Planetary system

surface of terrestrial planets are very rocky and contain metal. It is believed that our planets form from nebulas. A nebula is a cloud of interstellar gas and dust. According to Nola Taylor Redd contributor of space.com “4.6 years ago, the solar system was a cloud of dust and gas know as a solar nebula. With the rise of the sun, the remaining material began to clump up. Small particles drew together, bound by the force of gravity, into larger particles. The solar wind swept away lighter…

equivalent of N, if N is the number of intelligent species in the universe that are communicating amongst each other right now. The Principle of Mediocrity is essentially the assumption of similarity throughout the universe, pertaining to this solar system being the original copy. It allows for scientists to obtain the physiological position using the knowledge previously discovered about the Milky Way and Earth, and…

Astronomy for Kids. The URL for the site is: http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm. The user of this site would be: the students. On this site the student will be able to find information about the sun or any of the planets in our solar system. Another aspect of the site is that students can learn about the different moons of the planets. This site also contains interesting information about Saturn’s rings. Finally, the students will be able to learn about asteroids, comets, and…

In order to determine whether this is a classification that should be adopted, we must ask: is this classification useful? The requirement that a planet be round is a factor in whether geological and planetary processes can occur, and so is a useful distinction. The requirement that a planet clear other objects of its orbit is, I think, also a useful classification. Studying how different celestial bodies interact with each other is an important part of…

astronomical knowledge was continued by other cultures such as Greece and eventually Europe. (Smith, 2016) The Babylonians whole way of life was surrounded by their advanced astronomical knowledge, which lead to the start of today’s understanding of Planetary Science and will continue to help continue the discovery of many more discoveries in the Solar…

Neptune is one of the four large planets in our Solar System known as Gas Giants. It is the eighth planet in order from the Sun, and was seen through a telescope for the first time on the 23rd of September 1846. Keeping to the traditional naming system used for all the previous planets, Neptune was given its name based on the Roman god of the sea, in reference to Greek and Roman mythology. General Information: Neptune has a vivid blue colouration to its layer of cloud cover. Higher…

a part of our solar system ever since its formation billion of years ago. Asteroids have a distinct formation, which gives each one its own physical characteristics that help researchers to classify these asteroids, and sometimes, depending on the size, they are given a name at the time they are discovered. Asteroids can also have a huge impact on Earth; some are capable of even causing a global disaster. Asteroids are said to be leftover particles from when the solar system was formed. Early…

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.…

There could actually be planets that are doubles of our own. Meaning, that there could be mirrors of our very own solar system the earth, and even us! In these worlds all possible decisions would be played out. For example on one planet you might have decided not to go to the mall yesterday or a fast food chain you like might not even exist. NOw I know what you’re thinking…

active in our Solar System, Europa, which is covered in frozen water, which could be covering a slushy, liquid ocean of water, Ganymede, this moon is actually larger than Mercury, and happens to be the only moon in the Solar System that generates a magnetic field on its own, and Callisto, whose surface has some small craters which show indications of recent geologic activity, but is mostly heavily cratered, some of which may have occurred shortly after the creation of the Solar System. These…