Monthly Archives: May 2018

A look back on 2017-18

Cody Leary May 16, 2018 4:14 PM

Congratulations class of 2018!  I’ve attached a few pictures of some of our seniors and professors who gathered for a quick photo on graduation day (pics courtesy of Zane Thornburg).  Special congratulations are in order for Avi Vajpeyi (far left … Continue reading →

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On Mercury One Day Lasts Two Years

John F. Lindner May 1, 2018 4:56 PM

Mercury has the most noncircular or eccentric orbit of any nondwarf planet in the solar system. This eccentricity has trapped Mercury in a 3:2 spin-orbit resonance, where it rotates three times for every two revolutions. When nearest Sun at perihelion, … Continue reading →

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