Sun Wukong

In comparison to the outer planets, they are small in size, made of denser materials, and lack a huge numbers of moons. Even though they share these common traits, they are still very different from each other. Mercury is the closest planet to the sun, yet its surface is either extremely hot or extremely cold due to the slow rotation of the planet on it's axis and the lack of atmosphere. It is also unique in that it's core is about 75% of its diameter, possibly due to an impact by a large body…

Scientists and astronomers are always trying to find out more and more about the outside world. The rings of Saturn are one phenomenon that astronomers are continuing to study. Just recently, it was revealed that these scientists who were studying these rings came to a few surprising theories. THEORY NUMBER 1 ON THE SATURN RINGS It has been concluded by astronomers that the more opacity that something has doesn't mean that it has more mass. They came to this conclusion while studying the rings…

atoms would have been ground up and used to fuel the black hole. It is this fear of the unknown that is the scariest thing about a black hole. How could we mitigate the effects of a force of nature that eats stars? Further explanation Black holes are suns that have collapsed in on them selves because they have gained to much…

In the past 15 years, astronomers have achieved leaps and bounds in terms of spotting exoplanets. It had gone from producing no results to being possible. One method, known as Transit, involves continually observing stars and noting whenever spots of it become dimmer. By calculating how much of the star’s light was dimmed, astronomers can also indicate the approximate size of the planet’s radius. It can also tell astronomers what the atmosphere of an exoplanet consists of by looking at the light…

The article I had chosen came from the magazine Astronomy and it titled “How moon dust will put a ring around Mars.” Phobos, one of the larger martian moons is making its way towards Mars and will eventually hit the gravitational line of Mars. The force will break apart this moon and in result, Phobos will turn into boulders, rocks ,and dust orbiting Mars. Pieces of the moon that do not fall into the orbit will end up crashing into the surface of Mars, causing more craters. This is predicted to…

The soft breeze blew my hair back. The fresh autumn feel and the excitement within me sent a shiver down my back. I could smell the salty ocean. I was standing atop the hill in front on my house over looking the ocean. My breath formed little clouds as I breathed out warm air. I watched as down below the sailors unloaded cargo where the ships docked. The tide was high and kept spraying them slightly with the ocean water. I grew impatient and turned and sprinted back up to the house. Mother sat…

“Story vs. Story vs. Story” All three of these stories have something in common. What they have in common is setting. Setting is where, when, and what happens in the story. All of these stories have setting and all of settings will be shown in this essay. You will learn every setting detail in each story. The setting for “ The Lottery” is in a small, over crowded town. The story takes place in the town square. This is where the “lottery” happens. Everyone in town gathers around here to draw a…

11 — Astronomers have limited in on a more exact gauge of the TRAPPIST-1 framework. Researchers trust the star and its exoplanets are in the vicinity of 5.4 and 9.8 billion years of age — as much as twice as old as our close planetary system. The sun was conceived 4.5 billion years back. In February, NASA declared the disclosure of seven Earth-sized planets circling TRAPPIST-1, a ultra-cool smaller person found 40 light-years away. Three of the seven planets are situated inside the star's…

The park was fascinating, with the dark green leaves blowing and the sound of quiet guitar and deer feet and clumps of toddler’s shoes. The grass was dancing under my feet as I ran, quietly, efficiently, streaks of brown after my soles. I laughed quietly with nature, but I didn’t make a sound. Nara Park. A quiet, resting place. Wildlife in a bustling city of sounds, colors, and time. The scent of leaves and grass filled the air as I walked the streets of Nara. Concrete. Step. Step. Step. A…

The most interesting part of the Flint River Aquarium was the planetarium. My first time in the planetarium is when I was very young so I really didn’t understand it. In the planetarium it’s like a movie theater, but instead of looking straight you look upward. They showed us the planets and tested our memory of the moon phases. After the planetarium movie was over we went to the Thronateeska. When we got to the Thronateeska, my group started with archelogy where we had to find ten buried items.…