Tag: The Young Astronomers Newsletter
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Asteroids
Young Astronomers Blog, Volume 28, Number 21. When we think of our solar system, we typically think of our Sun, eight planets, and five dwarf…
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Water, Phosphine, and the possibility of life elsewhere in the Solar System
Young Astronomers Blog, Volume 28, Number 20. Although many have dreamed about life on other worlds, so far, life has only been found on the…
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Rocks and Minerals
Young Astronomers Blog, Volume 28, Number 19. Walk outside and look down. You might see a few rocks. A casual glance might reveal that the…
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Jupiter
Young Astronomers Blog, Volume 28, Number 18. If you look up in the night sky over the next few months you might see what looks…
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Meteors, Meteoroids, and Meteorites
Young Astronomers Blog, Volume 28, Number 17. (Updated April 2025). Have you ever gone out at night and looked up at the stars? From time…
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Journey to a Red Planet
Young Astronomers Blog, Volume 28, Number 16. From time to time if you look up into the night sky, you might see an orangish/reddish object.…
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Dark Matter
Young Astronomers Blog, Volume 28, Number 15. In a previous article, I explored the standard model of particle physics and discussed what ordinary matter is…
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Leap Year, the Solstice, and Seasons
Young Astronomers Blog, Volume 28, Number 14. As we go through the year, we notice that our weather changes. For those of us who live…
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Venus
Young Astronomers Blog, Volume 28, Number 13. Often when you look up into the night sky you will find a bright object low in the…
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Going Commercial
Young Astronomers Blog, Volume 28, Number 12. In 1958, The National Aeronautics and Space Administration was formed. NASA is a civilian agency responsible for overseeing…
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The Standard Model of Particle Physics
Young Astronomers Blog, Volume 28, Number 11. I thought we would take a different view of the Universe than most astronomers do and explore what…
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The Great Debate
Young Astronomers Blog, Volume 28, Number 10. We live in a galaxy called the Milky Way. Our galaxy is around 100,000 light years across, and our…