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The James Webb Space Telescope: A New Window on the Universe

Posted on October 21, 2024 by Elias Ibrahim

JWST The James Webb Space Telescope is a telescope made to look deep into space. It is the largest telescope in space ever built. The telescope was launched into space during 2021. Due to its infrared strength it can see distant objects that light telescopes can’t. JWST was able to study the formations of galaxies […] Continue reading →

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Understanding Retrograde Motion

Posted on September 23, 2024 by Elias Ibrahim

the planets as seen from Earth Retrograde motion is when a planet appears to move backward in its orbit relative to the rest of the night sky. Planets such as Mars and Jupiter can be seen in retrograde motion. Retrograde motion occurs due to the movements and relative positions of other planets around the sun. […] Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 6, 2024 by Robert Navarro

Johhanes Kepler was important to astronomy for many reasons, the major reason was for his 3 laws of planetary motion. One of them was that the planets orbit elliptical around the sun. Another is the square of the orbital period of a planet being proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis of orbit. (Link) […] Continue reading →

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