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removed from the planet list and was classified as a dwarf plant. This not only changed countless textbooks across the globe, it has removed a little piece from the hearts of all that learned and loved the last little guy in line; far, far across the solar system. “Smaller than the Earth’s moon, Pluto was discovered in 1930 and was considered the ninth planet. A girl in Britain, then 11 years old is credited with naming Pluto after the Roman god of the underworld.” (Plant No More) This…

Try to imagine for a little while that you live in a world without a lot of air. Breathable, inhalable air. Imagine whatever scenario you like; a radiated wasteland, an underwater research facility, a futuristic space ship, a groundbreaking colony on Mars. In this world, imagine that fresh air is both a scarcity and a commodity. Here it is treated like an item, a material good to be bought and sold as if it were an object. An item that with every tick of your heartbeat you need more of to…

volcanic 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.…

of microwaves, radio waves and x-rays. One interesting phenomenon caused by the Sun is its solar winds. These winds are composed of energized particles that are given off by the Sun. The energy that is then produced from these stellar winds do their part in providing warmth for Earth, and it even has an impact on the weather. If it were not for the Earth’s defined atmosphere, the Sun’s radiation and solar winds could cause potential harm to all life forms. As mentioned before, the process that…

to discover just what the origin of comets is while understanding just what the relationship between comets and the interstellar material they disburse during flight of which is considered by many is regarded by many, to be the origin of the entire Solar System. “Stardust ,”will be the first spacecraft to witness, at close proximity, how a comet changes as it approaches the increasing intensity of the Sun’s radiation. The comet’s atmosphere was expected at this time to go in a coma state and…

For our lab presentations, Natalie Lutz and I chose to research other planetary systems. We knew this was a topic that would lightly be discussed in class and therefore decided we could educate our peers further on the topic. It offered a look into the different types of ways planetary systems are discovered and the different ones that have already been discovered. Extrasolar planets are defined as planets rotating around other stars- or remnants of stars. This is comparable to our planet…

The Tysons decision provoked many strong responses from visitors. The visitors insisted that Pluto had returned. In 2006, the International Astronomical Union followed Tyson's lead and Pluto was officially labeled as a dwarf planet. Currently The Solar System only eight planets. To this day Tyson is considered to be the man who “killed” Pluto. In 2014, Tyson was the host and was the executive editor of a hit 13-episode television series entitled COSMOS: A Spacetime Odyssey. Tyson is also is…

Miral Heights Alternative Subdivision General Information New name: Crakatoa General: approx. 151,000 m2 (37 acres) Location: 49°6’21.82 N 117°41’2.76 W. Elevation: 521m. BEC zone: ICHxm (hot and dry). Site Characteristics: One ephemeral creek and one year-round creek (headwater at 1260ft) Randall Creek. Site is 1.6km from highway 3 and 443m from landfill. Minimal shade, direct south facing properties in shallow bowl with some sheltered areas. Varied terrain for livestock purposes and flat…

Humanity has an inherent drive for superior understanding of our Solar system and to find environment similar to that of planet Earth which could contain life. As consequence, there have been several space missions to analyse climate, assess data and search for geological evidences of life. With net expenditure of approximately three billion dollars, the Cassini-Huygens space mission to Saturn system was a joint assignment among finest space agencies; National Aeronautics and Space…

Margot’s initial exclusion from the other students may speak to difficulties of integrating people into a new society. In the short story “All Summer In a Day” (Short Story) Margot struggles to fit in with the other children every day, as she does not get along with them due to her birth on Earth. The children, and in particular William, hold power over her due to her differences. With Margot being frail and mismatched, she is easy to take advantage of and, therefore, William exercises his…