Magnetosphere

outside is harsh not only because of the temperature, but also the radiation. As the largest planet in the solar system, Jupiter traps charged particles in its rotating magnetosphere and forms radiation belt. The intensity of charged particles on Europa ranges in 1-keV to the tens-of-MeV. This range is because Jupiter’s magnetosphere rotates with the planet about every ten hour while it takes 3.5 Earth days for Europa to orbit Jupiter. So not all of Europa experiences the same exposure. It is…

Have you ever wondered if there was a planet very similar to Earth? Well guess what, there is! Mars is a very similar planet to Earth. Even recent studies have found that there could have been life on Mars many years back. Coming from the sun Mars is the fourth planet out right behind the Earth. Mars’s days are a bit longer than the Earth’s at 24 hours and 37 minutes per day. A year on Mars is 687 days, since the distance from Mars to the sun is 141 million miles. Mars has 4 seasons just like…

The Colonization of Mars Will humans actually colonize Mars? That is question that has been asked for a long time. There have been a lot of ideas from all over the world about sending humans to Mars. New plans from SpaceX and Nasa has opened the eyes of many people. According to Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX, SpaceX plans on sending humans to Mars as soon as 2024. Nasa on the other hand is planning on sending humans to Mars by 2030. Because of the new advancements in space technology, the…

Humanity has an inherent drive for superior understanding of our Solar system and to find environment similar to that of planet Earth which could contain life. As consequence, there have been several space missions to analyse climate, assess data and search for geological evidences of life. With net expenditure of approximately three billion dollars, the Cassini-Huygens space mission to Saturn system was a joint assignment among finest space agencies; National Aeronautics and Space…

Depending on the person's size and weight, one could only live for approximately three weeks before dying of starvation. So obviously the colonies will need food in order to survive. There have many ideas, put forth by NASA and SpaceX; that involve sending pre supply probes that contain food and other necessities, a couple years in advance. This would be similar to how the Ares missions worked in The Martian, by Andy Weir. In the book, NASA would send these packages of food, and other materials,…

Mars’ Atmosphere The atmosphere on Mars is completely different from the atmosphere that is located on Earth. Mars no longer has a magnetosphere and has not had one for quite some time now. Some people conjecture that it has been gone for four billion years, they think that this has been caused by a large amount of asteroid strikes. Without the magnetosphere the solar winds directly interact with the…

instruments were left on the moon, including the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package, or the AL SEP. This package consisted of a variety of seismometers, magnetometers, and radiation detectors. AL SEP is widely responsible for most temperature, magnetosphere, and radiation data gathered on the moon. Through telescope observations, AL SEP data, LRO imaging, and Luna impactor probes, scientists have accumulated modern knowledge of the moon’s formation and geological…

The Jupiter Adventures At long last the Jupiter Spacecraft Voyager has finished its exploration of the largest planet in our solar system, Jupiter. The Galileo spacecraft was launched on October 19, 1989. It has been through a lot to get to the Jovian system. Even though it had malfunctions in mechanical problems the space probe still managed to survive and keep going on. Very little is known about the outside world, (space) but the discoveries that the Galilean probe has brought back will…

Chemistry is in everyday life, including space travel. One might ask what is involved with space travel? A lot of times fuel for the rockets come to mind, but there is also the making of the rocket itself and how they breathe all the way up into space. A method they use for breathing in space is electrolysis. Other factors are the diet, the removal of waste, and the impact of space. In spacecraft fuel the two main categories are liquid and solid rockets, which have different combinations and…

them off to the nearest observatory? The Dartford Moors are one of the best places to stargaze in the UK, while a 3-hour plane journey to Reykjavik puts you in the perfect location to teach students about the aurora borealis, solar winds and the magnetosphere. Instead of spending hours having your students draw their favourite classics from a dusty London museum, take them on a Euro study trip. Travel to the south of France for coffee in Van Gogh’s “Café Terrace at Night” before heading back…