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blog post 02

Posted on February 21, 2022 by graceward02

NASA’s James Webb Telescope was launched on December 25, 2021. It is a collaborative effort between NASA (United States), The European Space Agency, and the Canadian Space Agency. This telescope has four main areas where its data will be used: considering the first light in the universe, early assembly of galaxies in the universe, birth […] Continue reading →

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Historical Vanderbilt Astronomer

Posted on February 20, 2022 by AndreaS

If you have spent much time in E. Bronson Ingram residential college on Vanderbilt’s campus, you may have noticed that part of the dorm is named after one Edward Emerson Barnard. As it turns out, Barnard was an astronomer who attended the university from 1883-1887. His research focused on observation and photography of stars and […] Continue reading →

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Light: Wavelength, Frequency, and Energy

Posted on February 20, 2022 by solarelizabeth

A prism splits white light into a spectrum of colors ranging from red to violet. These colors correspond to different wavelengths, frequencies, and energy levels. Light with a longer wavelength has a lower frequency and lower energy level, and light with a shorter wavelength has a higher frequency and higher energy level. Violet light has […] Continue reading →

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Solstices and Equinoxes

Posted on January 30, 2022 by solarelizabeth

The seasons change as Earth orbits the sun. Earth’s hemispheres receive different amounts of sunlight during each season because of the 23.5 degree tilt of Earth’s axis. When the Earth is at a point in its orbit that the northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun, it is summer for the northern hemisphere. This is […] Continue reading →

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Starting Up

Posted on January 25, 2022 by Quint Gfroerer

By me This picture is from when I visited my sister abroad over Thanksgiving Break. I am Quint Gfroerer, I’m from Atlanta, GA, and I am a junior majoring in neuroscience and minoring in astronomy. Continue reading →

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Welcome!

Posted on January 23, 2022 by AndreaS

Hello my name is Andrea and I am a senior studying chemical engineering at Vanderbilt. This blog will explore space and space-related content. Enjoy! Continue reading →

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Happy Place

Posted on January 23, 2022 by Natalie_paige

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