Solar deity

There are many benefits of investing in our space program. There are many reasons why the space program deserves us investing money in it. One of the many ways that investing in the space program is it could pay off in the long run. They are finding places that the human population could possibly move to in the future in case earth is in jeopardy in someway. America and other places all around the world are also finding out ways to mine asteroid incase earth runs out of resources. Those are…

A recent study on Mars’s geology causes a paradigm shift to researchers’ perspective of the red planet. Felsic rocks that thought to not exist on Mars are now identified. Overall, these findings alter the understanding of the geologic complexity and magmatic activity of Mars. Prior knowledge of Mars’s geology was rather simple; consisting of one type of rock formation in contrast to Earth’s diverse and complex geology. Felsic rocks such as granite, are common in subduction zones on Earth (Wray…

We researched Pluto’s orbit, physical properties, and history to give us a broad understanding of what Pluto is like and to see if a mission to Pluto would be feasible and beneficial to NASA. We found that Pluto has a unique orbit compared to other planets — it is both extremely elliptical and sometimes crosses Neptune's orbit. Pluto is also incredibly small and cold. It contains ice on it’s surface and was only discovered about 100 years ago. Because of what I learned, I believe that It would…

The video we watched in lab, “Life and Death of a Star,” gave us incredible information regarding the life cycle of a star. There are billions of stars out there and in our galaxy, we have about four billion. Stars, which are ignited by the power of the atom, burning with light, heat and wrath, stars are anything but peaceful. They collide, devour each other, and explode in enormous supernovas. These “supernovas” are known to be the largest explosion in the universe. Throughout the video, we…

The S.E.T.I. Institute With there currently being an estimated amount of seventy-five billion tons of living things on this planet that we call Earth, there is a possibility that there are more living things out there in space, either in this galaxy, or in another. People like to refer to the beings that may or may not exist in space as “aliens.” This term does not fit the description well, because you can also refer to a person who is from a different country or nation as an alien. The term…

Space Shuttle The space missions by NASA involve the exploration of our space by pushing for more scientific and technical skills. It is indeed useful for us in addressing the fundamental concerns especially concerning the solar system. Through space missions, the exploration is expanded by using the technology. The missions are essential in integrating technology in form of robotic missions (Xu, & Kanade, 2010). For any successful endeavor as observed in the science center. The translunar space…

A Lack of this protective layer is a key factor in what may have caused the depletion of the atmosphere on Mars. Without protection, Mars’ atmosphere may have been stripped off from solar wind particles over the 4.5 billion years of its existence. Dr. Tamppari also talked about NASA’s thousands of detections of minerals. Certain locations have layers of minerals that required a lot of water, and show that the environment has transitioned…

William Herschel was a British scientist and astronomer who lived and studied during the late 18th century. He had a particular fascination with space and everything it contained, and he made it his goal to understand “the construction of the heavens”. The search for new astronomical objects during Herschel’s time was huge, and at one point during his studies, he began to become very intrigued by the discovery of nebulae. This interest of Herschel was partly due to the studies of another fellow…

answer to! Will they last millions of years? Billions of years? I’ll just have to wait and see… Although one planet was extremely fortunate, I cannot say the same for one of my other planets. An asteroid came and nearly obliterated a planet in my solar system. This saddens me greatly because this planet had an atmosphere, and great potential for life. This planet won’t be having life on it soon, although I am extremely grateful for the one planet that does have life on it. Year 4,278,289,073:…

If you ever happen to turn on The History Channel, you'll notice that the channel has gone from showing actual moments in history to hypothetical moments in history that probably never happened at all. Ancient Aliens is basically a show that shows people with little to no educational background in an subject close to Astronomy. For Example: That guy with the crazy hair, Giorgio A. Tsoukalos, is a 1998 graduate of Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York, with a bachelor's degree in sports information…