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Pamela L. Gay, Ph.D.

Pamela L. Gay, Ph.D.

Of truth, consequences, and the future

We would rather face consequences than try and live with ourselves knowing we didn’t present the complete story of space science.

Nov 10

Nov 10

Pamela L. Gay, Ph.D.
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The Quantastic Journal

Found: 1 Intermediate mass black hole

A heart of darkness lurks in the heart of the ω Centauri globular cluster.

Jul 29

Black hole with planet data visualization. Credit Intersteller / R. Hurt / CalTech

Jul 29

Pamela L. Gay, Ph.D.
in
The Quantastic Journal

Mars Rover Fords River

The Perseverance rover has finally found a safe crossing point after being stuck in boulder fields for far too long.

Jul 10

This Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter image shows a dune filled dry river bed cutting across the otherwise rocky Mars landscape. Superimposed on an image from NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter, this map shows Perseverance’s path between Jan. 21 and June 11. White dots indicate where the rover stopped after completing a traverse beside Neretva Vallis river channel. The pale blue line indicates the rover’s route inside the channel. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona

Jul 10

Pamela L. Gay, Ph.D.
in
The Quantastic Journal

Sometimes Dust is Beautiful

The interstellar medium is not my favorite topic in astronomy, but JWST makes it look so pretty that even I care about space dust bunnies.

Jul 4

$Small points of light are sprinkled across the field; the brightest sources in the field have the eight-pointed diffraction spikes that are characteristic of the James Webb Space Telescope. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, K. Pontoppidan (NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory), J. Green (Space Telescope Science Institute)$

$Small points of light are sprinkled across the field; the brightest sources in the field have the eight-pointed diffraction spikes that are characteristic of the James Webb Space Telescope. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, K. Pontoppidan (NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory), J. Green (Space Telescope Science Institute)$

Jul 4

Pamela L. Gay, Ph.D.

Lunar Race II: Fixed-fee Lunar Exploration

The future of Lunar exploration is fixed… or at least the costs are fixed. NASA is now using commercial suppliers to provide rockets…

Jul 2

Astronauts on the moon doing geology with a Starship HLS in the background.

Jul 2

Pamela L. Gay, Ph.D.

Lunar Race I: A bit of history

A new race to the Moon is on, but it’s rooted in history going back more than 50 years. Let’s look back before we look ahead.

Jun 22

Lunar Race I: A bit of history

Jun 22

Pamela L. Gay, Ph.D.

Climate v Academic Careers

There is something amazing about flying away to conferences scattered about the world, but our collaboration may be helping kill our…

Jun 6

Climate v Academic Careers

Jun 6

Pamela L. Gay, Ph.D.

#SolarStorm or Go outside and look up

If it is dark, and you live somewhere with dark skies….and you live somewhere that it i night, go outside right now AND LOOK UP…

May 11

#SolarStorm or Go outside and look up

May 11

Pamela L. Gay, Ph.D.

The Endangered Antarctic Meteorites & the researchers who feed on them.

As glaciers transform into rivers & ultimately ravines, glacial meteorites and the researchers who study them need our support to survive.

Apr 23

The Endangered Antarctic Meteorites & the researchers who feed on them.

Apr 23

Pamela L. Gay, Ph.D.

First word on NASA Budget Cuts

Over the weekend, Congress voted into place the FY2024 budgets for multiple agencies, including NASA. It’s a 2% cut with >3% inflation.

Mar 13

First word on NASA Budget Cuts

Mar 13

Pamela L. Gay, Ph.D.

Pamela L. Gay, Ph.D.

Astronomer, technologist, & creative focused on using new media to engage people in learning and doing science. Opinions & typos my own.

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