Category Archives: Class

Introductory Post

Posted on January 31, 2021 by lorenzchen14

Lorenz in China, by Me Hello Everyone, My name is Lorenz Chen, and I am a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. I am pursuing a psychology degree, but mostly just trying to graduate on time. Besides the occasional Veritasium video, I do not have much exposure to astronomy, so I hope IContinue reading “Introductory Post” Continue reading →

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Introduction

Posted on January 28, 2021 by dayanel123

Hi I’m Evan from Chicago IL. I’m studying HOD & Econ and am very eager to learn more about the solar system in this class. Here is a picture of me and my brother in Paris because I like to travel, and a hyperlink to vandy’s website because I love my school. Continue reading →

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Intro Post

Posted on January 28, 2021 by brianknapp31

Hi guys! This is my intro post for my blog, “Reigen’s Guide to the Galaxy.” My name is Brian though, not Reigen. I’m a junior majoring in Mechanical Engineering, and I’m looking forward to blogging about space. Here’s a picture of me writing this blog post. And here’s a link to some coolmathgames. Continue reading →

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Introduction

Posted on January 28, 2021 by gracelearnsspace

Class

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Hello! This is my introductory post. I am a junior at Vanderbilt University majoring in Computer Science and minoring in MHS. I have little knowledge of astronomy and am excited to delve deeper into some interesting topics!… Continue reading →

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For my 2021 class…

Posted on January 27, 2021 by drgrundstrom

If you’re in my 2021 Solar System class, please put a comment here showing that you’ve found my blog and that you’re following it :)  Please include your first name and last name initial.  Note that you MUST be logged in to your own WordPress blog when commenting or else you’re doing it wrong! Also […] Continue reading →

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The Great Red Spot

Posted on April 22, 2020 by swarnasakshi

Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system. In my opinion it is also one of the most interesting. One of the interesting features on Jupiter is its Great Red Spot. The Great Red Spot is a churning, red hurricane that is twice the size of Earth. It was first discovered in 1831, soContinue reading “The Great Red Spot” Continue reading →

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Fermi Paradox

Posted on April 22, 2020 by swarnasakshi

Where are the aliens? This is the question the Fermi paradox attempts to answers. The paradox revolves around the lack of confirmed evidence of extraterrestrial life and the high calculated probability that life beyond Earth exists. The Fermi paradox is named after physicist Enrico Fermi. The argument raised by Fermi was formalized by Michael Hart.Continue reading “Fermi Paradox” Continue reading →

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Kepler-1649c

Posted on April 22, 2020 by clairesspacejam

After traveling 94 million miles into deep space, the journey of NASA’s Kepler space telescope was finally completed in October of 2018. Operational since 2009, the telescope was able to detect a total of 2,681 exoplanets before running out of fuel. The archival data retrieved by Kepler will have immense value as it is continuedContinue reading “Kepler-1649c” Continue reading →

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Extraterrestrial Civilizations: The Drake Equation

Posted on April 14, 2020 by maverickbennett

We all love hearing stories about aliens and extraterrestrials. But what if I told you that there is a probabilistic equation that is used by scientists to estimate the amount of active and communicative extraterrestrial civilizations there are in the Milky Way. It is called the Drake Equation and it was made by Frank DrakeContinue reading “Extraterrestrial Civilizations: The Drake Equation” Continue reading →

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An Important Musician In Astronomy

Posted on April 14, 2020 by 2xchampions

Many will remember William Herschel as the one who found planet Uranus. This founding was shocking and revolutionary. After all, Uranus was the first star found by humans for a long time. Nevertheless, there are many more interesting things one can say about William Herschel. For one, he did not train to be an astronomer.Continue reading “An Important Musician In Astronomy” Continue reading →

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