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... January 24, 1986. Voyager 2 discovered four new rings and ten new moons around Uranus. In 1977, the American astronomer James L. Elliot discovered the presence of five rings encircling Uranus in the plane of its equator. Named Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, and Epsilon. Four more rings were discover ...
... January 24, 1986. Voyager 2 discovered four new rings and ten new moons around Uranus. In 1977, the American astronomer James L. Elliot discovered the presence of five rings encircling Uranus in the plane of its equator. Named Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, and Epsilon. Four more rings were discover ...
USOEAstroEducObjectives.pdf
... the optical principles of telescopes. All levels emphasize developing critical thinking skills by understanding science as an investigatory process. Taking a few moments to review these general and astronomy science education content standards suggests a number of appropriate discussion topics when ...
... the optical principles of telescopes. All levels emphasize developing critical thinking skills by understanding science as an investigatory process. Taking a few moments to review these general and astronomy science education content standards suggests a number of appropriate discussion topics when ...
Weeks 11-13
... Troposhere Air Mass Ozone (03) Hydrosphere Biosphere Carbon Dioxide Nitrogen Hydrogen Oxygen El-Nino 3 Greenhouse Effect Global Warming ...
... Troposhere Air Mass Ozone (03) Hydrosphere Biosphere Carbon Dioxide Nitrogen Hydrogen Oxygen El-Nino 3 Greenhouse Effect Global Warming ...
Mon May 27, 2013 THE VENERABLE BEDE FEAST DAY On May
... Interestingly, this eclipse was accurately predicted by Thales, the father of Greek astronomy. Luckily, the Lydians and the Medes were not familiar with this new science. Now I will make a scientific prediction for this evening: three stars will appear in the west at the end of sunset tonight, very ...
... Interestingly, this eclipse was accurately predicted by Thales, the father of Greek astronomy. Luckily, the Lydians and the Medes were not familiar with this new science. Now I will make a scientific prediction for this evening: three stars will appear in the west at the end of sunset tonight, very ...
day 2 - The Solar System Presentation
... dominate their orbits. For example, in 2006 it was determined that Pluto was NOT a true planet because it does not dominate its orbit. ...
... dominate their orbits. For example, in 2006 it was determined that Pluto was NOT a true planet because it does not dominate its orbit. ...
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... radiation from the explosion of a nearby star, or the impact of an asteroid (as is thought to have finished off the dinosaurs at the end of the Cretaceous period). The possibility of a mutated disease organism could cause a widespread pandemic. We have been aware for several generations now that the ...
... radiation from the explosion of a nearby star, or the impact of an asteroid (as is thought to have finished off the dinosaurs at the end of the Cretaceous period). The possibility of a mutated disease organism could cause a widespread pandemic. We have been aware for several generations now that the ...
Document
... If some massive object passes between us and a background light source, it can bend and focus the light from the source, producing multiple, distorted images. ...
... If some massive object passes between us and a background light source, it can bend and focus the light from the source, producing multiple, distorted images. ...
Chapter 17 and 18 Vocabulary Quist
... 44. Our Sun is considered to be a star of this color ______________________ 45. When a star explodes, it is said to have gone __________________ or _______________________ 46. A star that is very small and has so much gravity that electromagnetic energy cannot escape its surface is called a ________ ...
... 44. Our Sun is considered to be a star of this color ______________________ 45. When a star explodes, it is said to have gone __________________ or _______________________ 46. A star that is very small and has so much gravity that electromagnetic energy cannot escape its surface is called a ________ ...
Slide 1
... Detecting exoplanetary life The heat is on for detecting Earth-size planets in habitable zones... If one is found, how could Earthbound scientists look for exoplanetary life? Look for oxygen, methane, or other suspicious compounds in the atmosphere. So far, we have detected atmospheric K, Na, CO2, ...
... Detecting exoplanetary life The heat is on for detecting Earth-size planets in habitable zones... If one is found, how could Earthbound scientists look for exoplanetary life? Look for oxygen, methane, or other suspicious compounds in the atmosphere. So far, we have detected atmospheric K, Na, CO2, ...
CEEES/SC 10110/20110 Planet Earth Our Place in the Universe
... Small rocky bodies that orbit the Sun. Most are in the “Asteroid Belt” (between Mars & Jupiter). Some can reach the size of Texas; have gravity that forms them into a sphere (e.g., Ceres). ...
