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    observed an intriguing celestial object that is known today as the Dumbbell Nebula or M27 as Messier named it in his catalogue of unclear nebulous objects. As many other similar objects were observed, astronomer noticed their similarity to the disk of a planet and that explains the reason behind their name, Planetary Nebulae (PNe). However, the nature of these objects stayed mysterious until 1864 when William Huggins was able to obtain the first spectrum of a PN, the Cat’s Eye Nebula. This…

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    this book was intimidating at first, deGrasse Tyson offers the easiest explanations of what he talks about. Such information the book contains are: the hunk of matter, we live on called Earth and its relationships to the sun, asteroids, and other planets. The book deGrasse Tyson writes also dives into the unknown world of dark matter and energy, light, what’s between the galaxies, and stars. Throughout the book, deGrasse Tyson explains how the spiritual beliefs people hold can be explained using…

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    society come together in an effort to rebuild and realize the dangers of capital when reaching towards scientific goals. Earth is the only known planet to sustain life in our reality. Our unique planet does…

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    Mercury's Solar System

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    Planets of Front Solar System Mercury - Surface of Mercury is most similar to the lunar surface, and covered by many craters and basins, suggesting that the planet in the geological dormant for millions of years. The main relief shapes on Mercury are plateaus "moon-like", wrinkled ridges called the dorsum, mountain ranges, basins, canyons. The ground of Mercury has crumbled due to the impact of meteorites and soil erosion due to rapid daily variations in temperature. Overall…

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    Milky Way Research Paper

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    The Milky Way is the galaxy our sun is in. It is most important to us humans because its our home. When you look up at the night sky and see a bright strip of clustered stars, that is the center of our galaxy. The ancients describes this as a river, as milk and as a path. The latin name for the Milky Way is Via Lactea. That means “the road of milk.” The greeks called our galaxy, Galaxias kyklos or milky circle. The greeks called it the “milky circle” because of the myth. The greek myth is that…

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    The Greek philosopher Aristotle was the first scientist to argue that the earth is round. He proved his theory by concluding that the spherical shadow cast on the moon during a solar eclipse must be because the earth is also spherical (Stern, 2004). This early reasoning has since been backed up and proven by many scientist for centuries. However, there is a group existing presently called the Flat Earth Society. This cluster of individuals choose to believe that the earth is actually flat and…

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    Ever wonder who discovered that the Sun is in the middle of the solar System? Nicholas Copernicus was a Renaissance scientist. He discovered that the Earth was NOT in the center of the universe, but rather the sun in the middle of the solar system. During Copernicus’s life events; his important influences, discoveries, and the way we use his discoveries are extremely important to us today. Copernicus had important life events that not only changed his life, but changed the world’s future.…

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    Exoplanet Research Paper

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    is a system that contains millions of stars, gas and dust held together by gravitational attraction. A black hole is a place in space where the gravitational force is immense, making the escape of matter and radiation impossible. An exoplanet is a planet that orbits a star, other than the sun, beyond our solar system. By choosing these targets, I wish to learn about how the first galaxies were formed, why black holes have such a high amount of gravitational attraction, and are there any signs of…

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    system it has more mass than all the other planets combined. The Oort Cloud is leftovers from the formation of the formation of the solar system nearly 5 billion years ago. This cloud is something no one ever seen…

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    “The Conquest of Space and the Stature of Man” is a chapter in “Between Past and Future”. The book is written by Hannah Arendt. In this chapter, she is mainly talking about the relationship between space and the stature of man, and how they affect each other. At the beginning of the chapter, Arendt asks a question to the readers which is directly related to the topic: “ Has man’s conquest of space increased or diminished his stature? ” (page 260). The answers are diverse, but there are no…

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