Monthly Archives: January 2024

The Universe is HUGE

Posted on January 22, 2024 by sabrinaalperin

Size: Planet vs. Solar System. vs. Galaxy For as long as I can remember, I have been fascinated by the vastness of the Universe and how everything around us has been untouched by humans. Everyone lives on Earth (unless you are an alien…). Yet, Earth is only one of eight planets in our solar system. […] Continue reading →

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Chapters 1 and 2

Posted on January 22, 2024 by Ayden Harris

Something that I thought was interesting about the readings was the concept of the speed of light, but more specifically how it applies to space travel. We know, based on looking out into the universe, that the universe is about ~14 billion years old. Obviously this means, that if we were to travel at the […] Continue reading →

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The Zodiac and Ascribing Meaning to a Random Existence

Posted on January 22, 2024 by Landon Peaden

Britannica The twelve Zodiac signs are the most famous (and infamous, if you talk to scientists) way of imposing order and grouping onto our lives. Personality tests, Harry Potter houses (which have to be the laziest version out there), “What sandwich am I?” quizzes, these all apply a person’s traits and responses to fundamental questions […] Continue reading →

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Speed of light in Space

Posted on January 22, 2024 by Andres Becerra

Picture by: FlashMovie/Shutterstock Light moves pretty fast. It actually moves the FASTEST out of anything that we know of (for now). Light moves at about 300,000 kilometers per second. When I’m in a rush on the freeway, I drive up to 145 kilometers per hour (90 miles per hour) which is only 0.04 kilometers a […] Continue reading →

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The Speed of Light/Light Travel Time – Cameron Klein

Posted on January 21, 2024 by Cameron Klein

Before beginning this course, I was familiar with the term light-year, but not in the way that it is truly meant to be used. When talking to members of my family, it is a common expression for us to say, “It’s going to take me lightyears to clean my room!” or “Doing my laundry is […] Continue reading →

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Night Sky App

Posted on January 21, 2024 by Maddy Pollard

I downloaded the Night Sky app at the beginning of this semester, before I even knew I would be taking this class. On a late night walk back from the library, my friend and I noticed an unusually bright star in the sky. Interested to find out what it was, I downloaded this app and […] Continue reading →

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Blog 1: Our Expanding Universe

Posted on January 21, 2024 by Charles Knoll

Our expanding universe is a captivating cosmic phenomenon that continues to unfold in the vastness of space. Galaxies throughout the cosmos are in a state of expansion, distancing themselves from one another as space itself expands between them. From our vantage point on Earth, nearly every galaxy beyond our Local Cluster is gradually moving away […] Continue reading →

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THE COSMIC CALENDAR

Posted on January 21, 2024 by katie shapiro

The Evolution of the Universe from the Big Bang to Modern Day Humans     When I first started this course, I knew that our universe was very old, however, I didn’t understand the depth to how long it really was. Our universe has evolved significantly from the original Big Bang that occurred approximately 14 billion […] Continue reading →

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Celestial Navigation – Blog 1

Posted on January 20, 2024 by Owen Purcell

People have used the stars to navigate for millennia, with expert sailors learning the geography of the sky above and using it as a very powerful tool. Though much less necessary in the modern day, given our access to GPS, people still take an interest to learn how to navigate using celestial bodies. These people often can […] Continue reading →

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Blog 1

Posted on January 20, 2024 by Nicholas Fleisher

As someone who knew very little about anything astronomy related prior to this course, I was enamored by the first two chapters of the textbook. There were a few topics in particular that I had always been curious about but never got the chance to learn about, one of which being how seasons work. I […] Continue reading →

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