Author Archives: jgarrett9

Bootstrapping Space Industry

Posted on April 27, 2016 by jgarrett9

In 2012, Philip Metzger and some of his colleagues from the Kennedy Space Center worked on a paper theorizing how we could “bootstrap” our way across the Solar System. The first step of their plan was to get materials to the Moon’s surface. From there, development of the industry would continue as the field of robotics has… Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 9, 2016 by jgarrett9

Galileo Galilei was born in 1564 and died in 1642. His lifetime spanned an important period in human history as it covered both the end of the Renaissance and the beginning of the Scientific Revolution. During his lifetime the British East India Company was chartered and rose to prominence, and the Indian massacre of 1622 took place… Continue reading →

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Astro Apps

Posted on January 26, 2016 by jgarrett9

Observing the night sky can often be tricky when you are trying to locate stars or planets that all look the same to the naked eye. News stories always pop up about fun things to see in the night sky that will be easily visible for us such as two planets overlapping in their perceived… Continue reading →

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Size and Scale

Posted on January 26, 2016 by jgarrett9

The Universe is absolutely massive, and it never fails to impress us when there is a new way of seeing how truly large it is. Every time there is a new video or a picture of a tiny dot next to an enormous ball that helps us visualize how enormous the scale of the Universe… Continue reading →

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First Post

Posted on January 21, 2016 by jgarrett9

This is what I guess you could consider my first official post for my astronomy class. The first of what I’m sure will be many. I love adventure. Its that simple for me. I love getting out there and doing. The picture you see above is from my hiking trip through the wilderness. For those… Continue reading →

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A Different Spin on Scale

Posted on January 26, 2014 by jgarrett9

The universe is massive. We know it, we think we can understand it, but every time we see one of those pictures with a tiny Earth next to a huge star, it still blows our mind. So yes, based on the principle of size, I agree that we are tiny and insignificant compared to the… Continue reading →

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The Beginning

Posted on January 15, 2014 by jgarrett9

This is what I guess you could consider my first official post for my astronomy class. The first of what I’m sure will be many. I love adventure. Its that simple for me. I love getting out there and doing. The picture you see above is from my hiking trip through the wilderness. For those… Continue reading →

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