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Silk paintings

Visualizing the Invisible
Fifteen teachers from across the United States are attending a workshop to learn about X-ray astronomy at McDonald Observatory beginning June 29. The workshop, called “Chandra: Stellar Evolution from Formation to Destruction,” combines astronomy and art. More »



Other Projects This Week

NASA Astronomer of the Week: John Kormendy

Working a Galactic Jigsaw with HET

Harvesting Apples
from Nearby Galaxies
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National Science FoundationThis program is supported by the National Science Foundation under grant AST 0227870. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.


National Science FoundationThe "NASA Astronomer of the Week" profile is supported by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration under an Education and Public Outreach supplement to Grant/Contract/Agreement No. NAG5-13057 issued through the Office of Space Science.

 



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