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Astronomy201: Reflection and Take Away

Posted on April 29, 2013 by jacksonlangham

The best part about this class has been the breadth of knowledge I have accumulated. We tend not to go too far into any one subject, but we cover enough […] Continue reading →

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Origins Of Life

Posted on April 29, 2013 by jacksonlangham

Two scientists, Alexei Sharov and Richard Gordon, have plotted the genome size of different kinds of organisms against their presumed date of origin. They only had five data points, but […] Continue reading →

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New Way to Study Asteroids

Posted on April 11, 2013 by jacksonlangham

NASA and the White House just announced the space agency’s budget for the 2014 fiscal year. Included in that budget is a $100 million dollar project to retrieve and research […] Continue reading →

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A Comet Heads For Mars

Posted on April 10, 2013 by jacksonlangham

NASA has discovered that there is “small but non-negligible” chance that Comet 2013 A1 will strike Mars in October of 2014. The comet is between 1 to 3 kilometers in […] Continue reading →

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Possible Proof of Extra-Terrestrial Life

Posted on March 20, 2013 by jacksonlangham

A meteorite found in Sri Lanka has been reported to contain fossilized algae. If this discovery is true, it could act as proof to the existence of extra-terrestrial life. The […] Continue reading →

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NASA Pinpoints Cause of 2011 Arctic Ozone Hole

Posted on March 20, 2013 by jacksonlangham

The causes of ozone depletion are ozone destroying chemical reactions (CFCs), frigid temperatures, and sunlight. Both poles undergo ozone depletion during the winter months, but the Arctic’s ozone typically experiences […] Continue reading →

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Aether And The Celestial Region

Posted on February 20, 2013 by jacksonlangham

  Picture Source Aristotle accepted the ideas of fire, air, earth, and water. He claimed them to be terrestrial elements due to their variable nature. These elements could be broken […] Continue reading →

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Nicholas Copernicus in Context

Posted on February 6, 2013 by jacksonlangham

Historical Figures Copernicus: February 19, 1473 – May 24, 1543 Johannes Kepler: December 27, 1571 – November 15, 1630 Tycho Brahe: December 14, 1546 – October 24, 1601 Galileo Galilei: […] Continue reading →

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Precession Is All But Precision

Posted on January 28, 2013 by jacksonlangham

The earth has an axis of tilt of about 23.5 degrees, and precession, a gradual wobble that alters the orientation of Earth’s axis, does not change the amount of axis […] Continue reading →

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The Universe is More Observable Than What Meets The Eye

Posted on January 28, 2013 by jacksonlangham

In class we talked about how the observable universe is 13.7 billion light years. The reason for this is because the universe is 13.7 billion years old so we therefore […] Continue reading →

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