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Blogging for Vanderbilt Astronomy class! For my 2018 class.
Blogging about my Astronomy class at Vanderbilt University. Is Anybody Out There? While eating lunch with some colleagues in 1950, Enrico Fermi made an innocent yet profound comment about life in the universe. As a well-known physicist, Fermi knew that the universe was old enough to possibly have other life present, especially within the Milky Way.
My New Outlook on Space. Explore Vesta with Vesta Trek. The Future of the Sun and What It Means for Earth. On My New Outlook on Space. On My New Outlook on Space. On My New Outlook on Space. My New Outlook on Space. Whatever happens with space in the future, I will surely be watching. My New Outlook on Space.
The Importance Lessons of Astronomy.
The stellar classification classifies stars based on their spectral characteristics. When passing through a prism, light from a star will be split into a spectrum displaying rainbow of colors interspersed with absorption lines. The strength of each line indicates the abundance of a specific ion. The abundance of different ions varies with the temperature of the photosphere. The classification of a star is giving an estimated value of the temperature of photosphere.
The Mystery of the Mass Extinction. Debating about the Dwarf Planets. The Mystery of the Mass Extinction.
My New Outlook on Space. Explore Vesta with Vesta Trek. The Future of the Sun and What It Means for Earth. On My New Outlook on Space. On My New Outlook on Space. On My New Outlook on Space. My New Outlook on Space. Whatever happens with space in the future, I will surely be watching. My New Outlook on Space.