Goddard Glossary

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Umbra and Penumbra

Music: "Snarky" by Wally Gaggel [ASCAP] and Xandy Barry [ASCAP]

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Science loves jargon. When we write about Goddard’s research, we learn new words and phrases all the time, and we want to share them with you.

Welcome to the Goddard Glossary!

Deep Field

Music: "Future Expanse" by Thomas Belton [PRS]

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Chirality

Music: "Hook Shot" by Frederick Kron [SESAC]

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Gravity Assist

Music: Now What Instrumental by Boris Nonte [BMI]

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Conjunction

Music: “Didn't You Get My Text" by Frederick Kron [SESAC]

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X-rays

Music: “Liar Liar" by Frederick Kron [SESAC]

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Annular Eclipse

Music Provided by Universal Production Music: "Sweet Inspiration" by Juan Jose Alba Gomez [SGAE]

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Electromagnetic Interference

Music Provided by Universal Production Music: “Snarky" by Wally Gagel [ASCAP] and Xandy Barry [ASCAP]

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Etymology: Wanderers

Music Provided by Universal Production Music: “Baffled" by David Korkis [ASCAP]

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Scientific Balloon

Music Provided by Universal Production Music: “Hook Shot" by Frederick Kron [SESAC]

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LaGrange Points

Music Provided by Universal Production Music: Back Through Time [Instrumental] by Jonathan Elias [ASCAP],David Ashok Ramani [ASCAP]

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Heliosphere

Music Provided by Universal Production Music: Back Through Time [Instrumental] by Jonathan Elias [ASCAP],David Ashok Ramani [ASCAP]

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El Niño Southern Oscillation

Music Provided by Universal Production Music: “The Creepers" by Nate Dodge [ASCAP]

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Sounding Rocket

Music Provided by Universal Production Music: “A Dance for Mallards” by Alex Koste [BMI] and Eden Neville [ASCAP]

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Accretion

Music Provided by Universal Production Music: “Wounds” by David Korkis [ASCAP]

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Sprites

Music Provided by Universal Production Music: “Oh Please” by David Korkis [ASCAP]

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Exozodiacal Dust

Music Provided by Universal Production Music: “Keep an Eye Out” by David Korkis [ASCAP]

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Gravitational Lensing

Music Provided by Universal Production Music: “The Creepers” by Nate Dodge [ASCAP]

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Hyperspectral

Music Provided by Universal Production Music: “Keep an Eye Out” by David Korkis [ASCAP]

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Solar Flare

Music: In Your Dreams by David Korkis [ASCAP]

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Light-Year

Music Provided by Universal Production Music: “Creep” by Jamal Steven Pilgrim [ASCAP]

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Permafrost

Music Provided by Universal Production Music: “Tag You're It” by David Korkis [ASCAP]

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