Category Archives: Class

What’s your real zodiac sign?

Posted on January 29, 2022 by evang914

If you ask anyone what their zodiac sign is, chances are they will be able to give you a quick response. I happen to be an Aquarius, which makes me both assertive and easy-going…? At least according to this Cosmopolitan article, I am. Anyway, most people probably don’t know that their zodiac sign, which isContinue reading “What’s your real zodiac sign?” Continue reading →

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Galactic Time Travel

Posted on January 29, 2022 by timmyshaheen

In the picture above, Leia looks towards the night sky and the lights of the stars from her Galaxy. She remarks how the light from the destruction of her planet has yet to reach them yet, and she imagines that she could just get into a spaceship and go see her planet alive and well. […] Continue reading →

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Phases of the Earth

Posted on January 28, 2022 by jesszhang782

If you live on Earth, you can probably picture the Moon cycling through its different phases in the sky. But have you ever thought about what it would look like if you lived on the Moon and saw Earth in the sky? Turns out Earth has phases too. Similar … Continue reading →

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Blog 1: Chinese Zodiac

Posted on January 28, 2022 by sissichen17

Zodiac is a belt-shaped region of the sky that extends approximately 8° north or south of the ecliptic, the apparent path of the Sun across the celestial sphere over the course of the year. In astronomy, the zodiac is divided into 12 signs, each occupying 30° of celestial longitude and corresponding to one constellation.  In Chinese culture, it is similar that the zodiac […] Continue reading →

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Cosmic Calendar Explained

Posted on January 28, 2022 by Natalie_paige

Birthday’s are one of the most significant days for humans, it signifies the day that we’re born, and became really apart of the universe. But do we know the universe’s birthday? when was the universe created? to answer that question astrophysicists have been able to figure out that the age of the universe since the […] Continue reading →

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Cloudy with a Chance of Space Weather?

Posted on January 28, 2022 by Natalie_paige

Damaged satellites and electrical blackouts, what do they have in common? they both are victims of space weather. Space weather is originated from activity on the Sun’s surface and has impacts from anywhere between the surface of the Sun to the surface of the Earth. But how does a weather storm travel from the Sun […] Continue reading →

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The Andromeda Galaxy

Posted on January 28, 2022 by Emily Bertram

Learn more about the future of our galaxy Most people know that we live in the Milky Way galaxy, however many people do not know that we also live close to another galaxy called the Andromeda Galaxy. While we learned about this galaxy in class, I thought that it was interesting to learn that the […] Continue reading →

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The Blood Moon: Cultural Significance

Posted on January 27, 2022 by Lindsey

The phenomena that is called a “blood moon” occurs during a lunar eclipse, when the Earth blocks the path of sunlight heading towards the moon. This causes the Earth to cast its shadow over the moon. However, the reddish tint that appears during a blood moon occurs because of refracted sunlight by Earth’s atmosphere. Throughout […] Continue reading →

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About Me

Posted on January 26, 2022 by ccatanese1

Hello!  My name is Christian and I am from Florida and am currently a senior at Vanderbilt majoring in economics. I am really excited to be enrolled in Dr. Grundstrom’s Solar System class and can’t wait to more about space. I am somewhat familiar with blogging as I had to blog for a pop science […] Continue reading →

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Post 1 | Motions of the Universe

Posted on January 26, 2022 by clviggiano

While some people may think of space as an unmoving void, the reality of the matter is that motion plays integral roles in the interactions between celestial bodies. In fact, space is moving constantly, and in a myriad of different ways. Earth moves on its axis; the planets in our solar system orbit around the […] Continue reading →

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