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Exciting Astronomy News: Moon-Mars Encounter, Auroras, Exoplanet Discovery!

Stay updated on astronomical events, from Moon-Mars close pass to auroras in Nashville and discovery of exoplanet orbiting star GQ Lup. Journey through the cosmos with Dr. Richard Bowman in PHYS.110 Introductory Astronomy!

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Exciting Astronomy News: Moon-Mars Encounter, Auroras, Exoplanet Discovery!

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  1. PHYS 110 Introductory Astronomy Instructor: Dr. Richard Bowman

  2. Astronomy In The News • Moon and Mars passed near each other in our sky (5/31) • Auroras seen as far south as Nashville, TN, USA (5/15) Source: Larry Koehn

  3. More Astronomy In The News • First photo of a planet orbiting another star (other than the Sun) is made public. R. Neuhäuser, et al, reported on March 31 the direct imaging of a 2-M(Jup.) exoplanet orbiting the K7 star GQ Lup (0.7 M(Sun)). Planet is 103 AU from star and orbits once every 1200 years!

  4. More Astronomy In The News • Cassini-Huygens spacecraft arrived at Saturn for a four-year observational mission. (1/05) Video Source: European Space Agency

  5. Course Mission The student will be introduced to: • what we know, • what we guess and • what we haven’t the vaguest idea about with regard to our physical universe.

  6. Let’s Enjoy The JourneyTogether!

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