This week we are excited to welcome Dr. Ralph McNutt to the WSH. Two weeks ago, Dave Dickinson introduced us to a proposed new mission by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, the Interstellar Probe (https://interstellarprobe.jhuapl.edu/). Ralph is the Principal Investigator for this exciting new mission and he is here tonight to tell us more about it. Read More
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Weekly Space Hangout: November 10, 2021 — Studying Stellar Nurseries and Nebulae Using 3D Printed Models with Dr. John Forbes
This week we are excited to welcome Dr. John Forbes to the Weekly Space Hangout. John is a theoretical and computational astrophysicist at the Flatiron Institute, a division of the Simons Foundation, in New York City. He studies how galaxies and stars form using supercomputer simulations, statistical modeling, and machine learning. John recently collaborated with Dr. Nia Imara from UC Santa Cruz and James Weaver from Harvard to develop a series of nine models that incorporate the three forces that govern how stellar nurseries are formed: turbulence, gravity, and magnetic fields. Using these models, they have 3D printed colorized nebulae “marbles” that visually represent the filaments and other material found in star forming regions. Read More
Weekly Space Hangout: October 27, 2021 – News Roundup!
Our guest this week had to cancel due to unexpected circumstances, so we had another News Roundup episode! Read More
Weekly Space Hangout: June 30, 2021 – The Gang’s (Almost) All Here: Celebrating Our Journalist Team
This week, in our Season Finale, we are celebrating and honoring an extra-special group of people on the Weekly Space Hangout: Our Journalist Team! We are also excited to introduce our newest team member, Dr. Nick Castle from PSI, and celebrate the return of Nika (Klimovich) following her brief sabbatical. Read More