Magnetosphere

As people decided to sending human into deep space to explore unknown feature of the universe, the environment outside the earth is a big uncertainty with factors that we can’t fully understand yet. Besides the cost and the time we spend during long space travel, stay in the cold, vacuum universe would let astronauts experience different kind of radiation. These radiation may be some ionized particles as electromagnetic waves traveling with high speed and energy. They could come from nearby…

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…

Ever since the technology necessary to send signals into space was invented, scientists, philosophers, and the general public have been awaiting the coveted moment when we finally make contact with a civilization from another planet. Hundreds of attempts have been made to send signals out into space with the hope that they will eventually hit their desired target and result in a response, but calculating the probability of success is a highly technical field that has a great deal of research…

Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun with the largest ring system, which makes it one of the most easily identified planet for stargazers (figure 1). How Saturn got these fascinating rings around it is still a mystery to scientists today. There are many theories that will be discussed in this paper, but it is possible that no one could ever really know for sure. However, Saturn is not the only planet with a ring system, there are a few others but nothing as extravagant as what Saturn has.…

Kaicheng Tan Dr Erika Harnett ESS 102 20 January 2017 In the year 2030, astronaut Brian and his crew start a mission heading to Mars to become the first man on it. Their main goals are to see what things are there in the eye, bring back some samples of the land, and search for the possibility of life in depth. It only takes them a few days to reach the Mars using the Electro Magnetic Drive enabled spacecraft. Unfortunately, right after they land on Mars, an unpredicted extreme solar wind and…

The interest in the planet of mars goes way back in history. People have always seemed to be interested in what it has to offer for us. Mars is continuously used in movies, shows, and other forms of entertainment because it is such a mysterious topic. Stated in the novel Destination Mars, written by Rod Pyle, he mentions that Mars is the planet of dreams. People will always look to Mars to clench their thirst for mystery and potential for an alternate place to live. According to scientist they…

Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION The study of magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) draws from two well known branches of physics, electrodynamics and hydrodynamics.The basic laws of electrodynamics described in the form of Maxwell’s Equations where The hydrodynamics of a fluid is expressed in the form of conservation laws of mass, momentum and energy.The magnetohydrodynamic phenomena are a consequence of the mutual interaction of the fluid flow and the magnetic field. As is well…

their way of life. Now they have longer days and warmer temperatures. The jet air streams high above the Earth don’t circulate like they used to, and so we have extreme weather events. It’s hard to miss, right? The sun has begun to flash, and our magnetosphere protecting us from space radiation has been acting increasingly odd these past few years—I could go on.” He looked around the room, his brow deeply creased. “There’s been so much change in such a very short…

and carbon. As well, the low surface gravity is a concern is we do not yet know whether human health is damaged over time because of it. The Martian surface is roughly the equivalent size of all the dry land surface here on Earth. It also has no magnetosphere wrapping around the planet like Earth does, however the radiation could be combated by living underground, possibly in existing lava tubes. It is the best candidate planet in the solar system for terraforming, and its gravity is ever…

In this paper I shall go explain the pros and cons of whether or not humans belong in space and why I believe that we must venture into the far reaches of space in order for the human race to survive. Most of my research has come from sites that write articles on space and space exploration as well as the leading authority of space travel, NASA. The side that argues against space travel says that it can be very costly and it is not worth the time and money. They also say that it could do us…