Daily Archives: March 7, 2023

The Atmosphere as we know it

Posted on March 7, 2023 by cuia2

The atmosphere is split into four different layers: the troposphere, the stratosphere, the thermosphere, and the exosphere. The troposphere is the lowest layer and is where greenhouse gasses absorb the infrared light and where storms occur. The stratosphere absorbs solar ultraviolet light by ozone, Earth is the only planet to have this layer. The thermosphere […] Continue reading →

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Blog Post 3: What will happen when our Sun dies???

Posted on March 7, 2023 by Myles7235

Just as all things have a beginning, all things have an end. Unfortunately this applies to our Sun as well. As a kid, I used to think that the Sun was basically just like a lamp light in the sky. When a lamp runs out of batteries, all you have to do to make it […] Continue reading →

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Trappist 1-E and the Possibility of Life

Posted on March 7, 2023 by lightwyrs

The Trappist 1 system is a collection of seven rocky worlds that orbit an ultra cool dwarf star which was named 2MASS J23062928-0502285 at the time of its discovery because of the telescope used. All of the worlds in Trappist 1 are Earth-like meaning it contains the same elements like iron, oxygen, magnesium, etc; however, […] Continue reading →

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Black Holes info

Posted on March 7, 2023 by Liam Prescott

There are places where amazing things happen. More specifically, there are points in space within which gravity pulls so tightly and on such a small area of surface that the space collapses in on itself, The space bends so much that even light, the fastest thing known to exist, can not escape its grasp. These […] Continue reading →

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Visiting Chicago Anytime Soon? Visit Adler Planetarium

Posted on March 7, 2023 by thisisntzenon

For many students growing up in Chicago, the Adler Planetarium is staple in the field trip rotation. Having attended multiple times a year for years and even going to their summer camp at one point, Adler Planetarium is something I am proud of as a Chicago native. As of March 2023, Adler has 12 different […] Continue reading →

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There’s A Comet Coming Our Way!?!

Posted on March 7, 2023 by thisisntzenon

As discussed in the textbook, most comets are not visible within Earth because they rarely pass through the inner solar system. Alternatively, they orbit the Sun within the Kuiper belt and Oort Cloud. Previously my knowledge of comet’s was bound to Halley’s comet, which is arguably one of the most famous of the comets to […] Continue reading →

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Where Did We Get Our Water?

Posted on March 7, 2023 by Trevor Pillow

We know that Earth is the only planet in the solar system currently capable of housing liquid water. The other planets are too low pressure or too hot for water to exist as it does on Earth. However, other bodies in the solar system do have solid water, also known as ice! The moon and […] Continue reading →

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Could We Give Mars a Better Atmosphere?

Posted on March 7, 2023 by Trevor Pillow

Is it possible to give Mars a livable atmosphere? In theory, yes! However, it would be infeasible to do it in our lifetimes. Or within the next couple hundred years. This video from Kurzgesagt (fantastic channel, by the way) details how we might be able to give Mars an atmosphere and biosphere using our current […] Continue reading →

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Voyager 1 and the Golden Records

Posted on March 7, 2023 by Europa

Voyager 1 is the farthest human-made object from Earth (Space.com). Voyager 1 is a space probe, launched in 1977 with the mission to explore the outer planets of the Solar System. Voyager 2, its twin probe, was actually launched first, with a slower, more meandering trajectory past Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Voyager 1 soon […] Continue reading →

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JWST: The Newest Oldest Galaxy?

Posted on March 7, 2023 by georgeboardman20

Source of Image The James Webb Telescope has come across the most distant and oldest galaxy known to humankind. It has been named HD1 and is sitting at a redshift of 13.3, currently located 33.3 billion light years from the earth, and viewed at a time when the universe was only about 300 million years […] Continue reading →

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