Skip to main content

Day 4 news response

Madelyn Perkovich

           Today I read an article about a bizarre star that keeps repeatedly dimming in our solar system. Astronomers can't figure out exactly why, either. Typically, stars can dim when clouds of dust or gas pass over them, but these two instances typically have certain characteristics associated with such circumstances. Astronomers are almost certain there is no way it could be either of these things. "Tabby Star" (the stars nickname) is being closely watched by a number of telescopes all with different functions of observation. One theory astronomers are suggesting is that the dimming is due to a Dyson Sphere, a mega structure used by advanced or alien civilization to retain energy from the star to support the civilization. So, in conclusion, Tabby star may be proof that alien life forms exist, and are feeding off its energy the same way we do with our sun.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Day 6 news response

Madelyn P. The discovery of the Jebel Irhoud fossils raise a question that everything we thought we knew is false. How old is the homosapien species? older than we originally thought. New fossils were discovered in Africa in 1961 that dated back about 350,000 years ago. This raises a lot of speculation about the features we were formed from. The jaw was larger, and the skull was more elongated. Summing this up quickly, we have discovered new evidence about how far we as a species date back, and valuable traits have been discovered about our origins and how we lived, before we were "modern" humans.
Post a Comment
Read more

Fredrick Douglass final response

Madelyn Perkovich 6/12/2017   About his grandmother, Fredrick Douglass states "She had rocked him in infancy, attended him in childhood, served him through life, and at his death wiped from his brow the icy brow the cold death sweat, and closed his eyes forever. She was nevertheless left a slave- a slave for life- a slave in the hands of strangers;and in their hands she saw her children, her grandchildren, and her great grandchildren divided, like so many sheep,without being gratified of the small privilege of a single word, as to their or her own destiny."   In this passage, he paints a picture of true sorrow and misery. This was effective in provoking my emotions of pity and sorrow because of the absolute unfairness of it all. The human heart is delicate, that woman was human, she was attached to her children and grandchildren, they were her entire life and purpose. After her long, dreary life as a slave, she was served no justice or consolation for all her labors. ...
Post a Comment
Read more

Day 10 writing prompt (switched with 8)

Madelyn Perkovich In my opinion, people take risks for the sake of adventure because they are bored and want the rush. People who do these things aren't necessarily reckless, though they can be. People such as Alex Hannold that do incredibly risky things know the risk factor of what they are doing, yet continue to go farther and farther anyway. Adrenaline is one of the most intense feelings humans can feel, and it goes without saying people seek it out for that reason. People will do the craziest things to seek out a rush. Personally, I think it stems from wanting more out of life, more feeling. it takes determination and bravery to be persistent and seek out the dangerous things in life. Adrenaline rushes and adventure in my own opinion are two of the most amazing things humans can grasp and experience. Once someone feels this kind of "high: it can become addicting, almost like a drug. There aren't many things people wouldn't do to get more out of life. Even those o...
Post a Comment
Read more