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A copy of the golden record on display in the Udvar Hazy center in Washington, D.C.

In the 1970s, astronomers and astrophysicists including Carl Sagan created a golden record that included every language and as many different kinds of sounds possible and then shot it into space through the Voyager mission in the hopes of it being found by another civilization.

Then President Jimmy Carter spoke of the mission-
"If one such civilization intercepts Voyager and can understand these recorded contents, here is our message: We are trying to survive our time so we may live into yours. We hope some day, having solved the problems we face, to join a community of Galactic Civilizations. This record represents our hope and our determination and our goodwill in a vast and awesome universe."

What did the team record on this album? 

What would you record on an ipod to be sent to a possible other civilization? 

Hear the entire story here.

APOD 4/23 - A full moon rising over Yosemite Valley, California

A STAR EXPLODES!

A Supernova is the ending a star's life, in the form of a giant explosion
that sweeps up all of the debris that surrounds it, kind of like a giant
gust of wind that picks up all of the litter on the street.

Astronomers have just found a supernova that has swept up enough material
to equal 45 times the mass of the Sun!

Read the rest of the story here.

INDIA'S MARS MISSION HALFWAY COMPLETE!

Inside the Indian Space Research Organization in Bangalore, India
tracking the mission.

The entire mission to Mars is slated to take 11 months ONE WAY. 

Solar System Formation

The following video, narrated by Stephen Hawking outlines the formation of the Solar System.

New Planet Has Been Discovered !

APOD # 8: New Dwarf Planet discovered!
Read about the story here.

Interview with an Astronomer Outline

APOD #7: A National Geographic photographer in Albuquerque, NM shot this
photo of a solar eclipse in 2012.


HERE is a copy of the links to the 3 example interviews that we went over in class.

HERE is a copy of the outline to gather background information on your astronomer.

Variations in Eclipses

APOD #6:  A series of lunar eclipses. After today, see if you can
differentiate between a penumbral eclipse, a partial eclipse and a
total eclipse!