Third Thursday Telecon – 19 March 2020
Stardust@home, and science in general, in the time of coronavirus. Plus nerds just jabbering. Enjoy!
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Third Thursday Telecon – 16 January 2020
Our 2020 series of video chats with our amazing volunteers (aka dusters) starts off with an update from Dr. Andrew Westphal on new findings and upcoming new technology-based directions for Stardust@home. Enjoy!
Third “Thursday” Telecon – 25 November 2019
For the November 2019 telecon, Stardust@home’s Anna Butterworth updates us on the findings for the recently discovered particle Bianca, named by first finder and longtime volunteer duster Augusto (aka McAngus). Enjoy the video, and from all of us in the Stardust lab, we hope those of you in the U.S. […]
Third Thursday Telecon – 17 October 2019
For our October 2019 Third Thursday Telecon, we were lucky enough to speak with Dr. Colin Triplett on the research team of NASA’s and SSL’s recently launched Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) mission to study a variety of phenomenon in the ionosphere. You can learn more about ICON at https://blogs.nasa.gov/icon/ Enjoy!
Third Thursday Telecon – 23 August 2019
For August 2019, Dr. Andrew Westphal fills us in on some recent particle analyses and scientific papers to come. There’s also an overview of the sample request process, and thoughts on how future research may be impacted (enhanced?) by the burgeoning private space industry. Enjoy!
Third Thursday Telecon – 18 July 2019
For this month’s video chat, we were joined by Stardust Researcher Zack Gainsforth for an inside look at how the project is employing machine learning in the hunt for dust particles. Enjoy!
Third “Friday” Telecon – 21 June 2019 (The McAngus Particle)
It was truly a joyous moment this month, when Stardust Principal Investigator Dr. Andrew Westphal was able to convey directly to longtime duster McAngus (aka Augusto) that he was the first finder of the latest precious interstellar dust particle. Check out the actual track below that Augusto was savvy enough […]
Third Thursday Telecon – 16 May 2019
For our May 2019 telecon, Stardust’s Dr. Andrew Westphal announces some very exciting news, the type we’ve all been waiting for – the determination of a new, promising interstellar dust candidate! We also welcome and were honored to be joined by some new faces all the way from Greece. Καλως […]
Third Thursday Telecon – 28 March 2019 (yes, we know it’s actually the 4th!)
For our March 2019 Telecon, Stardust@home technician Robert Lettieri shares a few thoughts on why dusters may be experiencing problems on the virtual microscope as of late. Then we get a research update from PI Andrew Westphal (with a new profile!) followed by a fascinating tour of some interesting solar […]
Third Thursday Telecon – 21 February 2019
For February 2019’s Third Thursday Telecon, Stardust@home’s Drs. Andrew Westphal and Anna Butterworth describe some of the new high-end equipment the team is gearing up to use at the Advanced Light Source at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, starting with five interstellar candidates ready for probing. They also provide a […]