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Uranus: The Distant Ruler of Aquarius

Posted on January 19, 2018 by aquarianastronomy

This is Uranus, my favorite planet and the “ruler” of my astrological sign, Aquarius! Uranus is the 6th planet from the sun and one of the largest of our solar system, a cold, icy planet with peculiar rings that ushers the observer away from the inner planets into the farther regions of the solar system. […] Continue reading →

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My Home!

Posted on January 19, 2018 by stellarastronomy1995

By meMe
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First Post

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Nathan Xiao

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Posted on January 19, 2018 by justinrstevens

Hey everyone! My name is Justin and I am definitely excited to be learning more about space this spring!  The picture above is an image that I created several months ago for the Mayfield that I live in this year (known as “the Astrofield”).  Our project is to learn more about gravitational waves and how…

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Blog 0: Introduction

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Jeanie Zeng

Hello hello, My name is Jeanie and I’m a student at Vanderbilt taking ASTR 2110. This is my blog for the class. Despite the constant movement of the stars, I am still a Virgo (credit: Astrology Zone)   Continue reading →

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The Pervasive Nature of Astrology in Popular Culture

Posted on January 18, 2018 by kyleweil

Astrologists: Airheads. Idiots. Superstitious children. Continue reading →

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No Mars After All?

Posted on July 14, 2017 by Paolo Dumancas

Humans have long dreamt to venture to Mars, and NASA fueled those dreams, especially in recent years. With the Space … More Continue reading →

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Blog 8: What If You Fell In A Blackhole?

Posted on April 28, 2017 by lillyastro2110

In a black hole, spacetime is curved infinitely. Light cannot escape. Black holes have fascinated mankind for years, but what would happen if you actually reached the event horizon? What would happen if you fell into a black hole? It’s likely you would be pulverized by other objects, burn via light radiation, experience spaghettification, or … Continue reading Blog 8: What If You Fell In A Blackhole? Continue reading →

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Blog 7: Wait But Why

Posted on April 28, 2017 by lillyastro2110

Where is everybody? That is essentially the question asked in the Fermi Paradox. Compared to Earth and our solar system, the universe is extremely vast and extremely old. Surely there must be intelligent life somewhere within the depths of the unexplored universe? The Drake Equation (written as N = R* • fp • ne • fl • fi • fc • … Continue reading Blog 7: Wait But Why Continue reading →

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Upcoming Solar Eclipse

Posted on April 27, 2017 by liuy54

As some of you may know, there is an upcoming Total Solar Eclipse that will be visible in Nashville, TN! The last total solar eclipse visible from the United States was back in 1998, so it’s been a while, but it’s finally back! On August 21st, the eclipse will be visible at 1:27 PM local […] Continue reading →

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