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Galaxy Rotation Curve

This figure illustrates the “rotation curve problem” that was discovered by astronomer Vera Rubin. The rotation curves of every large…
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Posted on: May 4, 2019 Last updated on: May 6, 2019 Comments: 0 Written by: Matthew Newby

Solar System Rotation Curve

This is a plot of each planet’s (and dwarf planet’s) average rotational velocity in its orbit around the Sun, plotted…
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Posted on: May 4, 2019 Last updated on: May 6, 2019 Comments: 0 Written by: Matthew Newby

Milky Way Galaxy Cartoon

This a cartoon schematic of the major parts of our Milky Way galaxy, with a Sloan Digital Sky Survey “wedge”…
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Posted on: May 4, 2019 Last updated on: May 6, 2019 Comments: 0 Written by: Matthew Newby

PhD “Family Tree”

It’s fun in academic circles to trace out PhD “lineages,” that is, the PhD advisor of your PhD advisor of…
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Posted on: May 4, 2019 Last updated on: May 6, 2019 Comments: 0 Written by: Matthew Newby
Hello!

Hello!

I’m Matthew Newby, Assistant Professor of Instruction in Physics at Temple University.  My background is in astronomy, astrophysics, computational physics,…
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Posted on: May 4, 2019 Last updated on: May 6, 2019 Comments: 0 Written by: Matthew Newby
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