Extrasolar planet

Under the International Year of Astronomy, 400 years from Galileo Galilei discovered Saturn's rings and disprove claims about the alleged lack of perfection of the Moon and Mars' rotation around the Earth, the National Autonomous University of Mexico, through the Directorate General for Promotion of Science and the Institute of Nuclear Sciences, pays tribute to legendary Italian astronomer with the exhibition "The Galilean Month" in the Universum Science Museum. Lectures by scientists and…

Voyager 2 is the only spacecraft to study all four of the solar system's giant planets up close. It is now exploring the solar wind and the sun's magnetic field dominate space but on September 2007 it crossed the termination shock it's where the speed of the solar wind drops below the speed of sound at 84 au twice the distance to Pluto. The purpose was to study huge planets, but now its to study solar wind. Voyager 2 was designed to take advantage of a rare planetary alignment to explore the…

Nicholas Copernicus’s writings date back to 1473 - 1543. At this specific time in history, Scripture was believed to be the divine source of knowledge; however, Copernicus had his own views that he was wary about sharing. As his “friends” persuaded him to share his beliefs and findings, he structured his argument carefully. Not only did he understand his audience, he argued that he was not the first individual to write down his words and thoughts that differed from Scripture. As the Bible…

Dark matter. One of the greatest, most mysterious discoveries in the history of science was unearthed by Vera Rubin in 1978. The galactic spearhead of the 50’s, Vera Rubin is a marvelous American woman because of her discoveries in the area of dark matter, galactic rotation curves, and her work in gender equality. Vera Cooper Rubin was born on July 23, 1928 in Philadelphia. Vera’s father, Philip Cooper, was an electrical engineer. Her mother, Rose Applebaum, worked for Bell Telephone Company…

In All Summer In A Day, by Ray Bradbury, shows that anger is never the solution to your anxiety. This is a very interesting story about a little girl who just wanted to go back home, but the other students did not agree. This story also shows that jealousy can,lead you to do terrible things. The kids that live on Venus, have not seen the sun since they were two years old. Margot, on the other hand just moved to Venus from Earth(Ohio) where the sun is always shining. The kids from Venus have…

In the insignificant existence of humanity, those who possess the scientific brilliance to discover new data as well as the brave audacity to challenge previous theories bring us closer to a true contemplation of the universe. Similarly, throughout the work of scientists, noticeably Nicholas Copernicus and Galilei Galileo, the human understanding of the universe grew from an arrogant system that revolves around Earth into the eloquent heliocentric system we now know to be true today. The…

Since I was little, I have been hypnotized by the stars. Each star twinkles in such a spectacular way, that when I would look outside my window, with my teddy bear in hand, I would have trouble picking my favorite one. The stars inspired me to be curious, to look for the same light they gave off in the world around me, and to love myself just like I loved the stars. As I prepare for college, the idea of college as a whole reminds me of the stars. The promise of a bright future, the chance to…

Each planet and moon differ from one another in mass, density, geologic activity, and structure. The inner most planets or also known as terrestrial planets, these planets mainly have a dense core and rocky surface. Each of these planets though vary in atmosphere and temperature depending on how close or far they are away from our Sun. The temperature also depends on if the planet has a atmosphere or not and what the atmosphere is composed of. Also geological activity depends on if the planets…

Seager Biography). In a search for her most recent papers, Sara Seager’s most current recent research revolves around the search for habitable planets. This seems to stem from Seager’s goal which she announced on her fortieth birthday. With the discovery of another Earth inevitably growing closer and closer, Seager wants to ensure the discovery this planet within her lifetime (Seager…

Alien Hunting A giant telescope has been built in order to find extra terrestrial life. It took a total of 5 years to build and cost 180 million dollars. It takes up as much space as 30 football fields. It was built in China by the Chinese Government, Mainly using drones. It was built as far away from civilization as possible as to not get interference. It is called the Five hundred meter Aperture Spherical Telescope or FAST for short. Fast was designed to detect strange occurrences in space.…