Moons of Jupiter

“Houston, we have lift off” For thousands of years people have wondered what is beyond our planet in the night sky. Is it just stars? Are there planets outside of our home, Earth? The answer is yes not only are there planets, but moons, stars, galaxies and other solar systems. Thanks to great astronomers such as Galileo, Copernicus , Johannes Kepler, Edwin Hubble and many other great minds we have made these ground-breaking discoveries. Not until the latter half of the 20th century did we…

『Prologue: Beginning of the End』 In the year of December 2045, A new planet discovered by NASA and JAXA; the planet was so dark, even a single light can't espy and reflected so they decided to enter the unknown planet to discover any life on it. Five days later, Team ϴ-Wings from NASA and Team Σ-Tsubasa form JAXA didn't return from the unknown planet, some said that there were some dimensional breakdown phenomenon during time to time, causing them to travel into a parallel universe, others said…

a splendid idea to put time and money into building a space station on the moon or mars, it is not the brightest idea. It is not such a magnificent idea to put time and money into building a space station on the moon or mars because not many people fly to space, the space station could mess up, and asteroids could damage the space station. First and foremost, time and money put into building a space station on the moon or mars is not a superior idea because not very many people fly to space.…

‘While standing on a bridge on the morning of 3/20/66,... at 01:25, Radioman Third Class John R. Weitlich, saw something he had never seen before... I thought that I was only seeing some lights from the lighthouse.. then at that moment, all the power was cut out in the area, this was after i had noticed a huge, flash of light!.. it appeared to be that there was a big object about 300 to 500 feet off of the ground, this emitted an eerie white light that appeared to pulsate in its intensity. When…

On September 19, 1783, people gathered around Versailles. They eagerly awaited the exciting demonstration: the first hot air balloon flight with animals inside. They filled the balloon with hot air while the mesmerized people waited patiently. Flight was a foreign concept to them and people were skeptical if land animals could survive the flight. After they fastened basket on the bottom, they put a rooster, duck, and sheep into it. The flight began and astronomers reported it got up to 1600 feet…

before the Soviet Union whose October 1957 launch shocked America and set the race in motion. But the two losses didn’t stop America who put the first man on the moon in1969. Shortly after Gagarins success, President Kennedy asked his top advisors “what can we do to beat these guys” the conferred for a few weeks and came up with a moon landing(Wall). By the end of Apollo, the United States had spent 25 billion dollars, more than 100 billion dollars in today’s…

We will be exploring the theme of “Childhood Dreams” through various mediums of art. Each piece in the exhibit has been chosen to represent the theme and provide a profound experience. Our personal childhood may be far from our mind, as many of us no longer have the time to think about it as we rush through our everyday lives. Perhaps some of us have forgotten our childhood dreams; or maybe some of us are living them, but have forgotten the thrill we once found in them. These works of art will…

Kent Rominger is a former American astronaut and a former captain in the Navy. He was born and raised in Del Norte, Colorado. Kent Rominger, has been on 5 space missions, some of which include, STS-100, STS-80, and STS-73. His first spaceflight, was as the pilot of STS-73 which launched on October 20, 1995. The STS-73 was the second United States Microgravity Laboratory mission which focused on biotechnology, materials science, combustion science, and many other scientific experiments. He…

opening in the wall. The One interpretation of the moon gate is that it is complete, representing and celebrating the cohesiveness of the family. This complete circle provides entry to a pathway for the family members to return home to celebrate one another. It also symbolizes birth and renewal. The birth of a new moon becomes the way in which time is marked and the new comes about.Yet another interpretation is that the moon gate is, like the moon, a connection to other planets and other worlds.…

“The Moon is distant from the Sea” by Emily Dickinson is about a strained relationship between a man and a woman through analogy. Dickinson does this by equating them to the moon and the tides of the sea. The woman is also referred to as an “ Amber Hand” which is a description for an angel. The woman -the speaker- far from the man but still she guides him. She an angel with her light guiding him as if he were a young boy needing guidance through life. The man never missing what happens or what…