The Sun

The culture that i chose to research about their astronomical knowledge and accomplishments is the Mayans. The Mayans believed that astronomy should be a big part of their society and they did just that they had it involved with their religious beliefs the reason they did that was because as quoted in the article Starteach Astronomy “ this ancient science reflected order in the universe and the gods' place in it.” This basically is saying that astronomy explained everything in their society.…

information about the sun or any of the planets in our solar system. Another aspect of the site is that students can learn about the different moons of the planets. This site also contains interesting information about Saturn’s rings. Finally, the students will be able to learn about asteroids, comets, and meteorites. There is an interactive map, which the children could use to select the planet that they would like information on. The map shows the planets relationship to the sun, how the…

that the Earth wobbles as it spins about its axis and the axis changes directions slowly. This precession of Earth is caused due to the combination of both the gravitational pulls of the Sun and the Moon. Because the Earth is not a perfect ball and is fatter in the middle toward the equator the gravity of the sun and the moon pull on this fatter part of the Earth and cause the Earth to wobble. The period of precession is about 26,000 years and during this period…

solar energy helps the environment and how it benefits you. First of all in this letter I will tell you what solar energy is. The word Solar means sun in Latin, According to https://www.nrel.gov/workingwithus/re-solar.html “the sun can be used as a powerful source of energy that can be used to heat, cool, and light our homes and businesses.” Since the sun creates more energy in one hour then everyone in the world in one year, we have a variety of technologies…

of the moon detached from the sky and rolled off the sun.” (889) In this instance, the moon is the devil that covers God’s angelic light from glistening over the land and the people. The experience is life threatening because the moon has created a dark feeling inside of the people that makes them realize that without the sun, everyone with cease to exist. The darkness scares them, and personifying the moon as a black body that covers the sun, signifies the importance that the…

we experience everyday, but did you know all this happens because of the moon, sun, and Earth? As the Earth rotates and revolves, everything changes as we see it. The tides increase and decrease every six hours, and sometimes, they become neap and spring tides due to the Earth, sun, and moon’s positioning. The seasons can change depending on your location because of the relative position of the northern axis to the sun. The eclipses that we experience can cause different things to react. Even…

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 great day finally dawned, It was a bright summers morning in late February. The sun was just rising in the small west coast town of Glinks Gully. The waves were crashing down like thunder but it was a very calm day for the wild west coast. The sound of dirt bikes around the gorge was to hard to resist. I whipped out to the garage and gave my bike a quick check, oiled the chain, topped up with fuel, chucked on my riding gear and slipped the garage door open and I was off like rocket. I got…

For years, astronomers have debated if Pluto is a planet or not. Pluto has been taken off the list of planets, and has now been classified as a Dwarf Planet. According to IAU.org, “A dwarf planet is classified as an object in orbit around the Sun that is large enough to have its own gravity pull itself into a round shape... A dwarf planet may also orbit in a zone that has many other objects in it.” Pluto now falls into the dwarf planet category because of its size and because it is in a zone of…

An important topic is being discussed and it concerns Nicolaus Copernicus. Nicolaus Copernicus was born in Thorn, Poland on February 19, 1473. He was the son of a wealthy merchant. He studied mathematics, medicine, science and astrology at three different Universities. Nicolaus Copernicus later discovered many great findings about our solar system, but none of his discoveries were accepted until his death on May 24, 1543. Indeed there are many opinions about his contributions to the scientific…