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    Many people have dreamed of traveling to another planet. Since the technology is there, the clock is ticking for the day the announcement is made that a spaceship is making its way to Mars. Most people do not think about what will happen once there are people on Mars, however, and what they will do then. Survival and living a sufficient life away from the civilization on Earth are common things one might think of. “The Coming Schism” by James E. and Alcestis R. Oberg explores what will happen…

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    Although scientists have speculated about intelligent life on Mars, it comes as a complete surprise to England when Martians land, having been shot to Earth in flaming cylinders. At first the projectiles are mistaken for shooting stars or meteors. Then Ogilvy, the first to discover one of the cylinders that has landed, realizes that it is hollow; as it cools, he can hear something inside unscrewing the cylinder’s top. Ogilvy informs a local journalist, Henderson, and soon a crowd, including the…

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    Mentioning’s of Mars go back to Ancient Egypt, though the idea to travel there is only recent. In a novel by Andy Weir, The Martian describes the theoretical isolation of a man on Mars. The book is about astronaut Mark Watney who is abandoned by his crew due to a storm causing the crew to evacuate. Since he was injured at the time of the storm, the crew assumed he had died because of the injury. Using his knowledge of botany and engineering, he tries to survive on the harsh climate of Mars,…

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    Curiosity Probes

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    Curiosity is one of Earth’s most valuable probes when it comes to researching Mars. It is also arguably one of the most interesting and useful probes.The history, mission and design all make up curiosity. The history of curiosity starts ruggedly when the $2.5 billion rover almost met its untimely end with an audacious landing. Due to its cumbersome weight NASA scientists had to create a different landing plan that that of the probes prior to it. Instead of using a simple parachute system it had…

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    The Martian, by Andy Weir, is a science fiction novel whose readers will constantly wonder: Will Watney make it out alive? Or will NASA just recover a frozen corpse? Astronaut Mark Watney, who is stranded on Mars and presumed dead, will be faced with life threatening situations that will entice readers through the whole story. Watney will have to figure out how to survive on Mars: what to eat, how to communicate, how to get water, and how to maintain a human-friendly environment. This novel…

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    Body paragraph 1 – Plot The story takes place in the Sahara Desert where the narrator meets the little prince who is out on an adventure after he gets tired of his weariness in his own planet. Other places that function as setting are asteroids 325, 326, 327, 328 and 330 which the little prince visited before he got to earth. No particular time is mentioned as to when the story happens. But, the narrator says it occurs six years after his plane crashed in the desert. The story takes place in a…

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    Have you ever thought about the different conspiracy theories? Something that exposed the myths of science denial? Well if you have, this book has conspiracy theories and just enough evidence to make you believe it! Darryl Cunningham’s book “How to Fake a Moon Landing” is a graphic novel that entices you with several different scientific facts and tries to cast a shadow of doubt. Darryl Cunningham uses symbolism throughout his drawings and just makes you want to keep reading. He is not a…

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    Space Junk Research Paper

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    problems, sometimes if you think about what space debris causes it can be worse. Are you thinking about why and how there is debris in space? First, astronauts sometimes will drop something out into space. In the text,”Space Junk” it says,”On March 11, 2001, astronaut James Voss had dropped a large vise while on a space walk.” Second, some space debris are satellites that are not in use. Many people launch these satellites for communications, television transmission, research, and spying, but…

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    The Taos Hum has been heard in many areas, like the United Kingdom, and the United States. As far back as the early 1990s is when the first “ Hum” was heard in west of Taos, New Mexico near Tres Orejas. What is this high frequency noise? What is the “Hum” caused by? I will try and answer those questions in my research paper. All people think differently about the Hum and what causes it, a lot of people think it is caused by Underground UFO (unidentified flying object) Bases. The reason why…

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    Some Psychologists believe that human are not from earth we appear on the planet by aliens ten hundreds of years ago. He suggests the earth may a prison planet since humans seem to be not violence. According to the one of the book that I scan is the “The Runes of Evolution”, the author said that the extra-terrestrials want is to be look or be like human beings and they should have evolved on some parts of the Earth, like planets that have been discovered by astronomers. They are like little…

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