Lucianne Walkowicz
photo credit: Fabio Governato
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- Watch out Chicago! MT @adlerskywatch: Soon-to-be Adler astronomer, @shaka_lulu, talks about the Kepler Mission. ow.ly/lcQxo 9 hours ago
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Author Archives: Lucianne Walkowicz
The Beginning, End, and Future of the Kepler Mission
Four years ago, the Monday before last, I was standing on a small spit of land at Kennedy Space Flight Center. It was dark, I was cold (having foolishly assumed that Florida in May would be warm), but above all, … Continue reading
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Andrew Oswald’s Advice to Young Researchers
Keith Arnaud recently posted the following in the astronomer’s Facebook group (thanks Keith!): Andrew Oswald’s list of “Things I would have found it useful to have been told when I was a young researcher”. Although Oswald is an economist, there are … Continue reading
House hearing on exoplanets: “Have We Found Another Earth?”
I did my best to live-tweet the House hearing on the current state and future of exoplanet science this morning– the results are posted here on Storify!
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A Bit of Winter Sun
On the off chance that winter has been too long and you haven’t seen the Sun in a while, rest assured: it’s been busy! I just came across this fantastic compilation of greatest hits from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, created by … Continue reading
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Time Isn’t On Anyone’s Side
“Time… is on my side.” - Norman Meade Today marks the beginning of another orbit around the Sun for me, so what better day to reflect on the passage of time? I think a lot about time management, as I’m sure … Continue reading
Free Advice
There’s been a lot of conversation about an email sent to students in a certain astronomy department, which originally appeared here: http://jjcharfman.tumblr.com/post/33151387354/a-motivational-correspondance While I certainly think the original email was problematic, with an eau d’ “we walked uphill both ways in … Continue reading
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