Evidence shows that there may be a small planet, Proxima b, orbiting Proxima Centauri, the Sun’s closest stellar planet and a frequently studied low-mass star. Even though discrepancies may occur in research, the big picture entails that with strict evidence and consistency, we can prove candidate planets and other features. We must have data from many sources that can prove each other consistent in order to make a conclusion on the basis of planets outside of our reach. Proxima b’s key features include a mass of about 1.3 Earth masses, 11.2 day period, and an equilibrium temperature that allows water to be liquid on its surface. Data for this study comes from two radial velocity tools, High Accuracy Radial velocity Planet Searcher (HARPS) and Ultraviolet and Visual Echelle Spectrograph (UVES); both instruments come from European Southern Observatory (ESO). According to the article Planet Candidate Orbit[s]…
released is equal to what would take the Sun nearly ten-billion years to produce. There is no other process in the universe able to produce this much energy (Bhat, 2011). Additionally, if a GRB was able to distribute itself in all directions equally, such as the way a star does, its luminosity would be that of the combined brightness of a million galaxies such as our Milky Way, albeit briefly (Bennett et al.,…
Possible Suggested Binary System of the Cat’s Eye Nebula (NGC 6543) Introduction and Background In 1764, Messier observed an intriguing celestial object that is known today as the Dumbbell Nebula or M27 as Messier named it in his catalogue of unclear nebulous objects. As many other similar objects were observed, astronomer noticed their similarity to the disk of a planet and that explains the reason behind their name, Planetary Nebulae (PNe). However, the nature of these objects stayed…
The Life of Mercedes Richards My research is on this black African American astronomer Mercedes Richards. This astronomer love stars and studying on the history about them. When she was a little girl that’s all her farther would take her out to see was the beautiful stars floating in the midnight sky. But there is a certain kind of star Mrs. Richards studied in her system which is called Binary stars name after a prototype. She always makes sure people around the world understand the…
Auriga and the Lynx within the Milky Way. It is a pretty faint constellation that has three stars with no known planets. The major stars in the Camelopardalis constellation are, Beta Camelopardalis, which is the brightest star and is binary with a yellow G-type supergiant. CS Camelopardalis, the second brightest and is also binary with a blue-white B-type supergiant. Sigma 1694 Camelopardalis, also binary with a white A-type subgiant. Lastly, VZ Camelopardalis, an M-type red giant. Because it…
Over the time thousands of bloody wars fought for the sakes of land, money, and goods. Debatably, the most brutal wars have been fought for something much less materialistic: equality. Although most American citizens are lucky enough to live in a country striving toward equality more than ever before, equal opportunity is still far from being something felt by all. In modern America, people claim that women in the workforce are the ones who are stuck suffering from inside the confines of…
In this paper, I will analyze John Harris’ argument structure in his 1975 article “The Survival Lottery,” then raise an objection to one of his arguments, then I will state what I believe Harris’ response to my arguments would be. After an analysis of Harris’ arguments, I disagree with Harris’ assertion that all lives are equal based on arguments involving society, virtue, and social effect. I believe that Harris would counter with arguments of utilitarianism, legality, and application of the…
Leveling the Playing Field: Socioeconomic Status and Academic Achievement The fixed inequalities perpetuated by a student’s family socioeconomic status make it extremely hard for students to successfully achieve academically. Students from lower socioeconomic status backgrounds are given the short end of the stick from the start. This is something that is further exacerbated by the inequalities within the United States public school system. Public schools are unequal. This may be because of…
Wollstonecraft, the English writer and passionate advocate of education and social equality for women, wrote her famous book A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, which argues for women’s equality in a society dominated by men. Nearly a century later, another writer appeared. Virginia Woolf made an essential argument in "A Room of One’s Own", She argues mainly about how women were rejected and mistreated in the society. Wollstonecraft and Woolf both focus on women’s inequality and the role of…
Nuclear Fusion and the Remains of a Dead Star Throughout the history of Earth, multicellular organisms rely on one thing, the sun. And throughout the observable universe, there are million of stars out there just like our sun. These stars could be different however, with either more mass, volume, heat, etc. In our high school career, we learn a lot about astronomy, such as the order of the planets in our solar system. We also learn about gravity, rotation of planets, and how long it takes…