... Small rocky bodies that orbit the Sun. Most are in the “Asteroid Belt” (between Mars & Jupiter). Some can reach the size of Texas; have gravity that forms them into a sphere (e.g., Ceres). ...
Solar System PPT
... Pluto • The New Horizons spacecraft continues to send back valuable data about Pluto. • New Horizons is expected to travel farther into the Kuiper ...
... Pluto • The New Horizons spacecraft continues to send back valuable data about Pluto. • New Horizons is expected to travel farther into the Kuiper ...
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... circle (over 26,000 years). Direction of north axis moves so that Vega will be the north star in 11,000 years. One seasonal year is NOT the time it takes to go around the Sun. Tropical (seasonal) year is 20 minutes shorter than the sidereal (revolution) year. Current “winter stars” will NOT be the “ ...
... circle (over 26,000 years). Direction of north axis moves so that Vega will be the north star in 11,000 years. One seasonal year is NOT the time it takes to go around the Sun. Tropical (seasonal) year is 20 minutes shorter than the sidereal (revolution) year. Current “winter stars” will NOT be the “ ...
Detection and Properties of Planetary Systems
... • How do planetary systems form? • Is this a common or an infrequent event? • How unique are the properties of our own solar system? • Are these qualities important for life to form? Up until now we have had only one laboratory to test planet formation theories. We need more! ...
... • How do planetary systems form? • Is this a common or an infrequent event? • How unique are the properties of our own solar system? • Are these qualities important for life to form? Up until now we have had only one laboratory to test planet formation theories. We need more! ...
Shape of Earth?
... establish the size of the earth. Study the diagram on P 551 1. Who is credited with the first successful measurement of the earth’s circumference? 2. When did he do this? 3. What two variables did he need to measure in order to calculate the circumference of the earth? 4. Why do you think he chose t ...
... establish the size of the earth. Study the diagram on P 551 1. Who is credited with the first successful measurement of the earth’s circumference? 2. When did he do this? 3. What two variables did he need to measure in order to calculate the circumference of the earth? 4. Why do you think he chose t ...
THE SOLAR SYSTEM An Overview Astronomy is the study of the
... They have solid cores composed of iron, silicates and ice formed from methane, ammonia, and water They are farther from the sun than the terrestrial planets. They experience very low temperatures. The distances between them are very large. They have relatively strong magnetic fields. They have rings ...
... They have solid cores composed of iron, silicates and ice formed from methane, ammonia, and water They are farther from the sun than the terrestrial planets. They experience very low temperatures. The distances between them are very large. They have relatively strong magnetic fields. They have rings ...
Observing the Planets
... out of the inner Solar System by gravitational pull of bigger planets • Small planetesimals collide and form planets -- or are thrown out! ...
... out of the inner Solar System by gravitational pull of bigger planets • Small planetesimals collide and form planets -- or are thrown out! ...
Milky Way bubbly
... of ice (1 g cm –3) and rock (typically 2.5–3 g cm –3, although Earth’s density is 5.5 g cm –3 on average) suggests an interior made of exotic materials such as “hot ice” or “superfluid water”. A theory of planet formation suggests that such a planet formed in the outer parts of a stellar nebula, whe ...
... of ice (1 g cm –3) and rock (typically 2.5–3 g cm –3, although Earth’s density is 5.5 g cm –3 on average) suggests an interior made of exotic materials such as “hot ice” or “superfluid water”. A theory of planet formation suggests that such a planet formed in the outer parts of a stellar nebula, whe ...
History_p1
... 3.Though the physical applications of mathematics may change, the thoughts themselves are eternal and are in another realm of existence. ...
... 3.Though the physical applications of mathematics may change, the thoughts themselves are eternal and are in another realm of existence. ...
Quantity Symbol Value One Astronomical Unit 1 AU 1.50 × 10
... Part I. 1. Describe qualitatively the funny way that the planets move in the sky relative to the stars. Give a qualitative explanation as to why they move this way. 2. Draw a set of pictures approximately to scale showing the sun, the earth, the moon, α-centauri, and the milky way and the spacing b ...
