Moon River

Dark: A Story of the Stars Long ago, before the night was filled with life and the beauty of the stars and moon, all was dark and empty. When the sun set and darkness rose, everyone would stay inside and hide away. All except for one, Luna, she dwelled in the darkness of the night. When all were asleep, she would go out with nothing but a candle to light her path. She would go down to the river and try to do magic by the candlelight. Luna would try and try until she passed out crying out of…

Scientists believe that at one time Venus had a moon. They believe that it was “slammed” early, and a piece of it was possibly a moon that drifted away. However, Venus does interact with our moon. Venus appears to be nearby our moon in the night sky and is the brightest object in the night sky besides our moon. It’s so bright that it’s known as the “Morning Star” and “Evening Star”, because it can be seen at night and occasionally…

The Search For Life on Other Planets/Moons For years and years scientists have had mars in their crosshairs when discussing life on other planets within our solar system. Now say we discover that mars is completely lifeless in every way possible. Is there any other possibility of life in our solar system? The answer to that question is in the moons of Jupiter. More specifically the moon europa. There is no absolute proof because scientists have not had the opportunity to land anything…

The Moon has not always sat in the sky watching over the Earth and all its inhabitants. No. In fact the Moon used to wander the earth just like any creature or human does now - as did the Sun. This is the story of what she did before she sat up in the sky. This is the story of the Moon and her only friend. The Sun was loved by all. His heart was warm and his smile was bright. His hands were strong hands that as they touched the earth could make bright green plants sprout from even the driest…

In ancient Chinese poetry, the entire universe was stated as a huge egg in nothingness. This egg contained Yin and Yang mixed together in chaos. Pangu, a strong being, slept in this egg for eighteen thousand years. Pangu has been described as a giant hairy and primitive man for thousands of years. He has two horns on top of his head, and often wore fur. When Pangu had awoken, he had realized that he was left in complete darkness, unable to move and see. He proceeded to stretch his arms and broke…

On July 15 our astronomy lab met on the roof of Kimpel Hall to observe several objects in our night’s sky. Using a 10-inch diameter telescope we were lucky enough to have a mostly clear sky to view in this order: Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and the Moon. Viewing these celestial bodies in person is truly one of the most exciting and core tenets of astronomy. With our telescope we were able to see firsthand and notice some of the distinct characteristics of the different objects. First we looked…

Part A: 1. Where did the culture you have chosen originate from? The culture I have chosen originated from China. It was developed by Taoist monks a couple hundred years after Lao Zi who was believed to have been born in 571 BCE. 2. What is a brief outline of the cultural explanation chosen? China has a variety of creation stories but the most well-known one is about P’an Ku. Long ago there was a time when neither heaven nor earth existed. Everything was in darkness, unformed and unseparated…

between fixed points, and Ultima grabbed hold of him and put him to rest, in the middle of the two points. This idea is represented by this image, with the scorching sun of the wild llano juxtaposed with the soft grass cascaded by the luminescence of the moon; the Luna and the Marez. But now in between these two opposites does not stand Ultima. It is Antonio between the Luna and the Marez; he holds his eyes closed with a peaceful stature, displaying his utmost care for each side in the middle…

interested in building and flying model rockets. He was aiming for the skies long before his life’s journey took him around the far side of the Moon…

tell that we are talking about a robot in space. This is no ordinary robot. It is a special robot that can withstand heat that no human can, and can take a video for all humans to see, but that isn’t why he is so special. This robot has been to the Moon, and more importantly, Mars.The opportunity rover has been on the surface of Mars for more than eight years, but sadly the spirit rover only made it to six years. Opportunity and the Spirit rover are NASA’s twin Mars Rovers. NASA's Spirit rover…