Author Archives: sabrinaalperin

Deadly Exoplanet

Posted on April 29, 2024 by sabrinaalperin

While my last blog post talked about the search for intelligent alien civilizations on habitable planets, I want to dedicate this blog post to the exact opposite. This blog post is dedicated to one of the weirdest exoplanets discovered, HD 189773b. Do not be confused by it’s bright blue beauty. The planet is anything but […] Continue reading →

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The Drake Equation

Posted on April 29, 2024 by sabrinaalperin

Have you ever wondered if aliens exist or how many there are? I sure have and so have many scientists. In 1961, Frank Drake created an equation to estimate the number of intelligent alien civilizations that may exist in our galaxy. This equation is called the Drake Equation. The Drake Equation Formula The terms of […] Continue reading →

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Our Closest Stellar Neighbor

Posted on April 7, 2024 by sabrinaalperin

If I am going to be honest, my decision to dedicate this blog post to the Alpha Centauri system comes from a TV show that I watched a few years ago. Netflix’s remake of Lost in Space follows a family as they travel across the universe to Alpha Centauri to start a colony there. Captured […] Continue reading →

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Discovering Extrasolar Planets

Posted on April 7, 2024 by sabrinaalperin

Have you ever wondered if us humans are alone in the vast expanse of the universe? Do worlds similar to those in our solar system exist? Scientists are currently looking for answers to these questions by studying extrasolar planets, or planets that orbit around other stars. Three main methods allow scientists to analyze these questions […] Continue reading →

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Life on Europa??

Posted on March 1, 2024 by sabrinaalperin

One of humanity’s greatest wonders is if life could exist outside of Earth. Surely humans are not the only living creatures to exist in the entire universe, but where could other organisms flourish? Scientists have identified three key criteria that make life possible: liquid water, chemistry, and energy. Europa, one of Jupiter’s moons and the […] Continue reading →

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The Birth of The Solar System

Posted on February 29, 2024 by sabrinaalperin

Have you ever been curious as to where the Solar System got its start? Determining the birth of the Solar System is one of the trickiest tasks astronomers have looked at. Afterall, the formation of the solar system must determine why comets and asteroids reside where they do, predict why we have terrestrial and jovian […] Continue reading →

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The 3 Laws that Govern the ENTIRE Universe

Posted on February 13, 2024 by sabrinaalperin

Illustration of Newton’s First Law of Motion Have you ever wondered why spaceships do not rely on fuel once they are in outer space or why it is easy to throw a light object far but difficult to throw a heavy object far? At the end of the day, the answers to these questions boil […] Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 4, 2024 by sabrinaalperin

Nicholas Copernicus was an essential figure to the astronomy world because he suggested the concept of the heliocentric model of the solar system. Unlike previous astronomers who believed that planets revolve around Earth, Copernicus postulated that the Sun is at the center of the Solar System and that all the planets, including Earth, revolved about […] Continue reading →

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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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Sabrina’s Intro Post

Posted on January 18, 2024 by sabrinaalperin

by Bruce Alperin Hi everyone my name is Sabrina. The picture taken above was from this past summer when my family and I traveled to Spain. Specifically, this photo was taken from an old, castle-like structured that we climbed up in Tossa de Mar. To learn more about Spain’s different regions, please read the following: […] Continue reading →

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