Category Archives: Class

Hello!

Posted on August 28, 2024 by Matthew Marcus

photo by Josh Rehders My name is Matthew, and I’m a student at Vanderbilt University. I love singing, and you can find a video of a Barbershop Harmony Performance I was in at the hyperlink below at 19:42. Continue reading →

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Introductory Post

Posted on August 28, 2024 by Alekzander Waller

Wikipedia:

Hello, my name is Alek! This picture of a piano represents my primary major here at Vanderbilt (as I am a piano major at Blair). Looking forward to a great semester!
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Blog #0

Posted on August 28, 2024 by Henry Wang

This is a place I visited last year!

Gran Turismo

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Blog0 – About Me

Posted on August 26, 2024 by Mercedes

Hi! My name is Mercedes. I am a transfer student new to Vanderbilt. I love to travel and explore. This picture is from when I lived in the PNW. My father is in the military (I personally do not recommend that path, but feel free to investigate your options here). His job has given me […] Continue reading →

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Leo – Intro Post

Posted on August 25, 2024 by Leo Silva

Hello, my name is Leo Silva and I’m a senior here at Vanderbilt. I major in H&OD and minor in Astronomy (completely unrelated). For many years now I have loved the puzzling nature of learning about space, especially when it comes to pioneering studies of topics that could bring forth answers to some of our […] Continue reading →

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For Fall 2024 Class

Posted on August 13, 2024 by molinaphd

If you’re in my 2024 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.  Note that you MUST be logged in to your own WordPress blog when commenting or else you’re doing it wrong! Also make sure you have bookmarked the […] Continue reading →

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Culmination Blog

Posted on April 30, 2024 by The Cosmic Traveler

This will be my final blog for this course. I just want to say that I learned so much, and I am grateful for what I learned. My eyes have been opened up, and I learned so much information that I never knew. My favorite part of this course was the actual observing of celestial […] Continue reading →

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Immortal Water Bears?

Posted on April 30, 2024 by The Cosmic Traveler

by Science News So what is a water bear and how is it immortal? Water bears, also known as Tardigrades, are eight-legged micro animals that can survive extreme conditions. Their size is typically 0.05mm-1.2mm. Water bears can survive in space, radioactive environments, near volcanoes, and even at the bottom of the ocean. Animals that can […] Continue reading →

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We are Lucky

Posted on April 29, 2024 by John Newell

We should be grateful for our place in exploration. Sometimes I get sad, and mope around upset that I was born at the wrong time. The phrase goes something like “born too late to explore the Earth, too early to explore the stars.” And it is so easy to get caught up in it. But […] Continue reading →

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Light Has Momentum?

Posted on April 29, 2024 by John Newell

How is that possible – And how can we take advantage? We know that light has no mass. And, according to classical mechanics, momentum is given by 1/2mv^2; in other words, according to classical mechanics, light cannot have momentum. But, as we know, light is different — and oh so interesting! By virtue of energy […] Continue reading →

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