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NASA | GLAST Prelude for Brass Quintet, Op.12
NASA's GLAST mission is an astrophysics and particle physics partnership, developed in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy, along with important contributions from academic institutions and partners in France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Sweden, and the U.S.
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NASA | GLASTcast | Episode 1: What is GLAST?
NASA's GLAST mission is an astrophysics and particle physics partnership, developed in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy, along with important contributions from academic institutions and partners in France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Sweden, and the U.S.
The Universe is home to numerous exotic and beautiful phenomena, some of which can generate inconceivable amounts of energy. GLAST will open a new window on this high-energy world. With GLAST, astronomers will have a superior tool to study how black holes, notorious for pulling matter in, can accelerate jets of gas outward at fantastic speeds.
Physicists will be able to search for signals of new fundamental processes that are inaccessible in ground-based accelerators and observatories. GLAST's spectacular high-energy gamma-ray "eyeglasses" will reveal hidden wonders, opening our minds to new possibilities and discoveries, expanding our understanding of the Universe and our place in it.
Interviews with (in order of appearance):
Steve Ritz - GLAST Project Scientist, NASA Goddard
Peter Michaelson - Large Area Telescope (LAT) Principal Investigator, Stanford University
Diego Torres -- Large Area Telescope (LAT) Scientist, University of Barcelona
Neil Gehrels - GLAST Deputy Project Scientist, NASA Goddard
David Thompson - GLAST Deputy Project Scientist, NASA Goddard
Luke Drury -- Professor of Astronomy, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
Valerie Connaughton - GLAST Burst Monitor (GBM) Team, NASA Marshall/University of Alabama
Martin Pohl -- GLAST Interdisciplinary Scientist, Iowa State University
Per Carlson -- Professor of Elementary Particle Physics, Manne Siegbahn Laboratory
Charles "Chip" Meegan -- GLAST Burst Monitor (GBM) Principal Investigator, NASA Marshall
Alan Marscher -- Professor of Astronomy, Boston University
Julie McEnery -- GLAST Deputy Project Scientist, NASA Goddard
NASA | GLASTcast | Episode 2: What are Gamma Rays?
NASA's GLAST mission is an astrophysics and particle physics partnership, developed in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy, along with important contributions from academic institutions and partners in France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Sweden, and the U.S.
Somewhere out in the vast depths of space, a giant star explodes with the power of millions of suns. As the star blows up, a black hole forms at its center. The black hole blows two blowtorches in opposite directions, in narrow jets of gamma rays. NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST, will catch about 200 of these explosions, known as gamma-ray bursts, each year. GLAST's detailed observations may give astronomers the clues they need to unravel the mystery of what exactly produces these gamma-ray bursts, which are the brightest explosions in the universe since the Big Bang.
Interviews with (in order of appearance):
Phil Plait -- Astronomer, Bad Astronomy
David Thompson - GLAST Deputy Project Scientist, NASA Goddard
Valerie Connaughton - GLAST Burst Monitor (GBM) Team, NASA Marshall/University of Alabama
Neil Gehrels - GLAST Deputy Project Scientist, NASA Goddard
Isabelle Grenier -- Principal Investigator of the GLAST French contribution, French Atomic Energy Commission
Peter Michaelson - Large Area Telescope (LAT) Principal Investigator, Stanford University
Charles "Chip" Meegan -- GLAST Burst Monitor (GBM) Principal Investigator, NASA Marshall
Martin Pohl -- GLAST Interdisciplinary Scientist, Iowa State University
Steve Ritz - GLAST Project Scientist, NASA Goddard
NASA's GLAST mission is an astrophysics and particle physics partnership, developed in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy, along with important contributions from academic institutions and partners in France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Sweden, and the U.S.
What's the difference between the Swift and GLAST satellites? Both missions look at gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), but in different ways. Swift can rapidly and precisely determine the locations of GRBs and observe their afterglows at X-ray, ultraviolet, and optical wavelengths. GLAST will provide exquisite observations of the burst over the gamma ray spectrum, giving scientists their first complete view of the total energy released in these extraordinary events. Beyond GRB science, GLAST is a multipurpose observatory that will study a broad range of cosmic phenomena. Swift is also a multipurpose observatory, but was built primarily to study GRBs.
Interviews with (in order of appearance):
David Thompson - GLAST Deputy Project Scientist, NASA Goddard
Charles "Chip" Meegan -- GLAST Burst Monitor (GBM) Principal Investigator, NASA Marshall
Lynn Cominsky -- GLAST Astrophysicist and Education and Public Outreach Lead, Sonoma State University
Neil Gehrels - GLAST Deputy Project Scientist, NASA Goddard
Steve Ritz - GLAST Project Scientist, NASA Goddard
Alan Marscher -- Professor of Astronomy, Boston University
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