Daily Archives: January 28, 2022

Phases of the Earth

Posted on January 28, 2022 by jesszhang782

If you live on Earth, you can probably picture the Moon cycling through its different phases in the sky. But have you ever thought about what it would look like if you lived on the Moon and saw Earth in the sky? Turns out Earth has phases too. Similar … Continue reading →

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Blog 1: Chinese Zodiac

Posted on January 28, 2022 by sissichen17

Zodiac is a belt-shaped region of the sky that extends approximately 8° north or south of the ecliptic, the apparent path of the Sun across the celestial sphere over the course of the year. In astronomy, the zodiac is divided into 12 signs, each occupying 30° of celestial longitude and corresponding to one constellation.  In Chinese culture, it is similar that the zodiac […] Continue reading →

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Cosmic Calendar Explained

Posted on January 28, 2022 by Natalie_paige

Birthday’s are one of the most significant days for humans, it signifies the day that we’re born, and became really apart of the universe. But do we know the universe’s birthday? when was the universe created? to answer that question astrophysicists have been able to figure out that the age of the universe since the […] Continue reading →

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Cloudy with a Chance of Space Weather?

Posted on January 28, 2022 by Natalie_paige

Damaged satellites and electrical blackouts, what do they have in common? they both are victims of space weather. Space weather is originated from activity on the Sun’s surface and has impacts from anywhere between the surface of the Sun to the surface of the Earth. But how does a weather storm travel from the Sun […] Continue reading →

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The Andromeda Galaxy

Posted on January 28, 2022 by Emily Bertram

Learn more about the future of our galaxy Most people know that we live in the Milky Way galaxy, however many people do not know that we also live close to another galaxy called the Andromeda Galaxy. While we learned about this galaxy in class, I thought that it was interesting to learn that the […] Continue reading →

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