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    Reasons for building a space settlement A space settlement is necessary for a variety of reasons:- • An asteroid impact could become the reason of extinction of the human race, which also happened to the dinosaurs. At that time a space settlement could serve as a base for inhabiting other planets such as Mars. • Once built, the space settlement shall serve…

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    cycles may explain how running water carved Mars' surface features” written by Matthew Carrol describe the reason why and how running water left its mark on planet’s surface. According to the article, in the past there were studies suggested that asteroid impacts might be the causes of planet warming in which leds to raining, but researchers…

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    INTINI, ELISABETTA. “10 Reasons We Should Be Exploring Space.” 10 Reasons We Should Be Exploring Space | Science and Technology | Space | Spiked, www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/10-reasons-we-should-be-exploring-space/17101#.WeNUw2iCyUk. “Asteroid Mining.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 15 Oct. 2017,…

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    NASA Pros And Cons

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    solar system for asteroids and other objects that may threaten Earth. In fact, the Pan STARRS telescope located in Hawaii(Talbert), which is dedicated to searching for objects orbiting near Earth, has found the first observed interstellar object to pass through our solar system. These telescopes allow us to have an early warning about anything that may be dangerous to humanity, but, it also allows for major discoveries like this. As you may know, NASA landed a probe on an asteroid(Griecus).…

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    Space Persuasive Essay

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    Humans are inquisitive creatures who have reached beyond the stars to satisfy their curiosity. In particular, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), a government agency that oversees U.S. aeronautics and aerospace programs and research, wants to “reach for new heights and reveal the unknown for the benefit of humankind” (Wilson). NASA has been a national icon for space exploration for nearly 60 years (Simpson). In the 20th century, the U.S. engaged in the space race, a…

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    In the history of Walter Alverez’s work, there has been a community of scientists that have collaborated together in efforts to solve the mystery of dinosaur extinction. What started out as an interest in the magnetic flip-flops in the sedimentary rocks of the Italian Apennine Mountains, Alverez’s surprising observations quickly spurred several other questions. These questions regarding the “KT” boundary (boundary between the Cretaceous and Tertiary periods) led Alverez to ponder further…

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    areas of science. Geologists observe the makeup of asteroids and planets, Biologists search for new life, Chemists study new chemical compounds, and Physicists learn about the complexities of astrophysics. Space exploration offers such incredible opportunities for all scientific disciplines that it would be a travesty not to take advantage of them. These scientific advances are one of the most important incentives for continued space…

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    Iridium Research Paper

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    once roamed the Earth. Suddenly all these great creatures disappeared and it’s not quite sure how they vanished from existence. There are several theories to explain what is known to be the most popular mass extinction of all time. Asteroid The belief that an asteroid struck the planet earth is the most common and most believed theory. This theory has more evidence to back it up than just a giant rock hitting the Earth. This theory is backed up by the metal known as iridium. Iridium is not…

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    Now the idea here was to make it behind the asteroid before the missiles did, and cause the missiles to hit the asteroid instead of me. But of course that would only work if they didn’t have the new teslaNav systems, but it was better to take that chance then being blown to bits. I set the throttle to full ahead, putting every ounce of power my ship had into going forward. I noticed the ship to my left began to angle itself toward the asteroid as well. Maybe they had the same idea. The ship got…

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    Space Program Benefits

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    program is it could pay off in the long run. They are finding places that the human population could possibly move to in the future in case earth is in jeopardy in someway. America and other places all around the world are also finding out ways to mine asteroid incase earth runs out of resources. Those are just a few ways that the space program could pay off in the future. Another reason that the space program should be invest in is that space is a large place and the human race needs to know…

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