Kim was working in molecular biology and public health when she was hired for the Chandra X-ray Observatory in 1998. Since she wanted to be an astronaut when she was little, this opportunity got Kim close to the cosmos but without the long-distance commute. Today, Kim uses data to help tell stories about science, whether in the form of a 3D print of an exploded star, a book about the electromagnetic spectrum, or a virtual reality application of a spacecraft system. Find out more at https: //kimarcand.com

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Kelly Kennedy is an award-winning illustrator and animation artist, born and raised in the sleepy town of Los Angeles, home of the Griffith Observatory. Seeing a planetarium show there on a school field trip began a lifelong love of space and the stars. He sometimes plays guitar in a bluegrass band, cover such classic tunes as "Blue Moon of Kentucky" and "Bad Moon Rising." Recently he bought his boys a telescope, hoping that someday they'll discover a new exomoon and name it after him.