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Pandora's Box: How NASA and Citizen Scientists Help Avert Disaster

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Discover how NASA's Pandora SmallSat mission works to disentangle stellar activity from exoplanet atmospheric signals in this informative webinar presented by Dr. Rob Zellem from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Learn about the upcoming mission scheduled to launch no earlier than Fall 2025, which will monitor up to 20 transiting exoplanets and their host stars to enhance the science returns of major NASA missions like Hubble and JWST. Explore opportunities for citizen scientists and amateur astronomers to contribute directly to the Pandora mission and other NASA initiatives. The 72-minute presentation includes a comprehensive Q&A session following Dr. Zellem's main talk, with opening and closing remarks by Brian Kloppenborg.

Syllabus

00:00 Opening announcements
02:26 Introduction - Brian Kloppenborg
02:52 Presentation - Rob Zellem
48:53 Q&As
1:08:45 Closing announcements

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