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    Trappist-1 Research Paper

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    TRAPPIST-1 twice as old as our close planetary system 0 BY/ON 13 AUGUST 2017 SCIENCE Aug. 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…

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    There are many legends/stories surrounding the discovery of Saturn. According to mythology, the Assyrians were the first people to record sightings of Saturn. They spotted Saturn as a bright light and named it the Star of Ninib, in honor of the Assyrian sun god of springtime. Later the Greeks and Romans had their own ideas of this strange wandering planet. The Greeks named it Cronus, ruler of the Titans. The Romans later changed the planet’s name to Saturn. Both cultures identified Saturn as the…

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    The Kuiper Belt

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    The existence of the Kuiper Belt was hypothesized by Gerard Kuiper in 1951. Kuiper described an expanse of icy space material beyond Neptune as the only explanation for short-lived comets. However, that anomaly was not the sole phenomenon the Kuiper Belt and its contents helped explain. The Kuiper Belt’s primordial origins have established it as one of the most helpful tools to aid in learning more about the solar system’s beginning. Its existence debunks the original theory of the belt’s…

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    Pluto: A Dwarf Planet

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    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 other same-sized objects known as…

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    Pluto Research Paper

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    Pluto is known as “dwarf planet” in the planetary system. Also, it’s called the “Dwarf Planet” because of its size. It could be called a “plutoid” because it’s farther out into space. Pluto is occasionally closer to the sun than other times because of the oval orbit. Pluto has five moons, which are Kerberos, Styx, Nix, Hydra, and Charon. Because of the New Horizons information and pictures this data has helped scientists learn more about Pluto. Pluto was discovered in 1930 by an astronomer…

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    Enceladus Accomplishments

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    Saturn's geologically active moon Enceladus, with a diameter of approximately 505 kilometres, is small enough to fit inside the borders of India. Despite it’s small size and large distance from the, the unique conditions on this moon make it one of the most promising sites for hosting life in the Milky Way. In consice term, we can make this conjecture because there are hydrothermal vents spread across Enclelads which spew water vapour and granulated ice prticles from an underground ocean. The…

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    In 1906 Percival Lowell, who was a wealthy Bostonian who founded Lowell Observatory, started a search for a ninth planet in our solar system which he called planet X. But as Percival was looking for it he died in 1916 with no prevail, he had gotten pictures but planet X was very faint in the pictures, and so after 10 years the search for the planet began again but this time a 23 year old astronomer named Clyde Tombaugh who proved the existence of the mysterious planet in 1930; the planet was…

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    Pluto is widely known as the tiniest planet in the solar system. Pluto is also the ninth planet closest to the sun. Pluto is now referred to as a ‘dwarf planet’ and is the smallest than any other the other planets. Though smaller than the popular planets in the solar system, Pluto is the largest dwarf planet. Some time ago, Pluto was discharged and lost its’ title to be declared a planet thanks to scientists and geographers. It is a planet that has been long overdue some attention apart from…

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    Pluto: A Planet

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    different like the burnt chip. Pluto is the same like the other chip just a little unrelated to the other planets.Pluto is a planet because it complies with two requirements to be a planet.Pluto orbits around the sun,and Pluto also spherical.Pluto is dwarf planet like the others in the our solar system. To be a planet you have to orbit around the sun.Pluto orbits around the sun like the other planets.Pluto's orbit is inclined at 17-degrees.It takes pluto 248 years to fully orbit around…

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    Space Exploration And Colonization Space exploration is a wonderous thing that some people could only dream about happening.Being able to see the cosmos and floating in the nothingness, see stars, explore planets and other solar systems. There's just something extravagant about it, nevertheless it can also be dangerous and can kill you if you're not prepared just think of the climate on other planets.We also produce lots of litter when leaving earth's atmosphere but we could…

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