Dwarf

Throughout the known, ever expanding Universe there are many powerful things, but few things are more powerful than the death of a star. What happens during the death of a star and how powerful the death is depends on the mass of the star that is dying. In this essay we will discover what causes the death of a star and what remains following its death. We will discuss the different types of stars and what they leave remaining in outer space, sometimes for millions or even billions of years.…

defined as dwarf planets. They are categorized as dwarf planets because they are smaller compared to the other planets and with their size, are not able to clear other objects out of its path. Since the discovery of Eris, the largest known dwarf planet, the number of planets in our solar system has been cut down to eight. Other than there being one less planet, another discovery was the new category known as Dwarf planets, also called Plutoids. Although Pluto is known as the founder of dwarf…

happen if the earth did not tilt on its axis? Why is it that important that the earth is tilted on its axis? What is the angle of inclination of the earth on its axis? In the solar systems there are asteroids meteors and comets.As of 2008 there are 5 dwarf planets Pluto,Ceres,Eris,Makemake and haumea.For thousands of years humans did not know of the qalaxy they only thought the earth was the center of the universe.The outer planets also known as the gas giants are much larger mostley made out of…

for just it's Summer (Redd). The Sun’s electromagnetic radiation, more specifically the infrared radiation, is crucial to the formation of this atmosphere. When the Sun is closer, the infrared radiation heats up the surface of the (*clenches teeth*) dwarf planet, and sublimates the atmosphere (Redd). Pluto’s closest point to the sun is about 4.44 billion kilometers away from the Sun, whilst its farthest point may be even farther than 7.9 billion kilometers (Dunbar). Ultraviolet and other kinds…

“Oh, be a fine girl/guy kiss me,” or maybe not. Learning this phrase has helped multiple astronomers to educate themselves on the spectral classification of stars and continues to do so in today’s time. Annie Jump Cannon’s legacy will carry on lasting a lifetime! The first letters of each word in the phrase represents the seven main types of stars. Starting with ”‘O,” these stars are very young, blue, hot, massive and extremely bright star. This type of star is very uncommon similar to the “B”…

Mary Rojas-Bueno 11/15/2017 Astr101 Uranus There are many planets out there in the vast expanse of space. There are eight planets in our solar system, barring pluto which is a dwarf planet and not an actual planet. I will be discussing the seventh planet of our solar system, the lovely ice giant Uranus. The first ever sighting of Uranus was in 1680 by John Flamsteed, he categorized it as 34 Tauri, he thought it to be a star or comet. It wasn't until William Herschel and John Elert Bode…

Objective: • Understand the relationship of the nine planets in our solar system to the sun by creating a three-dimensional representation. • Understand the planets relative size and their distance from the sun and the earth. Preparation: Purpose: To introduce the ideas of our solar system and enrich their understanding of the world around them Materials: • Newspaper strips torn about an inch wide • String Steps: • First I would divide the students into nine groups. Then I would assign…

Saturn By: Natalie James Saturn is one of the farthest planets from the sun, being the sixth. After being first spotted in 1610 by Galileo Galilei, Saturn was named after the Roman god of wealth and agriculture, Saturnus. The most common nickname for this gas giant is “The Ringed Planet”, for the large rings surrounding it that Saturn is famed for. Originally the Italian astronomer, Galileo Galilei, thought that Saturn was triple bodied, but in 1658 Dutch astronomer, Christiaan Huygens, using a…

Uranus, often being referred as an ice giant was created 4.5 billion years ago, yet we have only had one mission to this marvelous planet that has many interesting details. The third largest planet, Uranus has many moons and cold temperatures with its average temperature being -216 degrees Celsius. The planet has a much longer orbit than the earth. Uranus also has a large figure and as stated earlier, it is the 3rd largest planet. There has only been one spacecraft to Uranus, which was Voyager 2…

The universe is so big and mysterious that you never know what it’s going to throw at you. When you think you got everything figured out, you encounter a bump on the road. This happens because the universe is so complex and infinite, that we are barely begging to understand it. We are still a very long way into fully understand the universe. Pluto originally discovered in 1930, and later given official planet status by the IAU has been an ongoing debate for decades (Freedman). There are those…