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Blog 1

Posted on January 26, 2024 by Muhammad Israr

How did we come up with the names and positions of the constellations in the night sky? This is a question I will be answering in this blog, and I hope to contribute to the diverse themes presented in the book. My focus is on the Arabic contribution to the naming of the stars and […] Continue reading →

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The Dark Side of the Moon?

Posted on January 19, 2020 by oliviabastasch

The Moon is tidally locked to the Earth, which means that we always see the same side of the Moon. People have come to call the side of the moon that we do not see the “dark side” of the Moon, as they think that this side never sees the sun and that the Moon’s […] Continue reading →

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Vast Size and Scale of the Universe

Posted on January 26, 2016 by siyuan2016

Source:Getty We talked about the size and scale of our universe in the class last week, and here I’d like to add some interesting facts and discoveries in this field.Though we have already had some approximations about universe’s age,nowadays it is still hard to estimate the exact size of the it. With the development of […] Continue reading →

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So, is a light-year some kind of diet plan or whatever? The speed of light and space

Posted on January 23, 2016 by d51blog

To answer the titular question in a word: no. So then, what exactly is a light-year and what does it have to do with the speed of light? A light-year is the amount of distance that a given light wave (light, radio waves, X-rays) travels in a year. Because the speed of light is approximately 300,000 meters per second, […] Continue reading →

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Size and Scale of the Universe

Posted on January 26, 2014 by efb28

The size and scale of the universe in which we live in is mind boggling. This is because we all live relatively short lives and most of us do not even see many of the places here on Earth. In the picture above (if you can see it), we can see just how small everything […] Continue reading →

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The Unseen Universe

Posted on January 27, 2013 by indianwm

The size of the Universe is one of the most amazing topics that is brought up through astronomy. The universe is so large that we are able to look back billions of years to see the beginning of time. As we look back in time, we are able to discover the different changes that occurred to form […] Continue reading →

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