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Why don’t we get spun right off the equator of the Earth??

Posted on March 18, 2014 by zkorman

Well guys, it’s time to take care of another misconception taken on by students learning astronomy for the first time. We know an orbit happens when we go fast enough around a body. We also know that when something is spinning, it flings things off of it (like the spinning playground thingy that everyone flies … Continue reading Why don’t we get spun right off the equator of the Earth?? → Continue reading →

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Controversy over global warming

Posted on March 18, 2014 by blakestar2k14

Global warming has been a hot environmental topic for the past many years. It seems like scientists cannot stress enough the gravity of the situation that we have put out environment in. It has been generally accepted that it is due to the acceleration of the greenhouse ,by humans, that has created global warming to […] Continue reading →

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Androids in Space

Posted on March 17, 2014 by almetetj

Continuing with the topic of privatized space exploration, some developers at Google have launched Android smartphones into space. Why, you might ask? Because they can. Seven payloads, with Nexus S’s as sensory modules, were sent into space on weather balloons. The data collected by the phones showed that the loads reached altitudes of over 30 […] Continue reading →

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Dinnertime for our Supermassive Black Hole

Posted on March 17, 2014 by hughavanheesewijk

For the first time we will be able to see our supermassive black consume a gas cloud. We have not been able to see our black hole in action yet so this provides an excellent opportunity to learn more about this mysterious thing at the middle of our galaxy. However, scientists are not really sure […] Continue reading →

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A Different Kind Vacation

Posted on March 17, 2014 by hindsolar

During several of our classes we have taken time to watch videos and view pictures of aurora. All that kept going through my head was where I can go to see this and this would be great for a vacation. I found a Huffington Post article about aurora. In it the writer states that the […] Continue reading →

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Major discovery in astrophysics announced 3/17/14

Posted on March 17, 2014 by haydenwalling

http://www.space.com/25090-big-bang-gravity-waves-discovered-video.html Today an astrophysicist team based in antarctica claimed they have found the first tangible evidence for gravitational waves from the beginning of the universe. These waves provide a convincing argument for the inflating universe and the big bang theory in ways previously not thought possible. Gravitational waves are a phenomenon predicted by Einstein’s relativity […] Continue reading →

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Orion Nebula

Posted on March 17, 2014 by karapetros

Nebulae have always been one of my favorite parts of the universe. I like how this video goes into detail about what makes up the Orion Nebula. It’s so hard to believe that we have the technology to discover so much about something so far away. It’s hard to imagine that the four main stars … Continue reading Orion Nebula → Continue reading →

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The Moon Rock Thief

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Leigh

Thad Roberts was accepted into NASA’s “Co-op” program for aspiring astronauts in 2001, where he became known as a risk-taker and rule-breaker. There are 842 pounds of moon rocks held by NASA, some of which were in Dr. Everett Gibson’s … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Why did the other planets get cool names but not us?

Posted on March 17, 2014 by reidrcreviston

If you start naming of the planets you will realize that they all have something in common except for one of the planets.  That planet is actually our very own Earth.  The rest of the planets (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune) are all named after a Greek  or Roman God or Goddess.  Earth […] Continue reading →

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Exploration of Europa

Posted on March 17, 2014 by joshkphilips

Image Source For years now, scientists have been fascinated with Jupiter’s fourth largest moon known as Europa. What makes Europa such an interesting subject is the fact that it is home to a saltwater ocean beneath a layer of ice. Such characteristics make Europa the most likely other place in our Solar System to have […] Continue reading →

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