch these very distant bursts," said Swift lead scientist Neil Gehrels (661). (Read more)
Apr 17 - Congratulations to the ASD 2009 NASA Honor Award winners: Distinguished Service Medal - Dr. David Leckrone (667); Outstanding Leadership Medal - Steven Ritz (661); Group Achievement Award - BESS Polar Team (661); Public Service Group Achievement - After School Universe Team (660).
Apr 1 - NASA Tech Briefs interviewed Dr. Alexander Kashlinsky (665). (Read more)
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