President Barack Obama talks with 14-year-old Ahmed Mohamed during the second Astronomy Night on the South Lawn of the White House. Invited to the White House for the science event, Mohamed was handcuffed and questioned by police last month when he brought a homemade electronic clock to class at MacArthur High School in Irving, TX, and officials ‘mistook’ it for a bomb.
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"We need to inspire more young people to ask about the stars." —@POTUS #AstronomyNight snpy.tv/1M1UHEJ
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) October 20, 2015
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I got a chance to catch up with the @Space_Station crew today. Nothing like a call to space on #AstronomyNight! snpy.tv/1LkWhV5
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President Obama (@POTUS) October 20, 2015
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This #AstronomyNight, @POTUS called the @Space_Station! See our Tumblr blog for a breakdown: nasa.tumblr.com/post/131523791… https://t.co/GSWGOvzqHK
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(@NASA) October 20, 2015
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Former astronaut and NASA Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate John Grunsfeld poses for a selfie with Ahmed Mohamed
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President Obama with Brooklyn student Agatha Sofia Alvarez-Bareiro
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