Author: Rebecca Charbonneau

is a historian of science who specializes in international space relations, radio astronomy, and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. She earned a Master of Science (MSc) degree in History of Science, Medicine, and Technology from the University of Oxford in 2017. Rebecca then interned at the NASA History Office at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C., before beginning her current position as a graduate intern in the NRAO Archives. In autumn 2018 Rebecca will begin working towards her PhD in History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge, as a Gates Cambridge Scholar.

Tick Tock, Pulsating Star

Posted on August 6, 2018September 1, 2018 | By Rebecca Charbonneau

On this day in history, August 6, 1967, Jocelyn Bell Burnell noticed a bit of “scruff” on the chart…

How shall we remember Caroline Herschel?

Posted on April 18, 2018May 3, 2018 | By Rebecca Charbonneau

Standing at just 4 foot 3 inches under the looming 40-foot telescope her brother designed, Caroline Herschel’s physical stature…

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