Michelle Thaller

American astronomer · United States · On the map · Scientists · Born 1969 · age 56

Michelle Thaller is an American astronomer, research scientist, and science communicator. Thaller is formerly the Assistant Director for Science Communication at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. She retired in 2024 after 27 years at NASA.

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I also love working for the government (no really!). There is more security working for a government lab and I didn't have to get tenure.
21 December 2015 · I am Michelle Thaller, astronomer, NASA Scientist, and (most recently) podcast host. Ask me Anything!, Own words
You can have all your scientific method down, all your experiments done accurately and recorded in minute detail.
25 February 2002 · A Romance written in the stars, Own words