WVHS Science News
Warwick H.S.
student Caroline Moore is a guest of honor at white house
Oct. 13, 2009 - W.V.H.S. sophomore Caroline Moore attended a "Night of Astronomy" last week at the White House. On October 7, 2009 the President and First Lady hosted NASA astronauts, area middle schoolers, and innovators in the field of astronomy for a night of fun, learning, and stargazing on the South Lawn. Warwick's own Caroline Moore and another student from West Virginia were honored by the President and stood next to him as he made remarks before the evening's activities. Ms. Moore made her discovery of a Supernova last Fall. (See article below.)
Click here to see video from whitehouse.gov of Caroline Moore with the President and First Lady at the White House's "Night of Astronomy" event.
Caroline Moore was also interviewed about the recent "moon bomb" on MSNBC's Rachel Maddow Show. Click here to view the video of Caroline's interview from msnbc.com.
Articles from last fall's discovery of Supernova by Caroline Moore:
WVHS
freshman discovers supernova
Fall, 2008 - Ninth grade student Caroline Moore may be the youngest person ever to have discovered a supernova. As part of a research team based in Atlanta, Caroline is one of 28 people worldwide looking for subtle changes in images of the night sky taken by the team’s telescopes. Her astronomical find has been confirmed by the Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams at Harvard.
More has been written about Caroline and her discovery by Matt King in the Times Herald Record: Read the TH-Record Article on Caroline Moore