Category Archives: Class

Keeping Stars Alive

Posted on March 7, 2023 by noahherrero

How exactly do stars live? Above is an image of the sun given by SOHO, which is an extraordinarily massive object, which due to that possesses a very large gravitational pull, not just on others but also on itself. Everything that has mass possesses this trait, however these bodies are either two light, or are […] Continue reading →

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Determining Saturn’s Rotation Speed

Posted on March 7, 2023 by alicebyrnes

Throughout the 1900s, planetary rotation speeds was generally measured in one of two ways: observing the frequency of which fixed features on planets’ surfaces appear, or observing the patterns of the magnetic field, which change periodically when the magnetic field isn’t aligned with the planet’s axis of rotation. For example, both Earth and Jupiter have […] Continue reading →

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Life Beyond Earth

Posted on March 7, 2023 by brandodan

There have been many recent discoveries that suggest life exists beyond Earth. Some of these include new findings on Enceladus (a small moon of Saturn), exoplanets, and even Mars. Enceladus NASA’s Cassini spacecraft collected data that allowed us to simulate the geochemistry of phosphorus in the ocean. This study helped us reach some interesting conclusions […] Continue reading →

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Mysteries of the Oort Cloud

Posted on March 7, 2023 by brandodan

The Oort cloud is a mysterious spherical cloud of icy objects that exists beyond our solar system. This collection of icy debris is believed to be left over from the formation of the giant worlds – Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus and Saturn. The Oort cloud starts roughly 1000-2000 AU from the sun and is thought to […] Continue reading →

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Wetumpka Impact Crater

Posted on March 7, 2023 by reachforthestarsbysam

Above is a picture of the Wetumpka Impact Crater! This crater is right near my hometown! This blog is a fun one for me because of the freedom it allows. For this blog post I am going to talk about craters, but not just any crater: one that is right next to my hometown! How […] Continue reading →

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We Come in Peace! (If you can Find Us)

Posted on March 7, 2023 by dougkyles422111

It’s a common theme for me within this class to fixate on the possibility of life beyond Earth, and I’m glad to do that once again with today’s blog post. I want to respond to the book’s claim that life on Mars is an “extraordinary claim”. While it’s true the bold assertion like the one […] Continue reading →

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The Far Side of the Moon – Chang’e 4

Posted on March 6, 2023 by aaronxu041009

Whenever we look up at night, we see the same side the Moon, the side that has faced us for billions of years and will continue facing Earth for billions of years. Humans have sent probes and spacecraft to see what’s on the far (not dark) side of the moon. Soviet Union spacecraft Luna 3 […] Continue reading →

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Meteors

Posted on March 6, 2023 by shuhuaiwang

Meteors are common celestial bodies. There are a lot of […] Continue reading →

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The Formation of the Solar System

Posted on March 6, 2023 by shuhuaiwang

So far, there are several hypotheses about the formatio […] Continue reading →

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The Future Spacecraft

Posted on March 6, 2023 by reachforthestarsbysam

With countless spacecraft having been launched throughout a long history of space exploration, what is next for NASA? Pictured above is a computer-rendered image of NASA’s Orion Spacecraft Looking to shoot beyond the Moon and delve into the nearly untapped knowledge of Mars, the Orion project is what’s next on NASA’s agenda, as they prepare […] Continue reading →

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