Extrasolar planet

Even though helium (He) is the second most abundant element in the universe, it is the most important element. First, let me provide you with some information about helium and its history Helium was first discovered in the sun and not the earth. In 1868, astronomer Pierre Janssen found this gas while watching the colors when the sun was going thru a full solar eclipse. Since the Greek word for sun is helios, he named the gas helium. It was not until 1895 that helium was discovered on earth…

The Moon has led to many scientific discoveries such as rockets and space stations, and is continuing to let us figure out new things. Without the Moon, we would not know rocket science in order to go to places like Mars or other planets. Rockets are used for satellites, which are used for communication, maps, weather observing land, sea and air, and military. Without the Moon, there would be a very large gap between rocket technology and we would not have as high tech communication…

Review of Literature I. Introduction- History of Ganymede Ganymede is the largest moon of Jupiter and in the entire Solar System. Ganymede is also the only moon to have a magnetosphere, which according to NOAA is the region of space surrounding an astronomical object in which charged particles are controlled by that object's magnetic field. Ganymede was discovered on January 7th, 1610 by Galileo Galilei, an Italian astronomer that played a huge role in the scientific revolution during the…

It is the only satellite of the Earth, and affects planets in many different ways. Its gravitational pull controls the tides of the ocean, and the Moon’s phases influences our calendar. The Moon takes about 27.3 days to orbit around the Earth. The light that the Moon gives off is only a reflection of the…

the king of the gods because it is the biggest planet. Mercury is named after the messenger god because it’s orbital period is so fast. Mercury and Jupiter’s names are for a reason. Mercury and Jupiter both fit very cohesively into solar system. For example, both planets have their own spot in the order from the sun. Mercury is the first closest to the sun and Jupiter is the fifth closest. This makes Mercury an inner planet and Jupiter an outer planet. Mercury, being the closest to the sun,…

year there are some moderately big dust storms that pop up on Mars and they cover continent-sized areas and last for weeks at a time.” He (2015) also said, “Once every three Mars years (about 5 ½ Earth years), on average, normal storms grow into planet-encircling dust storms, and we usually call those ‘global dust storms’ to distinguish them.” Even though these storms are massive in size, “winds in the strongest Martian storms top out at about 60 miles per hour, less than half the speed of…

Nicholas Copernicus Nicholas Copernicus was a famous astronomer who is credited with the early 16th-century discovery that the sun is the center of the universe and that Earth and several other planets orbit it. Copernicus' discovery has now become known as the heliocentric solar system. Nicholas was a polyglot and polymath. He obtained a doctorate in canon law and was also a mathematician, astronomer, physician, classics scholar, translator, governor, diplomat, and economist. Nicholas…

1594, began giving lectures about mathmatics and astronomy at the Protistant School in the city of Graz, Austria. Kepler believed that Copernicus's heliocentric model of the solar system was right. He believed that the sun exerted a force on the planets orbiting around it. Kepler published "Mystery of the Cosmos" in 1596, which explaned logicaly why the sun was the center of our solar system. Kepler belived his theory suported Copernicus's theory, and before presenting his own theory, he would…

During my visit to the Memorial Art Gallery, they were and still are showing M. C. Escher: Reality and Illusion along with other exhibitions. Many of his artworks seemed to correspond to the topics discussed in class. There were several artworks that stopped my eyes. Out of those artworks, Stars created in 1948 is a wood engraving portraying two chameleons in a hollow octahedron 3-compound with other similar, smaller figures colored in yellow, blue, and pink in the solid black background. Escher…

1. How is the Moon dependent on the Sun? The Moon is dependent on the Sun for its different lunar phases. Although these phases may not be essential to the existence of the Moon, they would not occur without the Sun. Neither a lunar nor a solar eclipses would be possible without the Sun, again. Also, although this is not a direct dependence upon the Sun, if the Sun did not give the Earth an object to orbit, the Moon may never have fallen into orbit with the Earth. 2. How are seasons created?…