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So What’s the Big Deal?

Posted on April 29, 2014 by kaswat

The Milky Way Galaxy So, I’ve spent 4 months learning about the solar system and how everything works so perfectly together. When I started astronomy it was just because I needed a technical elective; however, it gave me a lot of perspective. Our world is in the perfect placement in a 100,000 light-year galaxy to… Continue reading →

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The Future of Exploration

Posted on April 29, 2014 by blankster22

Through everything that I have learned in this class, I find myself most interested in the prospects for finding life elsewhere in the galaxy in the future. Given everything that we now know about solar system formation and the galaxy, it does not seem entirely unlikely that we are alone here on Earth. Microbial life […] Continue reading →

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Culmination

Posted on April 29, 2014 by philipapelles

       Having never taken an astronomy class before, I learned a lot about our place in the universe and the how our solar system functions and interacts within the universe. The biggest thing I learned is the magnitude and scale of even just our galaxy. Comparisons like if the Sun was about the… Continue reading →

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The Future of Space Exploration

Posted on April 29, 2014 by almetetj

One of the most interesting perspectives that Astronomy 201 has given me on space exploration is the role that funding plays. While in the past much of the money needed to fuel new discoveries came from government grants, budget cuts and restructurings have left astronomers with less and less funding from this outlet. The future […] Continue reading →

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Hugh van Heesewijk 2014-04-29 14:12:20

Posted on April 29, 2014 by hughavanheesewijk

  Throughout the semester we have learned the ins and outs of many topics. We have learned topics ranging from the formation of atmospheres to the formation of solar systems. However, I feel that the topics that I have most benefitted from have been the ones that I can see every day. I love being able […] Continue reading →

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Space X and the Capitalism of Space

Posted on April 29, 2014 by dhbrett

Spurred on by the Cold War, and aided by military research on ballistics and rocket fuel, NASA and the Soviet Space Program competed to complete more and more exceptional missions. In today’s less hostile international climate, the governments of the world are much less interested in space exploration than they once were. To continue the … Continue reading Space X and the Capitalism of Space → Continue reading →

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The Most Astounding Fact

Posted on April 29, 2014 by karapetros

This has always been one of my favorite videos. It always make me think about how transient life is and what the important things in life are. It is so fascinating to think that the atoms that make up who I am and everything around me originated from the beginning of the universe and have … Continue reading The Most Astounding Fact → Continue reading →

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The Future of Astronomy

Posted on April 29, 2014 by colepospisil

The future of astronomy lies in finding or making worlds habitable for people. While we are learning so much about the universe around us, the things that people seem to care about are aliens and space colonization. This is why I feel that resuming space travel is crucial to reviving public interest in astronomy. While […] Continue reading →

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What’s in store for the future?

Posted on April 29, 2014 by thomasridgway

The field of astronomy is fascinating; there is much that we have yet to learn. This semester in Astro 201 …

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My Big Takeaway

Posted on April 29, 2014 by thegarrettnondorf

Astronomy has taught me a lot of stuff about the universe that I didn’t know. What I will remember learning though is the size of our earth. Relative to our Sun, we are quite small. Relative to our solar system, we are barely visible, and relative to our galaxy, earth is nothing. The lesson is that … Continue reading My Big Takeaway → Continue reading →

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