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Astro2110 Reflection

Posted on December 8, 2024 by Justinc

I learned many things about the solar system this semester. The topic I learned that was the most surprising to me was the composition of the Jovian planets. Despite being known as gas giants, Jupiter and Saturn are mostly composed of liquid and metallic hydrogen. Furthermore, although Uranus and Neptune is largely made from gaseous […] Continue reading →

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Hydrogen, Helium, and Everything Else

Posted on April 3, 2017 by kic27

Learn all of the elements! Continue reading →

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Space Travel

Posted on March 16, 2014 by efb28

Most people think traveling through an asteroid field would take a complicated series of evasive maneuvers and luck, but as it turns out, Star Wars got that part wrong. Dodging asteroids (like in the above picture), but odds are, you could steer blindly and never even come close to hitting anything. This is because asteroids […] Continue reading →

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