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SOLAR ECLIPSE DAY!!!

Posted on April 9, 2024 by Abbie!!

Yesterday, (April 08, 2024), a group of friends and I drove up to Vienna, Illinois to observe the solar eclipse in totality. It was one of the best experiences in my life, and I think that getting to see such a beautiful and interesting astronomical phenomena in person is life-changing. Because totality only lasted for […] Continue reading →

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Naming Exoplanets: Explained

Posted on April 5, 2018 by Xave

So you’ve just discovered an exoplanet via the Astrometric method, the Doppler method, the Transit method, or some other scheme. … More Continue reading →

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Sky Crane wow

Posted on March 15, 2018 by Xave

  So you know how NASA thinks outside the box to solve crazy space problems? The Sky Crane on the … More Continue reading →

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Lunar Eclipse Creates an Apocalyptic View

Posted on April 6, 2015 by leedd1

Last weekend, one of the first two lunar eclipses of 2015 occurred and left a great view. The moon dimmed and turned red giving it an eerie and dark feeling, leading some people to dub it as a blood moon. As we have learned already, eclipses consist of two parts. The penumbra is when the […] Continue reading →

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