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Pluto’s Atmosphere

Posted on March 19, 2013 by charlesbcochran

Recent studies show that Pluto’s Atmosphere may be much different than originally thought. Updated and modern models now show that Pluto’s atmosphere extends so far that molecules can be deflected onto it’s moon, Charos. This atmosphere would extend 6,500 miles … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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There Aren’t any 5 star Restaurants in Space…

Posted on March 19, 2013 by zoodrey

Can you imagine eating breakfast, lunch, and dinner by squeezing it out of a tube? If your childhood dream of becoming an astronaut had ever come true, that’s exactly what you’d be doing rather than enjoying your Randwich. Menu options for astronauts visiting Mercury, according to NASA, include freeze-dried powder, cube sized food, and tube stuffed … Continue reading » Continue reading →

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The Runaway Greenhouse Effect and Ice Ages

Posted on March 19, 2013 by gerretyc

Some planets behave like they have some sort of geological bipolar disorder.  If you look at long-term climate changes and the potential of a runaway greenhouse effect, you may see […] Continue reading →

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(Infa) Red-Hot Photography

Posted on March 19, 2013 by sharpew

For my 6th blog post, I want to share one of my favorite videos I have found this semester. The video, titled, “Movements in Red”, by photographer Andrew Hurtleff, shows what our world would look like if we could pick up infared wavelengths. Near-infared light, as seen in the video, is detected by light-sensitive chips in Hurtleff’s […] Continue reading →

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Who wants to be a Martian?

Posted on March 18, 2013 by kevinm387

So this guy, Bas Lansdorp, has created a company that will send people to Mars starting in 2022. Unfortunately, his company does not offer a return flight, meaning that those who accept this mission will become permanent residents of Mars (assuming they make it), will live out the rest of their lives, and die on […] Continue reading →

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Life On Titan?

Posted on March 17, 2013 by surujdeka

We may not have to look very far from our solar system for habitable worlds that can sustain life. We already know that Mars had conditions suitable for life in its early years and there is a possibility that Venus might have been the same way. But scientists are now excited about the possibility that […] Continue reading →

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The Little Solar System that Could

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Megan C

Pluto may no longer be a planet, but it sure is proving to be one of the most interesting objects in our solar system.  We’ve kicked it out of the planet club, but Pluto seems to have plenty of friends of its own, with scientists thinking the little dwarf planet could have 10 more moons […] Continue reading →

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Everyday is SUNday

Posted on March 17, 2013 by ndtidol

The Sun is the single most important object in our solar system. It makes up over 99% of the mass of the solar system, exerts gravitational force over the whole […] Continue reading →

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By Chance…

Posted on March 17, 2013 by a2megal

I set out without a real direction for this blog post. (I suppose that makes sense since some of the more interesting discoveries you can come across on the web pop up when you jump from page-to-page.) During my search for a new and interesting article on some aspect of astronomy, I came across a […] Continue reading →

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Blog #6: Aurora Borealis

Posted on March 16, 2013 by hannahladendorf13

After watching the time lapse videos on the Northern Lights (aka Aurora Borealis) I was fascinated to learn how this occurs.  As you might have picked up from the video, most of the people interviewed weren’t able to answer the questions with … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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