Muhammad Faheem
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writer , poet, freelancer
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The Wow Hobby
Some people sometimes view hobbies as sometimes silly or frivolous pastimes. And it's true some hobbies are like that. But it is healthy to have a hobby because it diversifies our interests and keeps us active and fun to be with. But many hobbies are for the few that really get into that area of study. Stamp collecting or rock climbing are valid hobbies. But to be sure, these are not hobbies that just anybody will get into.
By Muhammad Faheem3 years ago in Futurism
Asteroids
There is a lot of exciting stuff going on in the stars above us that make astronomy so much fun. The truth is the universe is a constantly changing, moving, some would say "living" thing because you just never know what you are going to see on any given night of stargazing.
By Muhammad Faheem3 years ago in Futurism
Radio Astronomy
For most of us, the idea of astronomy is something we directly connect to "stargazing", telescopes and seeing magnificent displays in the heavens. And to be sure, that is the exciting area of astronomy that accounts for its huge popularity. So to the uninitiated, the idea of "radio astronomy" seems strange. There are two reasons for that. The first is that humans are far more visual than audio-oriented. And the second is that radio astronomy doesn't really involve "listening" to the cosmos except to the extent that scientists who use this sophisticated form of "stargazing" do not rely on a visual study to conduct their work.
By Muhammad Faheem3 years ago in Futurism
The Amazing Hubble
In the history of modern astronomy, there is probably no one greater leap forward than the building and launch of the space telescope known as the Hubble. While NASA has had many ups and downs, the launch and continued operation of the Hubble space telescope probably ranks next to the moon landings and the development of the Space Shuttle as one of the greatest space exploration accomplishments of the last hundred years.
By Muhammad Faheem3 years ago in Futurism
Bonding With The Universe
As parents, we often worry about what our children are getting excited about. We hope we can guide them to "bond" with healthy things like a love of learning, family, and healthy social activities. But we also worry they will bond with the wrong people like internet stalkers or the wrong crowd at school. Wouldn't it be great if we could harness that tremendous energy and desire to latch onto something and bond with it and help our children "bond" with the universe through a love of astronomy?
By Muhammad Faheem3 years ago in Families
Space The Final Frontier
While it was just a TV show, that little speech at the beginning of the original Star Trek show really did do a good job of capturing our feelings about space. It is those feelings that drive our love of astronomy and our desire to learn more and more about it.
By Muhammad Faheem3 years ago in Futurism
Moon Gazing
For many of us, our very first experience of learning about the celestial bodies begins when we saw our first full moon in the sky. It is truly a magnificent view even to the naked eye. If the night is clear, you can see amazing detail of the lunar surface just star gazing on in your back yard.
By Muhammad Faheem3 years ago in Futurism
The Universe Through A Child S Eyes
There is something about parenthood that gives us a sense of history and a deeply rooted desire to send on into the next generation the great things we have discovered about life. And part of that is the desire to instill in our children the love of science, of learning, and particularly the love of nature.
By Muhammad Faheem3 years ago in Futurism
Shooting Stars
If you are a serious astronomy fanatic like a lot of us are, you can probably remember that one event in childhood that started you along with this exciting hobby. It might have been that first time you looked through a telescope. But for many of us, it was that first time we saw a rain of fire from the sky that we eventually came to know as a meteoroid shower.
By Muhammad Faheem3 years ago in Futurism
Dude You Re Getting A Telescope
You might remember the Dell computer commercials in which a youth reports this exciting news to his friends that they are about to get their new computer by telling them, "Dude, you're getting a Dell!" It was a cute series but it reflects the excitement young people get about anything new, particularly if it's a new machine.
By Muhammad Faheem3 years ago in Futurism
Moon Fever
Of all of the celestial bodies that capture our attention and fascination as astronomers, none has a greater influence on life on planet Earth than its own satellite, the moon. When you think about it, we regard the moon with such powerful significance that unlike the moons of other planets which we give names, we only refer to our one and only orbiting orb as THE moon. It is not a moon. To us, it is the one and only moon.
By Muhammad Faheem3 years ago in Futurism