Asteroid

Mars has many similar traits as Earth. Our nation has done extensive research about this planet. There are many aspects about Mars that is still yet to be uncovered. Many people wonder if life is sustainable on Mars. There are many similar aspects between Mars and Earth, but no astronaut has been to Mars yet. Until there is a manned mission to Mars we may not know if life will be able to survive on this planet. Mars has a very extensive history and we are still learning about this planet.…

My name is Shiro, I got this weird name from my parents who are just infatuated with Japanese culture. They say they named me after the snow that fell the day I was born. I also have a white cat who so happens to have the name of Shiro. What are the odds? Considering the cat is older than me by a year, I often wonder with their terrible naming sense if they named me after a cat. Of course they franticly insist that I was named after the pure white snow on that day and by no means after a cat. I…

There is no denying that George Lucas’ Star Wars is one of the greatest film franchises that will ever exist on the big screen. The Force Awakens, the newest film, has been criticized by some fans for copying the story of the original 1977 trilogy. Although there are some similarities between the two films’ plots, the story of the original films can be connected to the heroic plot traditions of Lord Raglan, and Luke Skywalker’s character reflects the virtues outlined in Alasdair MacIntyre’s…

An isotope is an atom containing different numbers of neutrons, differing in atomic mass. Basically an atom with a different atomic mass. What’s special about radioactive isotopes is that a radioactive isotope has a nucleus that decays spontaneously giving off particles and energy. 6. Radioactive tracers are used in science to label certain chemical substances, so metabolic processes can be followed and substances can be located in an organism. Radioactive tracers are important diagnostic…

Galactic collision sounds like a scary term and many people imagine planets crashing into each other and explosions of some kind. Some people even think that a collision would mean the end of Earth as we know it. Surprisingly enough, galactic collision occur more often than people think and for the examples I will list below, you can see why in most cases, there’s nothing to fear on Earths end. Normal sized galaxies; such as the Milky Way galaxy, can contain an estimated 400 billion stars. In…

I understand this question to suggest that knowledge is produced mainly to solve problems, there are other reasons why it is produced. Knowledge, for this question, is a rational belief that is assimilated through education, experience or investigation, which then can be shared through language. To solve a problem, I understand it to be processing through a problem’s details to come up with a logical solution. My thesis agrees that although the title suggests the main reason knowledge is…

Within our solar system, exists a collection of eight planets, their moons, asteroids, meteoroids, and comets. These eight planets in our solar system are generally categorized into two types: terrestrial planets, and gas giants. The word terrestrial comes from the Latin word terra which means earth, land, or territory according to dictionary.com. From this, terrestrial planets literally means Earth-like rocky planets. This contrasts from gas giants, since gas giants are mostly composed of gases…

Humans have an indefinite desire to explore the unknown and push their boundaries to discover new frontiers. Space exploration has allowed humans to test the limits of technology and understand the place of our planet in the solar system. However, the exploration of the cosmic world still remains debatable as some believe that the resources spent on space technology could be used to solve existing problems on Earth such as poverty. Conversely, space technology is the catalyst to form other…

play in it. Although this book was intimidating at first, deGrasse Tyson offers the easiest explanations of what he talks about. Such information the book contains are: the hunk of matter, we live on called Earth and its relationships to the sun, asteroids, and other planets. The book deGrasse Tyson writes also dives into the unknown world of dark matter and energy, light, what’s between the galaxies, and stars. Throughout the book, deGrasse Tyson explains how the spiritual beliefs people hold…

Picture a world in which all that exists is concrete civilizations and people. What a terrible, mundane world that would be. There may come a day where this is no longer a situation we have to visualize, and mankind will be responsible. The poem “A Curse” by David Brooks utilizes tone and mood when exploring the issue of man’s domino effect on nature and in regards to discussing the need to eliminate human ignorance towards environmental distress. The poem tells the story of an incident, that in…