Mars, Incorporated

The Northern Lights are collisions of gaseous particles in Earth’s atmosphere with charged particles released from the sun’s atmosphere. Variation color are due to the type of gas particles that are colliding. The most common color is a pale yellowish-green is produced by the oxygen molecules located about 60 miles above the Earth. All red auroras are very rare, they are produced by high altitude oxygen at heights of up to 200 miles. Nitrogen produces blue or purplish-red aurora. In the 17th…

The government should continue to fund NASA because according to the History of Space Exploration Project we did, it shows that we weren’t able to see what Earth really looked like until Explorer 6 was launched. This is important because for the longest time, people thought the earth was flat. Then, after that we said it was a sphere. But, we never really knew what Earth looked like until launching a satellite capable of sending pictures of Earth from space. These pictures showed if Earth was…

that Mars was habitable and we wanted to go and live on Mars? Just being in space is dangerous. All these movies about space is actually giving us a warning about what could happen. The Apollo Movies are actual events that happened in astronautics in the early age of space flight and that was just going to the moon. Here are some reasons on why we shouldn't be going to Mars. First of all, going to Mars would cost millions. No, billions, about 6 billion or more. The rover sent to Mars…

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…

While the idea of living on Mars may seem worthless and impractical, the colonization of Mars could have a worthwhile effect on not only the Earth, but the Universe. Space travel has been on hold since the space race in the sixties, but given the current spark in curiosity and drive, the idea of going to Mars is becoming a reality. Having an alternative Earth may seem frivolous, but at the rate at which the Earth itself is depleting, an alternative home planet is the most viable option for…

Giant Impact Theory The moons formation isn't clear to this day, although it does have many theories on its formation. The moons biggest theory is the Giant Impact Theory, which states that a mars sized object strikes earth breaking pieces off, and the gravitational force combines the broken pieces of earth into one, which is known as the Earths moon. The Earths and moons mantle are exactly identical, supporting the impact theory ("Origin of the Moon"). The moon doesn't have any identical…

The Dawn Mission created an image of the Solar System completed by learning both distinct bodies with the same tools on the same spacecraft. In order for the Dawn to carry three science instruments data that will be used in combination to characterize the bodies. The data information that returned from the spacecraft could offer chances for information in our knowledge of how the Solar System shaped. The instruments that are involved are a visible camera, a visible and electromagnetic mapping…

In a recent NASA blog post, Kelsi Singer, a researcher at Southwest Research Institute working on NASA’s New Horizons, goes over an interesting discovery made about Pluto: It seems to have a near infinite supply of nitrogen. Pluto is Gassy The most recent images returned by New Horizons shows that Pluto’s surface is mostly composed of nitrogen, just like Earth’s. There is; however, about a 20 percent difference in composition; Earth’s atmosphere is around ~78 percent nitrogen while Pluto’s is…

After watching Cosmos: When Knowledge Conquers Fear, tons of informative information were shown, which included history about two well-known astronomers / scientists. Neil DeGrasse Tyson, introduced us to comets and gravity, the work of Edmund Halley and Isaac Newton. Learning about the Halley comet on its 76-year trip around the Sun, getting a closer look of Isaac Newton and Edmond Halley’s friendship and how they changed the understanding of the world. While watching, I could understand some…

The Effect of Absurdity in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams is a very unique book and has many different elements that set it apart from other science fiction novels. The story has interesting and relatable characters and the writing style is humorous and clever. However, what really makes this story stand out is the absurdity of some of the things the characters encounter while they travel through the universe after Earth is destroyed.…