Venus of Urbino

Hey everyone! Did you know that it rains on different worlds? On Earth when stuff falls from the sky, what do we see? Well it varies depending on the temperature but you can rest assured that what you see and feel is water. The stuff is everywhere! It comes in different forms such as liquid and a solid. So how is rain formed? Rain happens through a process called the water cycle. Simply put, water is evaporated from sources like rivers, lakes and oceans and rises into the air. As temperatures…

The surface of Venus was mapped in 1991 by the Magellan expedition, which revealed evidence of extensive volcanic activity on the planet--yet the timing of this volcanic activity remains a mystery. About 80 percent of Venus' surface is covered in volcanic material. Most of the volcanoes are believed to be inactive, yet there is some evidence to suggest more "recently" activity ("recent" in this context meaning within the last 500 million years). There are no lava nor caldera (craters created…

In All Summer In a Day , Bradbury explains that jealousy and fear can lead you down a path of bad things. He shows the readers this with a character named Margot, who is different from all the other kids on Venus. And the so called normal kids on Venus have a over looming fear that she does remember the warmth and brightness of the sun, leading them to bully her. The kids who don’t remember the sun become jealous of her memories on earth and try to block her out of anything that they do. If…

The Search For Life on Other Planets/Moons For years and years scientists have had mars in their crosshairs when discussing life on other planets within our solar system. Now say we discover that mars is completely lifeless in every way possible. Is there any other possibility of life in our solar system? The answer to that question is in the moons of Jupiter. More specifically the moon europa. There is no absolute proof because scientists have not had the opportunity to land anything…

Exploration to Destruction Since man has been put on the Earth there has always been a curiosity for the unknown, especially for what lies beyond the Earth. We have gone from only being able to see the moon and stars with our naked eyes to studying Pluto and landing on the Moon. There are many different ways that we discover planets and many different components that we study. Some examples of what we use to find planets are the Doppler Effect, Astrometry, Transit Photometry, and Direct Imaging…

Introduction The Venera Soviet missions consisted of several space probes sent to Venus (University of Oregon). Venera 13 and 14 were part of the 1981 Venus launch opportunity (University of Oregon). Venera 13 and 14 were built identically the same and they launched 5 days apart (Ivankov, NASA Archive). Venera 14 was the last lander within the Venera series. The Soviet Academy of Sciences (U.S.S.R) funded the Venera 14 mission (Ivankov, NASA Archive). The launch site was located at Tyuratam…

There are many mysteries the universe holds for us such as new galaxies, planets believed to have atmospheres with the possibilities of life, or even dwarf planets being discovered every day. I chose to write about the dwarf planet Ceres, according to Elizabeth Howell, (Space.com Contributor), “it was first discovered by Sicilian astronomer Giuseppe Piazzi on Jan. 1, 1801, in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, the closest dwarf planet to Earth.” [1] I took a huge interest in finding out…

Global warming or climate change is the gradual increase of Earth’s temperature over time, through the greenhouse effect. The greenhouse effect is the rising carbon level in the atmosphere, trapping radiation, and heating the Earth. Humans are depending on fossil fuels that release these emissions. Though we have increasingly started depending on renewable resources that don’t release these harmful gases into the atmosphere, we can already see the effects today and if this doesn’t stop now the…

The old miller in the tales of the Chaucer 's tale is not the only one with a very critical perspective of marriage. In fact in the Tale of the Wife of Bath has a complete different outlook compare to the miller. In the prologue of the Tale of the Wife of Bath, she gives an autobiography of how she stumped those foolish men as a self -justification for her behavior. She states in the beginning of the tale: "Experience, though no authority Were in this world, would be enough for me To speak of…

I’ve been on this ship with the Hesperis crew for two months now. We are somewhere in the middle of space between Earth and Venus. Travelling to Venus takes about 5 months, which means I still have three months of living (a very generous term for this situation in my opinion) in a 300 ft3 room with three other people [1, 2]. Trust me it’s not fun. It is difficult enough to live in a cramped living area by myself. The most common topic when discussing human space travel is the effects radiation…