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Tag Archives: blog10
Hubble Telescope’s 25th Birthday
On April 24th, 2015, Hubble celebrated its 25th anniversary. It celebrated its birthday by taking some amazing images of some giant star clusters. The image above is one of Westerlund 2 which is a giant cluster of stars and dust – a breeding area for new stars. The dust pillars are the main areas where […]
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My Cosmic Perspective
Coming into this course, I was already very interested in astronomy. I have always loved looking at the stars, and I had my first formal experiences with astronomy in Astronomy 102: Stars and Galaxies and Astronomy Lab last semester. Thus, I was extremely excited to continue my study of astronomy. I have remained intrigued about […]
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The Cosmic Web
Source: abovetopsecret.com This photo, based on our current models of the observable universe, shows our cosmos on the grandest scale that we can imagine. Each dot is a cluster of galaxies, rich with stars and (probably) planets. Every law of the universe has teamed up to produce this image: the laws of gravity, astrochemistry,…
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Doctor Who is not COMPLETELY fictional
Image from wikipedia.com This article covers arguably one of my favorite topics to swoon over-Doctor Who. I will be completely honest in saying that my intense interest in studying the solar system and beyond came pretty much single-handedly from watching Doctor Who (and maybe a teensy bit by my mom making me watch old Star […]
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Blog Post #10: 100 Year Starship
After learning about all of these thoughts and ideas about interstellar travel and the widespread interest in human exploration to …
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Astronomy in “The Big Bang Theory” and “Interstellar”
I originally came into Astronomy 201 just wanted to fulfill my last hours as a second-semester senior at Vanderbilt University with a subject I was interested in. Now that the course is coming its conclusion, the class has evolved into…
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To Go Boldly Where No (Hu)Man Has Gone Before: The Future of Space Exploration
In the 1960’s, Star Trek popularized the idea of outer space as the “final frontier”. However, exploration of space is about as final as the possible values between .99 and 1: the possibilities are limitless. Here are few of the most exciting forthcoming explorations of this infinite final frontier: NASA’s Journey to Mars– NASA plans … Continue reading To Go Boldly Where No (Hu)Man Has Gone Before: The Future of Space Exploration → Continue reading
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To Go Boldly Where No (Hu)Man Has Gone Before: The Future of Space Exploration
In the 1960’s, Star Trek popularized the idea of outer space as the “final frontier”. However, exploration of space is about as final as the possible values between .99 and 1: the possibilities are limitless. Here are few of the most exciting forthcoming explorations of this infinite final frontier: NASA’s Journey to Mars– NASA plans … Continue reading To Go Boldly Where No (Hu)Man Has Gone Before: The Future of Space Exploration →
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Pluto and I
This is the first-full color photo taken of Pluto ever that NASA published yesterday. The space probe New Horizons took the image about 71 million miles away as it nears the “dwarf” planet. New Horizons is the fastest spacecraft ever launched and the first in history to visit Pluto. The unprecedented flyby is expected to take […]
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Bon Courage
The stars are a source of courage to me, have been for a long time. My dad would point out the constellations to us and Mars. On Fall evenings they were there to greet me after soccer practice. I would get out of the car to open the gate into our driveway, my legs sore […]
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