Published on June 12th, 2013 | by Scott
Ever wonder what it’s like to give a TEDx talk? How about working at MIT? How exciting is it working on a project that allows people from across the world to map neuron through a video ... Read More →
Published on May 29th, 2013 | by Scott
In the second week of May, we at the Virtual Star Party on Google+ decided to hold a contest. Every week, we have a live show where we connect telescopes to cameras from across the world ... Read More →
Published on March 24th, 2013 | by Scott
Buddhini Samarasinghe and I are hosting a live Google+ Hangout on air with electron microscopist Jon Hiller! We’re discussing the amazing science he performs, what got him interested in science to begin with… plus some live ... Read More →
Published on March 22nd, 2013 | by Scott
There are stories currently finding its way around the Internet about NASA’s initial response to budgetary constraints due to sequestration. According to SpaceRef.com, an internal memo is being sent around at NASA Public Affairs stating the ... Read More →
Published on March 21st, 2013 | by Scott
From 8-11 March, 2013 I was down in Austin, TX with a large collaboration focused on providing outreach for the James Webb Space Telescope. The Space Telescope Science Institute from Baltimore, Maryland gathered with Microsoft Research, ... Read More →
Published on February 24th, 2013 | by Scott
Buddhini Samarasinghe and myself are interviewing paleontologist Michael Habib on Google+. I can’t wait to see what Michael has to share with us on his career as a paleontologist as well as working in the STEM ... Read More →
Published on February 1st, 2013 | by Scott
This week I’ll be hosting the Weekly Space Hangout on Google+ with a special edition! Fraser Cain, Pamela Gay, Alan Boyle, Nicole Gugliucci and Amy Shira Teitel are all in Raleigh, North Carolina attending the Science ... Read More →
Published on February 1st, 2013 | by Scott
Since 2010, the Solar Dynamics Observatory has been vigilantly recording all of what Earth’s closest star, Sol has been up to. Understanding the sun (heliophysics) is extremely important to astrophysics as we use it as a ... Read More →
Published on January 20th, 2013 | by Scott
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Published on January 20th, 2013 | by Scott
Tonight on Google+ I was made aware of an article from Popular Science that was published on their site almost two years ago, speaking of terraforming Mars and what we need to do in order to make that ... Read More →