Concluding Post

I learned a tremendous amount about the universe over the last 4 months.  Some of the things that peaked my interest the most were as follows:

• The fact that the universe is mostly likely expanding
• Everything about stars from creation to death
• What would happen if you traveled into a black hole
• The immense size of galaxies and how they interact with each other
• Everything about the big bang and how matter was formed

There were two surprising things that I learned this semester.  The first was how clever scientists and astronomers have been and continue to be in order to discover such marvelous things about the universe.  It blows my mind to think about how people originally thought of some of the methods that we use today.

The second thing that surprised me and actually had the biggest effect on me is the pure age and size of the universe.  It really puts things into perspective about how small and insignificant we are.  Not only as individuals but even as a species.  I don't see it as a bad thing, it actually comforts me to know that the universe doesn't revolve around us.