by | Feb 6, 2023 | Astronomy
The International Space Station (ISS) is on a circular, low-Earth orbit, at an elevation that varies between 330 and 410 km above the Earth’s surface. This gives it an orbital period of about 90 minutes? Because it is relatively close to us and its solar panels span...
by | Feb 6, 2023 | Astronomy
Members of the Flat Earth Society claim to believe the Earth is flat, and, it seems, they’re serious. Students from past courses have encountered these folks in our community during outreach events (Jacksonville has a local chapter) and engaged in conversations...
by | Feb 6, 2023 | Astronomy
Written Prompt Summary One of the topics for this week is the nature of science and how we can distinguish science from nonscience. The discipline that we call astronomy today shared a common root with astrology at the beginning. They’ve long been treated...
by | Jan 25, 2023 | Astronomy
Preamble: You should know that the speed of light, c = 300,000 km/sec The equation for distance, d, is: d = v × t, where d is the distance, v is the speed and t is the time. Equivalently, time, t = d/v, where, as before d is the distance and v is the speed. Make sure...
by | Dec 6, 2022 | Astronomy
The term paper is a chance for you to bring the key points you learned in the course all together into one scientific argument. Make a scientific argument about whether or not you think the Webb Observatory (or another current mission such as Perseverence) will...
by | Dec 6, 2022 | Astronomy
Ch. 19 Study Questions 1. Explain the “cosmological redshift” (which is not the same as Doppler red shift). 2. Why doesn’t the expansion of the universe cause Earth and your body to expand? 3. From Earth, we see all distant galaxies flying away from US. What would you...
