Tag Archives: technology

The Universe and Me

Posted on April 23, 2023 by cuia2

     Looking back on the whole course, I felt like I learned so much about our solar system and beyond. I think it’s important to understand where you come from so you can better understand yourself and your place in the universe. Now, I definitely know more about the theory behind the formation of our solar […] Continue reading →

Posted in Class, Space Travel | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on The Universe and Me

The Drake Equation and its Implications

Posted on April 23, 2023 by cuia2

     I’ve always wondered if there was life like humans in space, and thanks to the Drake equation, I’m now 99.9% sure there are multiple alien civilizations as advanced, if not more advanced, than us in our own galaxy. The Drake Equation hypothesizes that the number of alien civilizations that can communicate can be calculated with […] Continue reading →

Posted in Aliens, Class | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on The Drake Equation and its Implications

Cumulative Post Featuring the JUICE Launch

Posted on April 20, 2023 by sydneyastr2110

As I reflect on my blog posts this semester as well as overall topics within the class, I appreciate the time aspect. By that I mean that we have examined the past, present, and future of astronomy. My blogs included everything from the Carrington Event, a result of a large solar flare in 1859, to […] Continue reading →

Posted in Class, Space Travel | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Cumulative Post Featuring the JUICE Launch

Artemis

Posted on April 20, 2023 by araceal

Since there has not been another moon landing. Until now. In 2024, Artemis 2 will launch and send the first person of color and the first woman to the moon. This mission’s goal is to establish the first long-term occupancy on the moon. This mission is the first step to then sending our astronauts to […] Continue reading →

Posted in Observables, Physics | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on Artemis

The Most Extreme Extremophile

Posted on April 19, 2023 by araceal

An extremophile is an organism which is able to survive in the harshest of conditions. Acidophiles thrive in very acidic conditions, thermophiles thrive in environments with extremely high temperatures, psychrophiles thrive in very very low temperatures. There are many other types of extremophiles, one for every type of harsh environment in which organisms thrive in. […] Continue reading →

Posted in Aliens, Science | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on The Most Extreme Extremophile

The Loneliness of Rovers

Posted on April 9, 2023 by 88bw

Throughout this semester in ASTR2110, I have been reminded about how small we are compared to the universe. While this can be both a deflating and motivating perspective on our approach to astronomical study, I think it is undeniable that the rovers on Mars are unimaginably lonely during their stints on the red planet. I […] Continue reading →

Posted in Class, Terrestrials | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on The Loneliness of Rovers

Lightning on Jupiter

Posted on April 9, 2023 by sadiekarr

How fitting that mysterious lightning has been observed on the planet named after the god of sky and storms! Lightning on Jupiter has been reported multiple times over the years during multiple space missions: the 1979 Voyager mission, 1990s Galileo Jupiter mission, and again during the 2007 New Horizons mission. Now that we’ve got Juno […] Continue reading →

Posted in Jovians, Observables | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Lightning on Jupiter

The Principal Investigator of the New Horizons Mission

Posted on April 9, 2023 by sydneyastr2110

I like to write my blog posts about a specific topic we discussed in class or used in a homework assignment. The most recent homework assignment concerning the speech given by Alan Stern was especially fascinating to me. Stern did a great job in discussing the New Horizons mission, he covered everything from the team […] Continue reading →

Posted in Class, Space Travel | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on The Principal Investigator of the New Horizons Mission

Blog 6 – Planet Nine

Posted on April 6, 2023 by Melanie Marszal

Unfortunately, “Planet Nine” does not refer to Pluto. However, its potential existence could explain the interesting movement of some objects in the Kuiper Belt. Researchers at Caltech have found mathematical evidence of a large planet far out in our Solar System, which has been named Planet Nine. This hypothetical planet would be about the same […] Continue reading →

Posted in Class, Observables | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Blog 6 – Planet Nine

The International Space Station

Posted on March 7, 2023 by sahilreddy2

The international space station is a collaboration that unites humanity to pursue the largest frontier, space. The ISS is the largest and most equipped space station humanity has ever had in space and provides opportunities to research exploration of space and how to help people back on earth. The ISS orbits the earth 386 kilometers […] Continue reading →

Posted in Class, Universe | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on The International Space Station