Earth's magnetic field

was able to launch into space, which proved to be successful. Scientifically speaking Explorer’s 1 goal was to survey the earth to study it’s temperature, radiation and gravitational fields “(Explorer and Early Satellites).” Of the 30 pounds that Explorer 1 carried, 18 pounds of it was made up of instruments that it was carrying with it to space. It’s instrumentation consisted of a cosmic-ray detection package, temperature sensors,…

the speed of 400 km/s, containing lots of plasma, electrons, protons and charged particles, was stopped by the Earth’ magnetic shield [14]. Therefore, it naturally forms a perfect surrounding…

Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun in our solar system right in front of Venus. Mercury was named after a Roman god but is also called Hermes in Greek mythology who is the messenger of the gods. This relates to Mercury because it orbits the sun faster than all the other planets. Mercury is an extremely interesting planet in our solar system. Ancient people who lived in Mesopotamia(current day Iraq) called the Sumerians, first saw the planet Mercury in 3rd millennium B.C. Many old…

higher temperatures and density than the crust. Deeper, the centre of the earth is called the core; it has the highest density and temperatures. This layer is in liquid form and due to the influence of the earth’s rotation, the spin in this layer is responsible for the existence of the magnetic…

Young Earth Creationism is a theory that states that the universe, including Earth, is 6000-12000 years old and was created in six literal days (Mortenson, 2011). One of the main arguments for this theory is that there are many naturally occurring phenomena in the universe which show that YEC is the only viable theory. This argument was proposed by Dr. Russell Humphreys, an expert in YEC. One of these phenomena includes the spiral shape of the known galaxies. Humphreys suggests that the spiral…

difference between the movies, The Core and The Martian, would be the logic of scientific principles and ideas. The Core is a movie; where a team tries to drill to the center of the Earth, so that they can restart the rotation of the Earth by blasting the Earth’s core with nuclear missiles. The movie, The Core, had flaws and errors; in which, causes unrealistic standards for science and unjustified the idea of what would really happen in this kind of situation. The main struggle the team faces…

no sun? What would happen if there was only poisonous gases? Earth as we know it could have turned out a lot different then it is just by these little things we didn’t know was out there, in space. Earth’s atmosphere is thick enough to prevent poisonous rays of radiation from getting to it. The earth’s rotation is gradually slowing down because of the moon. ‘’As a single footstep will not make a on the earth, so a single thought will not make a in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we…

Titan’s atmosphere interacts directly with Saturn’s magnetic field and energetic particles. This magnetic field is dragged along a by a plasma cloak that douses Titan, in turn creating a very complex magnetic environment. Titan’s gravity is only 1/10th of Earths, yet is holds a stable, dense, and active atmosphere composed of 95% Nitrogen and 5% Methane. Titan’s atmosphere extends 600 km, 370 miles, above sea level making it a lot higher than that of Earth’s. In addition to its atmosphere,…

of the Sun were more concerned. They did not understand that CMEs were caused by the Sun’s magnetic field being wound up around itself creating coronal loops. These loops would twist due to the…

These winds are composed of energized particles that are given off by the Sun. The energy that is then produced from these stellar winds do their part in providing warmth for Earth, and it even has an impact on the weather. If it were not for the Earth’s defined atmosphere, the Sun’s radiation and solar winds could cause potential harm to all life forms. As mentioned before, the process that allows the Sun to produce heat and light is referred to as nuclear fusion; it is the process in which the…