Daily Archives: February 13, 2017

Star Chart App

Posted on February 13, 2017 by Natalie

            It’s always fun to stare at the night sky! Yet stargazing is always more fun when you know what … More Continue reading →

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Blog #1: Stonehenge and Solstices

Posted on February 13, 2017 by andrewsolarsystem

Stonehenge is commonly known as a collection of large stones in Wiltshire, England, but even after much research and investigation, we still don’t know who built it, when it was built, or exactly what it was used for. We speculate that it could have been used as a burial ground or even an astronomical observatory. […] Continue reading →

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The Explosion That Starts Life

Posted on February 13, 2017 by nazshaiful

Ever wonder how kingdoms of animals ever started? What causes them? When? And ultimately, HOW? It’s CAMBRIAN EXPLOSION! Cambrian Explosion is a relatively rapid appearance of animal kingdoms or known as phyla – a taxonomic term which means the primary kingdom of animals – which happened around 530 million years ago and lasted about 54 … Continue reading The Explosion That Starts Life Continue reading →

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The Unseen

Posted on February 13, 2017 by aliyazd1407

The visible universe-including galaxies,stars and planets only make up 4 percents of the universe (REALLYYYY). What about another 96 percents of it? In reality, another 96 percents consists of the thing that is unseen. Besides, we can’t really identify or perhaps understand what that 96 percents is made up of. From the perspective of the scientists, … Continue reading The Unseen Continue reading →

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Gravitational Waves

Posted on February 13, 2017 by brandonandthesolarsystem

Up until about two years ago, gravitational waves were rarely discussed outside of the scientists who based their careers on its discovery. To the public, the entire phenomena was unknown. However, that quickly changed on September 14, 2015 when the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave observatory directly detected gravitational waves. As this news spread across the globe, […] Continue reading →

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Blog 1: Special Theory of Relativity

Posted on February 13, 2017 by vandyastro

Before discussion the Special Theory of Relativity. Two observations must be understood; one that the speed of light is constant and two one cannot distinguish a state of rest from a state of constant velocity. The idea that the speed of light is constant has never been truly proven, but can be verified with experimentation. […] Continue reading →

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Ether and the Michelson-Morley Experiment

Posted on February 13, 2017 by brandonandthesolarsystem

Before Einstein’s revolutionary ideas changed the landscape of physics, very little was known about the speed of light. The fact is that, at the time, light was an anomaly; it had characteristics unique to anything else we experienced in the world. For example, was light a particle or a wave? And more importantly, if light […] Continue reading →

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Moon Phases

Posted on February 13, 2017 by xiangyunastr2110

Moon, the beautiful silver disc hanging in the night sky, always gives me a sense of mutability and mystery. Have you ever looked up the sky and have a careful observation of the Moon? Have you ever had this question: “Why does the Moon look different every night? Do these changes follow particular patterns?” With […] Continue reading →

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Phobos is Doomed and Should be Afraid

Posted on February 13, 2017 by Ashley Garcia

The red planet is orbited by two moons, Phobos and Deimos (Greek for Fear and Panic respectively), and given the predicted fate of Phobos, the small moon has good reason to be afraid. Both moons may have originally been asteroids that were captured by Mars’ orbit, however in time, Phobos may become a ring around… Continue reading Phobos is Doomed and Should be Afraid Continue reading →

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