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SME2: How do you study stars?

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This student-produced NASA Spotlite - Subject Matter Expert as Educator (SME2) video features Michelle Thaller, Deputy Director of Science Communication at NASA Headquarters. She explains how astronomers study stars, and what tools they use to make discoveries. Produced by Newport News Public Schools in Newport News, Virginia.

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Michelle Thaller, STEM, career, expert, space, stars, formation, light, UV, ultraviolet, radiation, astronomer, astronomy, telescope, NOAO, hubble, satellites, discovery, student, teacher, science, technology, engineering, math, NASA, school, kids, subject-matter expert, educator, scientist