Universe ID: 10874

Science in the Media Press Conference

Released on April 17, 2013

This video supports the Science in the Media curriculum module, which culminates with students playing the role of reporters viewing this simulated press conference and writing a story about it. The findings discussed in the video are actual results from the Suzaku satellite.

Science in the Media curriculum module here.

Comparison of the Chandra and Suzaku spacecraft's sensitivity to X-rays using the metaphor of the visible light spectrum.

Graph of X-rays from NGC 1365 detected by Suzaku. The green lines mark dips indicating that something has blocked X-rays from the galaxy's central supermassive black hole.

As the final element in the Science in the Media curriculum, students play reporters viewing a simulated press conference on actual results from the Suzaku X-ray satellite. In this photo, Goddard astrophysicists Kojii Mukai (left) and Kimberly Weaver (center rear) and moderator Lynn Chandler (right) take last-minute direction from Scott Wiessinger (center foreground).

Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Barbara Mattson

Credits

Chris Meaney (HTSI): Animator
Scott Wiessinger (USRA): Animator
Walt Feimer (HTSI): Animator
Scott Wiessinger (USRA): Video Editor
Scott Wiessinger (USRA): Producer
Kim Weaver (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Koji Mukai (UMBC): Scientist
Pat Kennedy (HTSI): Project Support
Mike Velle (HTSI): Project Support
Stuart A. Snodgrass (HTSI): Project Support
Rich Melnick (HTSI): Project Support
Rob Andreoli (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.): Videographer
Ryan Fitzgibbons (USRA): Videographer
Francis Reddy (Syneren Technologies): Writer

Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

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Mission:
Suzaku

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