Daily Archives: April 8, 2016

Rouge Planet- The Lost Ones

Unbound to any parent star, lacking both a  sunrise and sunset, and  wandering the galaxy freely, Rouge planets are believed to outnumber the stars in our galaxy 100,000 to 1.  Yes for every star there is 100,000 rogue planets that were forcefully ejected out of its parents star’s grace by a larger and more needy sibling […] Continue reading

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A Dance to Remember

Twice now our class has been introduced to the Kepler Orrery IV model, and both times the question of why our solar system seems to be such an oddball has crossed my mind. Based on the Kepler Orrery IV model, planets much larger than Earth should  be orbiting closer than the orbit of Mercury. So […] Continue reading

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A better understanding of our Universe… and maybe aliens

captain’s blog, Stardate 69734.8 In class, we’ve been talking a lot about extrasolar planets, that is, planets that have too many suns. But actually, extrasolar planets, or exoplanets are planets that exist outside our Solar System. Exoplanets are fascinating to learn about because, as much as I love our Solar System, it’s good to get away from […] Continue reading

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