Post #0

Posted on January 14, 2018 by Chris K.

Hello, my name is Chris K. and I’m a senior at Vanderbilt University. This will be my blog for ASTR2110 and I hope everyone enjoys it.

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My dog Randy and I. Randy looks like a space alien so I thought this photo would be appropriate.
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First Post

Posted on January 14, 2018 by dempsy

This is the very first post. Below is a picture of my hometown.

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Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. Pic Source
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Hello

Posted on January 13, 2018 by Xave
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Get the camera outta my face man

 

We’re doin it for the children.
Well, we’re trying to learn about it for the kids.
Why are you following the camera around?
That’s what I don’t understand.

But you wanna be on it it seems like.

We just wanna get your opinon.
For the children.
okay but see how you’re following the camera
you see what you’re doing?
But you notice how you’re moving towards the camera?
But you see how you…
the camera is moving somewhere and you are attracted towards the camera?
You notice how your body is being magnetically attracted towards the camera…
that you are verbally attempting to repel.
You noitce that.
But you notice the contradiction.
But let’s discuss the contradiction.
Well we’re just walking around the park minding our own business
But your mouth is faced towards the camera.
You are consciously making a conscious choice…
to talk towards the camera.
Did you notice that?
Will you turn your face away from my camera please?
Will you PLEASE? I’m asking you
I’m begging you nicely
to please turn your face away from my camera.
Please don’t point that face at my camera.
You’re breaking the camera.
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coffee, coffee, and more coffee

Posted on January 12, 2018 by adventuresinspace

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My name is Maria and I am a Secondary Education and Math major with an ELL minor and I hope to be a high school math teacher when I graduate college. This is a picture from when I visited Barista Parlor with my friends during finals week. It was a nice way to get off campus during a stressful week.

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Introduction

Posted on January 11, 2018 by kkim7243

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Author: Kiyoon Kim.

I am from Syosset, New York. The image is the high school  I went to. I am a 4th year, Math major student at Vanderbilt University.

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Introduction

Posted on January 11, 2018 by kkim7243
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Author: Kiyoon Kim.

I am from Syosset, New York. The image is the high school  I went to. I am a 4th year, Math major student at Vanderbilt University.

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Hi. Nice to Meet Me

Posted on January 11, 2018 by kyleweil

 

 

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Hi guys. My name is Kyle, and I am from Atlanta, Georgia. I am a sophomore majoring in Human and Organizational Development and Economics, so why am I taking Astro 2110: The Solar System? The short answer: I love astronomy and think its really cool and interesting. We seem to know so little about the universe we live in which is pretty awe-inspiring to me. I want to learn as much as possible about our home. This blog will be a collection of short posts on astronomy topics I find interesting throughout the semester. While I may not be an expert by any means, hopefully, I can find and write about some cool things involving outer space.

 

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Blog 0: Here’s some blog stuff!

Posted on January 11, 2018 by battismm
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Fort Bragg, CA. Photo by Mar

I’m a senior, studying mechanical engineering. I also conduct research in the Laser Diagnostics of Combustion at Vanderbilt.

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For my 2018 class

Posted on January 10, 2018 by drgrundstrom

If you’re in my 2018 Solar System class, please put a comment here showing that you’ve found my blog and that you’re following it :)  Please include your first name and last name initial.  Note that you MUST be logged in to your own WordPress blog when commenting or else you’re doing it wrong!

Also make sure you have bookmarked the big class blog aggregator: Astro2110 – The Solar System.  From there, you can follow everyone or specific classmates if you like (when I post them).

 

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It’s 2018!


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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 Launch System and Orion, the agency guaranteed the public that we would reach Mars in the 2030s. However, with the consistent budget cuts and turnover in administration, many remained skeptic of the agency’s ability to follow through on their plans.

Well it seems that Bill Gerstenmair, NASA’s chief of human spaceflight, announced to the public and confirmed that NASA’s budget does not actually have the funding to follow through with their plans to Mars. “I can’t really put a date on Mars,” Gerstenmair said, explaining that the current budget makes landing essentially unfeasible.

Gerstenmair went to to explain that maybe a Moon Surface Program would be more feasible. However, many remain skeptic about either possibility.

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