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Learning the Planets

Posted on February 7, 2016 by hallesolar

We all remember trying to learn the names and order of the planets in our Solar System in grade school. Some of us got pretty thrown off by the removal and addition of Pluto on the list. For me, the Blue’s Clues Planet Song we the best way to remember the planets and a fun […] Continue reading →

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To infinity and beyond (and then back to zero)!

Posted on February 15, 2015 by jshabazz93

The Universe is expanding, and at an ever accelerating rate. What does this mean, though? If we consider the Big Bang theory, then all that ever did, currently does, or ever will exist in our Universe (physical or otherwise) was all held within an infinitesimally small point at the start of existence. So, with the […] Continue reading →

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Drake Equation: Quantifying Extraterrestrial Life

Posted on February 14, 2015 by ctogrye

Hey Everyone, Today I’m going to discuss a major concept in the search for extraterrestrial life. Specifically, I will be discussing the Drake equation and its impact on said search. The Drake equation is an equation designed to approximate the number of extraterrestrial civilizations that exist in the Milky Way. It was developed by Frank Drake […] Continue reading →

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Mars One Mission

Posted on February 14, 2015 by emilyksharp

In our society, the career of an astronaut has been painted as an idealistic childhood dream job or the mythical …

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“Is Dark Matter Perfectly Dark?

Posted on February 14, 2015 by adyacob

Dark Matter is perhaps the universe’s greatest enigma. Matter that cannot be seen yet accounts for roughly 80% of universal …

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SkyView App

Posted on February 14, 2015 by serenakumar

With the prevalence of advanced technology in today’s society, it is no surprise that there have been many mobile applications, or ‘apps’ dedicated towards astronomy that are available to purchase and peruse for astronomy lovers. One app that caught my interest was the SkyView App. The SkyView App is free on iTunes and on the… Continue reading →

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The Potsdam Gravity Potato

Posted on February 14, 2015 by revanth111

Source: Universe Today The above picture is a rendering of the Earth’s gravitational field produced by the German Research Center for Geophysics’ Helmholtz’s Center in Potsdam, Germany. Known as the “Gravity Potato,” it shows that the Earth’s gravity is not as uniform as one would think. In fact, the gravitational force is a dynamic surface that […] Continue reading →

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Spectacular arrangement of Mars, Venus and the Moon this week!

Posted on February 14, 2015 by agiantchicken

Check that out! Later on this coming week, it is expected that Mars, Venus, and the Moon will come so close to one another in our sky, that they will be separated by less than a single degree in the sky on February 20! While given the moon’s moves along its orbit rather fast around the […] Continue reading →

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Black Hole!

Posted on February 14, 2015 by newbeelity

A black hole is a mathematically defined region of spacetime exhibiting such a strong gravitational pull that no particle or electromagnetic radiation can escape from it. (Definition from Wikipedia) General relativity indicates that a sufficient density can deform spacetime to form a black hole. The boundary of the region from which nothing can escape is called the event horizon. It has no detectable features when observing something traveling across an… Continue reading →

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“Where are they?”

Posted on February 14, 2015 by farhannshabab

Enrico Fermi, the Italian physicist, was once having a casual conversation on UFO reports with his colleagues during a lunch break at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in 1950. He had exclaimed “Where are they?”, alluding to extraterrestrial life. Fermi was perplexed that despite the large probability of alien life not only existing but also […] Continue reading →

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