Solar System

NASA has been looking into the colonization of Mars since the 1950s. There have been multiple attempts and successes in travel to the “Red Planet”. These missions however, cost upwards of 100 billion dollars and have only consisted of orbiting and probe landings on Mars. NASA has never sent humans to Mars. Most taxpayers dislike the idea of increased funding because they will have to pay more money to the government that could be wasted on failed missions. On the other hand, space travel…

Stellar Nucleosynthesis - The Relationship Between Chemistry & Astronomy The elements that make up Earth originated in the stars through a process called stellar nucleosynthesis. This paper will focus on how the elements impact the Earth, it will provide an in-depth look into how the Earth would be different without certain elements, their chemical makeup, and their location on the periodic table. This paper will focus on the two elements carbon and hydrogen specifically. Earth contains…

Would you rather go to a different planet to live and try something new or stay here on Earth? Because Mars One is sending people on a one way trip to Mars to live and start building a civilization for the other people here on Earth. So would you go live on Mars for the rest of your desirable life or stay here and keep living the life you already are? So reason 1 why you should go to mars with Mars One is because you still get t.v, internet, a cell phone, and everything else but it’s a new…

Being the most undiscovered place, besides the ocean, the planets, the stars, the galaxies, the entire universe has been around and will be around for as long as we know it. Everyday, the place we know as “space” continues to astonish astronomers with new findings and new developments as it keeps expanding day by day. After examining several career opportunities, in order to obtain a career in astronomy, one must consider the financial obligations of college, professional growth and finances and…

• page 630 Our moon is the only natural satellite and it accompanies earth in anuual journey around the sun. The earths moon is unusually large compared to its partner planet. Scientists thought that when earth was forming a piece was sliced off. The Diameter of the moon is 3475 and the earths diameter is 12756, Which is about one fourth of the earths diameter. Most information of the moon come from the Apollo moon missions. Between 1969 and 1972 there have been six spacecraft landings.…

it is no secret that the universe we live in is colossal. Billions of galaxies among galaxies, each of them possibly containing planets and worlds of their own; which begs the question: are we the only living creatures existing in this universe? Up until this moment, scientists have not found any evidence of living things in this universe except here on Earth, but there are many convincing arguments that propose we are not alone. Knowing that there are more planets in the universe than the sum…

Shakespeare utilizes many symbols and motifs throughout Macbeth in order to fulfill a deeper meaning and understanding of the writing. Some motifs that are revealed in Macbeth are fair/foul, clothing, blood, gender role and sleep. Shakespeare also uses the weather to symbolize the tone and uses blood or the sound of knocking to symbolize guilt. The use of motif and symbols allows the audience to have an open interpretation about situations throughout the play. Shakespeare uses fair and foul at…

The zodiac is believed to be a belt of the heavens with eight degrees either facet of the great circle, together with all apparent positions of the sun, moon, and most acquainted planets. Its divided into twelve equal divisions, every section with it's own sign, symbol, and a temperament kind. John Gardner uses this pseudoscience motif in his parallel novel, Grendel, through images of the zodiac in every chapter to reveal the progressive modification of Grendel’s temperament as associated with…

I am sure you have heard of the Empire State Building and the International Space Station. The Empire State Building and the ISS have many differences and similarities. There are main topics about these two structures that I would like to compare. One of them is the size of the two structures. Both of these structures are very big. The price is also big, just like the structure. Along with how big the price and size of the Empire State Building and ISS are, these are both huge accomplishments.…

In this report, I will be discussing two different children’s books. The first book, Goodnight Spaceman, was published in 2016 by Penguin Books Ltd, written by Michelle Robinson, and illustrated by Nick East. Goodnight Spaceman is a bedtime story based on traveling to outer space. The two little boys in the book have a father who is a British ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut. They imagine the experience of spending time with their dad in outer space. The second book, Round is a Tortilla: A…