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8 posts tagged "space"

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Finding your place in the universe

Gabriel Niforatos | Monday, October 19, 2020

Do you feel at home in the universe? This is the question that my professor began class with last Monday and it has stuck with me ever since, because I am not sure that there is an easy answer to it. Perhaps there is something about October that puts me in an introspective mood. Maybe

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‘Ad Astra’ soars, taking the human condition with it

Aidan O'Malley | Wednesday, September 25, 2019

The phrase “Ad Astra” is Latin for “to the stars.” The movie “Ad Astra” makes reference to this in its opening with a red, inky font that calls to mind the opening crawl of “Blade Runner;” the word “replicant” practically bleeds. It’s the first of many allusions director James Gray (“The Immigrant,” “The Lost City

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Space and silence

Show Some Skin | Thursday, November 8, 2018

 At some point much sooner than when the Sun explodes and becomes a white dwarf The Milky Way will collide with the Andromeda galaxy. when this happens, there is a very small chance almost no chance that the Earth or our sun will crash into matter from Andromeda and be destroyed in the collision because

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‘First Man’ a muscular, grounded work of cinema

Charlie Kenney | Monday, October 29, 2018

“First Man” opens with turning gears, flickering lights, static radio and heavy breathing. The face of a man flashes in and out of frame. His countenance is akin to the feeling of the scene — confused, dynamic, cramped. Suddenly, the commotion seems to sort itself out. The lights are on more than they are off.

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Diamond rain, and other incredible things

Sarah Cate Baker | Tuesday, August 29, 2017

When I was a kid, I made a spaceship out of a giant cardboard box. It had a steering wheel like a car, and buttons to activate shields and lasers in the case of unfriendly aliens. There was no landing gear — landing would mean getting out of the spaceship, which was not the point of

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The final frontier

Lucy Collins | Thursday, February 16, 2017

Ask anyone who was alive at the time what they were doing July 20, 1969. Chances are, whether they were young or old, rich or poor, educated or uneducated, they were planted in front of a TV set, watching with eyes wide with wonder as history was made and mankind reached the moon.  Think about

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Professor to examine solar system

Lucas Masin-Moyer | Tuesday, December 6, 2016

From the time that humans first gazed up into the night sky to the launch of the first artificial satellites to Neil Armstrong’s first steps on the moon to present day attempts for humans to reach Mars, the solar system has captivated the minds of those both young and old. Jonathan Crass, post-doctoral research associate,

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Escape from the rock

Stephen Raab | Monday, September 28, 2015

Pope Francis’s encyclical “Laudato si” and his recent speech to the United States Congress have both reignited the discussion over climate change, its effects on future human life and what steps we can take to combat it. Some, including students at Notre Dame, have suggested divestment from fossil fuel industries. Others believe that cap-and-trade legislation

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After a win against Louisville on Saturday, The Ba After a win against Louisville on Saturday, The Basement Breakdown, The Observer’s sports podcast, is back with some Pittsburgh predictions.  Some highlights from the stream include:

🏈Last Saturday’s 12-7 final score against Louisville (0:23)

🏈Taking a look around college football with Georgia falling to Alabama, Florida State getting its first FBS win against North Carolina and the Big Ten returning this weekend. (14:52)

🏈Fact-or Fiction. This episode’s hot takes include: ND’s first defensive touchdown coming against Pitt? Can the Irish produce a 100-yard rusher against the Panthers’ defense? Did the Louisville win actually give Notre Dame the blueprint for beating Clemson? (20:20)

🏈Predictions for this weekend’s game. (39:38)

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