Category Archives: General

The Size of the Universe, Relative to the Size of a Picnicker

Posted on January 20, 2019 by luanaisaac1125

The video begins with a man and a woman out on a picnic, then begins zooming out farther and farther. They start with a focus image 1 x 1 meter wide, then zoom out to a field of vision 10 times larger every ten seconds. So, the first zoom out brings the image to 10m … Continue reading The Size of the Universe, Relative to the Size of a Picnicker → Continue reading →

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Picture the enormous universe

Posted on January 20, 2019 by Yihao Yan

The vast size of universe is so hard to picture in one image because its size is unbelievably enormous compared to human and Earth. Our planet Earth has the size around 12,742 km diameter. And the nearest object to us is moon which is approximately 384,400 km from us. The number is already huge in … Continue reading Picture the enormous universe → Continue reading →

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Eclipses and Wildlife

Posted on January 18, 2019 by Jonathan Roberts

It’s an incredible experience to observe a solar eclipse, but not only for the eclipse itself. A large portion of the animal kingdom reacts to solar eclipses, some of them in surprisingly unique ways. A 2001 study of African wildlife showed that hippos feel like their daily routine has been disrupted, and act nervously after … Continue reading Eclipses and Wildlife → Continue reading →

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The Expanding Universality of the Cosmic Perspective is Fundamental to Human Prosperity

Posted on May 1, 2018 by stellarastronomy1995

To call back to the late Carl Sagan, the study of astronomy is a humbling experience. The vast scale of the Universe is beyond true understanding relative to the human experience. Yet it is through the study of this  incomprehensible immensity that one develops a regard for the significance an ever growing cosmic perspective affords … Continue reading The Expanding Universality of the Cosmic Perspective is Fundamental to Human Prosperity → Continue reading →

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The Fermi Paradox and the Great Filter

Posted on May 1, 2018 by stellarastronomy1995

The claim that because we have yet to interact with intelligent life beyond Earth, extra-terrestrial life therefore does not exist, is as unsubstantiated as an observer claiming the oceans are verifiably devoid of life as evidenced by the sixty seconds in which he/she glanced at the water’s surface from shore. If our galaxy were teeming … Continue reading The Fermi Paradox and the Great Filter → Continue reading →

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The Fate of Our Solar System

Posted on May 1, 2018 by interplanetira

With this being the final blog of the semester, I thought it would be fitting to write about the eventual fate of our Solar System – In approximately 5 billion years, as our Sun’s lifetime on the Main Sequence comes to end, the Sun (through the process of converting  gravitational potential energy to thermal energy) […] Continue reading →

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Lyft Making a Transition to Carbon-Neutral rides

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Michael Natinsky

Since the inception of ride share companies like Uber and Lyft, environmental critics have argued that these companies simply put more cars on the road, leading to increased carbon in the atmosphere. They claim that this would lead to greater air pollution. Also, many complained that an increase in these services would lessen the amount … Continue reading Lyft Making a Transition to Carbon-Neutral rides → Continue reading →

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The aliens in Starcraft.

Posted on April 22, 2018 by kkim7243

When it comes to how creative and bright people are at imagining aliens in the universe, some people would think of Star Trek, Star Wars, and Alien: Covenant. In these creative movies, some aliens are portrayed as gross, primitive monsters that kill and eat humans while others are portrayed as friendly, intelligent creatures. About 20 years ago, … Continue reading The aliens in Starcraft. → Continue reading →

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The aliens in Starcraft.

Posted on April 22, 2018 by kkim7243

When it comes to how creative and bright people are at imagining aliens in the universe, some people would think of Star Trek, Star Wars, and Alien: Covenant. In these creative movies, some aliens are portrayed as gross, primitive monsters that kill and eat humans while others are portrayed as friendly, intelligent creatures. About 20 years ago, … Continue reading The aliens in Starcraft. → Continue reading →

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Interesting facts about Fermi Paradox

Posted on April 21, 2018 by kkim7243

In respect to one of the most controversial question, “whether extraterrestrial lives exist in the universe,” we often assume there is high probability that such alien lives exist somewhere. Because there are 70 sextillion stars and numerous earth-like planets along with the stars in the observable universe, we often think that some intelligent forms of … Continue reading Interesting facts about Fermi Paradox → Continue reading →

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