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Extrasolar Planets: Are We Alone?
The age-old question: are we alone in the Universe? Humans from the beginning of time have looked out into the night sky and wondered this. I know I have. Astronomers have been searching endlessly for extraterrestrial life. The potential habitable worlds (as seen in the picture) are known as extrasolar planets. An extrasolar planet, alsoContinue reading “Extrasolar Planets: Are We Alone?” Continue reading
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The Speed of Light
Light moves pretty fast. Like, really fast, at least from our perspective. At a speed of a whopping 299,792,458 meters per second (interesting to note that this is the exact value of the speed of light, not an estimation or approximation!) or about 670,616,629 mph, light travels faster than we can probably ever expect to … Continue reading The Speed of Light → Continue reading
An Introduction
Hi, I’m Allie! Welcome to my blog for ASTR 2110: The Solar System. The image above is taken from the Huffington Post, which captioned the image as follows: “The vivid green Northern Lights dance above Lyngenfjord, the longest fjord in Troms county Norway, tracing out the shape of the Earth’s magnetic field above the waters. … Continue reading An Introduction → Continue reading
Introductory Post
A Visit I made to Barcelona, Catalonia. By my brother.
Introduction
Hello! My name is Will Lopes (rhymes with ropes) and I’m from the Jersey Shore. I’m a freshman and am very undecided, but I like languages, so I will probably at least have a Spanish or Portuguese minor, but that’s all I know so far. I am super excited to take this class and beContinue reading “Introduction” Continue reading
Introducing Myself
Hi~ My name is Cecily Shi, and I’m a sophomore studying Communications of Science and Tech with minors in Economics and Business. I’m from Nashville, which I actually have learned to love because I can visit my dog practically whenever. And here is a picture of said dog! His name is Hector 🙂 Continue reading
Introduction
Hello everyone! My name is Bella Goodnight, and I am a first-year student majoring in Cognitive Studies. I am from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, which is only about 45 minutes from Vanderbilt. I have always been interested in astronomy, so I am excited to learn more about it in this class! You can click here if youContinue reading “Introduction” Continue reading
Introductory Post
What’s up everybody! This is the first post on my blog “Close to Home” to help y’all get to know me a little bit. I’m a junior majoring in HOD with a business minor thinking about adding an astronomy minor, we’ll see. No pressure Prof. G. I was raised in Houston, Tx but was born […] Continue reading
First Post!
It will be very interesting to learn about the Universe. This picture represents the vastness of my curiosity for the universe. My name is Caleb Harrigan and I am a freshman. I am a double major in HOD and Computer Science and I can’t wait f… Continue reading
Introduction Post
Hi everyone! My name is Michelle and I am a freshman majoring in Computer Science and Economics. I can’t wait to learn more about astronomy! This is a picture I took of Marina Bay Sands and the Gardens by the Bay Supertrees during my trip to Singapore last year. Here is a link to oneContinue reading “Introduction Post” Continue reading