Comet

Maria Mitchell, founder of Miss Mitchell's Comet, was the first professional female astronomer and the very first woman elected into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Two years later she was also admitted into the American Association for The Advancement of Science. Shortly afterwards, she took on another job at Nautical Almanac Office which involved calculations to Venus’s position. Maria Mitchell proved to be an extraordinary individual. It all started on August 1, 1818 in Nantucket,…

meteorites are fragments of larger asteroids that underwent differentiation. 8. The Kuiper Belt is a ring of comets that orbit the Sun beyond the orbit of Neptune. The Oort cloud is located in the the outer solar system and the comets orbit around the Sun.These were developed from planetesimals that were thrown outward after their formation between the Jovian planets. However the Kuiper Belt comets that formed still remain in the outer regions of the planetary realm. 14. If Jupiter did not…

Maria Kirch was an influential person. She did many great studies on outer space, and was the first women known to discover a comet. Her success empowered many astronomers and women. Maria Kirch was born in February 25th, 1670. Growing up her dad believed she deserved the same education as a boy her age got introduction of Maria Winkelmann Kirch), and educated her until he got sick and died. Fortunately from there her uncle took over in educating Maria. A little later on in her life Maria…

though, they were memories I’ll never forget. One of my favorite memories of AAU was during my last year. We went bowling at three different bowling alleys in one day. The first bowling alley was half bowling and half laser tag. My team and another Comets team decided to play laser tag against each other, and of course my team won. As we walked over to the bowling alley, the scent of deep fried food lingered around us. Our blue mouths were filled with laughter from the slushies we ate. As I…

originally discovered in 1930, and later given official planet status by the IAU has been an ongoing debate for decades (Freedman). There are those who believe Pluto absolutely has the qualities of a planet, and those who believe it’s just like any other comet or asteroid. Those who believe it should be considered a planet argued that indeed if it was small, it shouldn’t be visible at all so far…

from the closer regions, leaving only heavy, rocky materials to create smaller terrestrial worlds like earth. But farther away, the solar winds had less impact on lighter elements, allowing them to coalesce into gas giants. In this way asteroids, comets, planets, and moons were created.” (Nola Taylor Redd,…

the land, had created a world where everything and everyone were living in peace. However, she was unaware that she had also created life in sea. Meanwhile, the sea world was a hateful place where all beings were brainwashed to be evil. Their ruler, Comet, was the most malicious of them all. He was a shark with magical powers and had brainwashed all the creatures of the sea by encouraging them to hate one another. One hot summer afternoon, some the creatures of the land decided to go to the…

objects we know of are actually much larger than comets” (Clayton, 2011). When in actual fact this probe has managed to uncover that not only does the Kuiper Belt house the already known dwarf planets and smaller icy rocks which could be the suspected key to unlocking short period comets. It is apparent that the Kuiper Belt does in fact hold objects roughly the same size as a short period comet, but it must now be exposed that these are what turns into comets (Lcogt.net,…

The History Behind the Conflict of Flamsteed and Newtown John Flamsteed, an English astronomer, has put a huge impact on the field of science, which is still important today. Being the first astronomer of England, Flamsteed founded Greenwich Observatory and discovered over three thousand stars. In the beginning, Flamsteed was struck with a disease, crippling rheumatoid, that forced him to leave school and study astronomy on his own. Flamsteed was fascinated by the solar eclipse, which brought…

After watching Cosmos: When Knowledge Conquers Fear, tons of informative information were shown, which included history about two well-known astronomers / scientists. Neil DeGrasse Tyson, introduced us to comets and gravity, the work of Edmund Halley and Isaac Newton. Learning about the Halley comet on its 76-year trip around the Sun, getting a closer look of Isaac Newton and Edmond Halley’s friendship and how they changed the understanding of the world. While watching, I could understand some…