[podcast] Up Close with John Mather

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Welcome to a special episode of Blueshift! As we approach another year of Nobel Prizes, we are releasing our full-length interview with NASA’s own Nobel Laureate, John Mather (an edited version appeared in Episode 4). Learn more about cosmology, Dr. Mather’s new position at NASA Headquarters, the importance of small missions, and the exciting future of the James Webb Space Telescope.

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[podcast] Cool Science for Hot Times

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Listen to the full interview with John Mather (Episode 4.5)

Welcome to the July 2007 episode of Blueshift, from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Catch up on the latest astronomy headlines, and listen to our audio scrapbook from the American Astronomical Society meeting in Hawaii.

For this episode, we interviewed Dr. John Mather, co-winner of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physics. Dr. Mather talks about cosmology, NASA missions, winning the Nobel Prize, and his induction into a little-known Swedish student organization. We’ve also got a new brain teaser!

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