Solar System

Oxygen has been found lingering in the upper atmosphere on Mars. So why doesn't life exist on the planet? Well for one, it's atomic oxygen. Perhaps one day aliens thrived on the red planet, prancing about in lush green fields with waterfalls of gold. As we know, that's far from the case now. So what happened? Until NASA gives us a logical answer, we might as well say the devil is responsible for the planet's destruction. NASA HOPES TO UNCOVER MARS HISTORY Atomic oxygen affects how gas can…

Heraclides Ponticus and Aristarchus of Samos: “We know that the Earth is (or is not) at rest because...” The two philosophers Heraclides Ponticus and Aristarchus of Samos lived back to back as Ponticus lived from 390 BC – 310 BC and Samos lived 310 BC – 230 BC. Samos was a radical believer in the heliocentric theory of the universe, while Ponticus believed in the geocentric model; however, he believed that the Earth rotated on its axis, but it is at rest otherwise. Should these men have ever…

Imagine a new home without risks. Also, imagine that the entire world lives on the planet Mars. “Mars is only about one-half the diameter on Earth, but both planets have roughly the same amount of dry land surface area, and both planets share some similar elements” according to phoenix.edu (2010). There are many similarities between both planets which are Earth and Mars such as the prospects for generating food, oxygen, and there are places that are appropriate for building. In addition, Mars…

holes to date in the cosmic background. This supermassive black hole contains 17 billions times the mass of the Sun, only slightly smaller than the most massive black hole ever found, which is 21 billion solar masses. For comparison, the black hole at the center of the Milky Way totals only 4 solar masses . This newly found black hole lies in the center of the galaxy NGC 1600, which lies 200 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Eridanus. Supermassive black holes likely form by…

To start off the exhibit is the Precambrian period. The Precambrian period lasted for 4 billion years. Scientists believe that this period where 90%of earth's history was discovered. Life first started evolving, and progresses and changed the planet. Scientists discovered the truth about organic compounds, the first prokaryotic cells and the first meteorites to hit the earth. Scientists believe that some of these meteorites gave rise to organic compounds, or life's building blocks. The Cambrian…

Stars are an appealing component of our universe. Because of our scientific advances, we know more about stars than ever before. They are born, they live, and then they die. How does this process work, though? The answer lies within thermodynamics. Thermodynamics has helped us understand how stars transfer energy and heat. Thermodynamics is a subject of physics that is concerned with heat and temperature. It is used to describe bodies of matter and their internal energy. Thermodynamics helps us…

‘While standing on a bridge on the morning of 3/20/66,... at 01:25, Radioman Third Class John R. Weitlich, saw something he had never seen before... I thought that I was only seeing some lights from the lighthouse.. then at that moment, all the power was cut out in the area, this was after i had noticed a huge, flash of light!.. it appeared to be that there was a big object about 300 to 500 feet off of the ground, this emitted an eerie white light that appeared to pulsate in its intensity. When…

Mesopotamia was the first ancient civilization even though it had crazy laws and different groups of people it was a way of life for some. The meaning for mesopotamia was land between the rivers. These peoples king had his main job and this was to make sure the people were praising their gods. They would make ziggurats which may have been to sacrifice things to the gods because they found burnt fish inside. They would also built these ziggurats to attract gods. They would build them to look…

“Calla, what’s life like on Earth? I’ve never been, but I’ve always wanted to visit and see what life was like on a planet that hadn’t known about life in other parts of the universe for so long,” Ida attempts, trying to make conversation to lighten the dreary mood that had settled on them all once again. “It’s boring, I guess. Nothing notable. And, it’s not like people didn’t know about life in other parts of the universe, it’s just that Earth has done some… fairly questionable things and most…

Asteroid Studies could either help us or just be a waste of time. I believe that Nasa (National, Aeronautics, Space Administration.) should not fund asteroid studies for many reasons.One reason is because of time to get there.Another reason is because of money that Nasa spends.My last reason is the danger of astroids.Do you want to know why I believe this? Time is one important thing that not everyone has.It takes a long time to get to the asteroid belt in space.I believe that studying…