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'NASA has selected fellows in three areas of astronomy and astrophysics for its einstein, hubble, and sagan fellowships. the recipients of this year's post-doctoral fellowships will conduct independent research at institutions around the country.
"the new fellows are among the best and brightest young astronomers in the world," said jon morse, director of the astrophysics division in NASA's science mission directorate in washington. "they already have contributed significantly to studies of how the universe works, the origin of our cosmos and whether we are alone in the cosmos. the fellowships will serve as a springboard for scientific leadership in the years to come, and as an inspiration for the next generation of students and early career researchers."'
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'the sagan fellowship, created in september 2008, supports five scientists whose research is aligned with NASA's exoplanet exploration program. the primary goal of this program is to discover and characterize planetary systems and earth-like planets around other stars. the NASA exoplanet science institute, which is operated at the california institute of technology in pasadena, in coordination with NASA's jet propulsion laboratory, also in pasadena, administers the sagan fellowship program.'
the list of sagan fellows and full information, at NASA.