... Part I. 1. Describe qualitatively the funny way that the planets move in the sky relative to the stars. Give a qualitative explanation as to why they move this way. 2. Draw a set of pictures approximately to scale showing the sun, the earth, the moon, α-centauri, and the milky way and the spacing b ...
The Solar System
... • Johannes Kepler (15711630)- propsed that the orbits around the sun were ellipses ...
... • Johannes Kepler (15711630)- propsed that the orbits around the sun were ellipses ...
Diapositiva 1 - Yale University
... Darwin will use a flotilla of six space telescopes, each of which will be at least 1.5 metres in diameter. They will work together to scan the nearby Universe, looking for signs of life on Earth-like planets. At optical wavelengths, a star outshines an Earth-like planet by a billion to one. Part ...
... Darwin will use a flotilla of six space telescopes, each of which will be at least 1.5 metres in diameter. They will work together to scan the nearby Universe, looking for signs of life on Earth-like planets. At optical wavelengths, a star outshines an Earth-like planet by a billion to one. Part ...
Diapositiva 1 - La Escuelona
... are terrestial planets. The are small, and mainly made up of rock. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are called gas giants because the are large and are made up of gases. Natural satellites: are smaller celectial bodies, such as moons, which orbit their planet. ...
... are terrestial planets. The are small, and mainly made up of rock. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are called gas giants because the are large and are made up of gases. Natural satellites: are smaller celectial bodies, such as moons, which orbit their planet. ...
Earth`s Origin & Early Evolution
... More violent and rapid impact accretion. The final stage of accretion has been described as 'runaway accretion'. Planetesimals are swept up into well defined zones around the sun which approximate to the present orbits of the terrestrial planets. The process leads eventually to a small number of lar ...
... More violent and rapid impact accretion. The final stage of accretion has been described as 'runaway accretion'. Planetesimals are swept up into well defined zones around the sun which approximate to the present orbits of the terrestrial planets. The process leads eventually to a small number of lar ...
A_Changing_Planet - Illinois State University
... Discs in a Star Cluster Matthew R. Bate, Ian A. Bonnell, and Volker Bromm The calculation models the collapse and fragmentation of a molecular cloud with a mass 50 times that of our Sun. The cloud is initially 1.2 light-years (9.5 million million kilometres) in diameter, with a temperature of 10 Kel ...
... Discs in a Star Cluster Matthew R. Bate, Ian A. Bonnell, and Volker Bromm The calculation models the collapse and fragmentation of a molecular cloud with a mass 50 times that of our Sun. The cloud is initially 1.2 light-years (9.5 million million kilometres) in diameter, with a temperature of 10 Kel ...
The Waltz of the Planets and Gravity
... • To explain why Venus is never seen very far from the Sun, the Ptolemaic model had to assume that the deferents of Venus and of the Sun move together in lockstep, with the epicycle of Venus centered on a straight line between the Earth and the Sun • In this model, Venus was never on the opposite si ...
... • To explain why Venus is never seen very far from the Sun, the Ptolemaic model had to assume that the deferents of Venus and of the Sun move together in lockstep, with the epicycle of Venus centered on a straight line between the Earth and the Sun • In this model, Venus was never on the opposite si ...
Extraterrestrial life
Extraterrestrial life is life that does not originate from Earth. It is also called alien life, or, if it is a sentient and/or relatively complex individual, an ""extraterrestrial"" or ""alien"" (or, to avoid confusion with the legal sense of ""alien"", a ""space alien""). These as-yet-hypothetical life forms range from simple bacteria-like organisms to beings with civilizations far more advanced than humanity. Although many scientists expect extraterrestrial life to exist, so far no unambiguous evidence for its existence exists.The science of extraterrestrial life is known as exobiology. The science of astrobiology also considers life on Earth as well, and in the broader astronomical context. Meteorites that have fallen to Earth have sometimes been examined for signs of microscopic extraterrestrial life. Since the mid-20th century, there has been an ongoing search for signs of extraterrestrial intelligence, from radios used to detect possible extraterrestrial signals, to telescopes used to search for potentially habitable extrasolar planets. It has also played a major role in works of science fiction. Over the years, science fiction works, especially Hollywood's involvement, has increased the public's interest in the possibility of extraterrestrial life. Some encourage aggressive methods to try to get in contact with life in outer space, whereas others argue that it might be dangerous to actively call attention to Earth.