friends of the planetarium newsletter - june 2010
... has transformed the appearance of the solar system's largest planet, one of Jupiter's two main cloud belts has completely disappeared. "This is a big event," says planetary scientist Glenn Orton of NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab. "We're monitoring the situation closely and do not yet fully understand wha ...
... has transformed the appearance of the solar system's largest planet, one of Jupiter's two main cloud belts has completely disappeared. "This is a big event," says planetary scientist Glenn Orton of NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab. "We're monitoring the situation closely and do not yet fully understand wha ...
Understanding the Biosphere
... Our star, the Sun… • Is one of the millions of stars in the Milky Way galaxy • Has 9 planets orbiting around…the Solar System • Each planet – is different from others ...
... Our star, the Sun… • Is one of the millions of stars in the Milky Way galaxy • Has 9 planets orbiting around…the Solar System • Each planet – is different from others ...
Saturn is the only planet in our Solar System less den
... as huge and complex as the Universe created out of nothing? ...
... as huge and complex as the Universe created out of nothing? ...
Astronomy Quiz 2
... 9. The objects people refer to as shooting stars are often meteors burning up in Earth’s atmosphere. If a meteor does not burn up but strikes Earth, it is called a. An asteroid c. A meteoroid b. A meteorite d. A satellite 10. Rocky bodies that orbit between Mars and Jupiter are _______________. a. ...
... 9. The objects people refer to as shooting stars are often meteors burning up in Earth’s atmosphere. If a meteor does not burn up but strikes Earth, it is called a. An asteroid c. A meteoroid b. A meteorite d. A satellite 10. Rocky bodies that orbit between Mars and Jupiter are _______________. a. ...
Know wonder sunmoonearth
... Things besides planets orbit the sun. Pluto is now a dwarf planet Because they thought it was way too small. It’s not close enough to our solar system. It takes the earth 365 to go around the sun. A new planet X. Sun is a huge star. Made out of burning gasses. The earth is an Inner core outer core a ...
... Things besides planets orbit the sun. Pluto is now a dwarf planet Because they thought it was way too small. It’s not close enough to our solar system. It takes the earth 365 to go around the sun. A new planet X. Sun is a huge star. Made out of burning gasses. The earth is an Inner core outer core a ...
AST101_lect_18
... •Fi: fraction of cases where intelligent life develops •Fc: fraction of intelligent life that develops technological civilizations •L: lifetimes of a technological civilization •T: age of the Galaxy Note: N*/T = R*, the rate of star formation in the Galaxy. You will see this term in some formulation ...
... •Fi: fraction of cases where intelligent life develops •Fc: fraction of intelligent life that develops technological civilizations •L: lifetimes of a technological civilization •T: age of the Galaxy Note: N*/T = R*, the rate of star formation in the Galaxy. You will see this term in some formulation ...
`It`s Raining, It`s Pouring`
... with regard to the hotly debated topic of whether or not there is life on Mars. The presence of water on Mars would provide some of the strongest evidence yet that life is sustainable there. Recently NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter recorded images of ‘dark tendrils a few metres wide’², thought to ...
... with regard to the hotly debated topic of whether or not there is life on Mars. The presence of water on Mars would provide some of the strongest evidence yet that life is sustainable there. Recently NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter recorded images of ‘dark tendrils a few metres wide’², thought to ...
Our Solar System - Hardeman School
... Our Moon is many times smaller than Earth Many scientists think the Moon used to be a part of Earth The Moon causes Earths ocean tides too It reflects light from the sun ...
... Our Moon is many times smaller than Earth Many scientists think the Moon used to be a part of Earth The Moon causes Earths ocean tides too It reflects light from the sun ...
Astronomy Unit Study Guide
... A. the most abundant element (atom) in the universe B. the “star” in the middle of our solar system C. he formed three law’s of planetary motion D. a cloud of dust and gas in space E. the idea that the sun is the center of the solar system F. he developed a model of a sun-centered solar system G. a ...
... A. the most abundant element (atom) in the universe B. the “star” in the middle of our solar system C. he formed three law’s of planetary motion D. a cloud of dust and gas in space E. the idea that the sun is the center of the solar system F. he developed a model of a sun-centered solar system G. a ...
5-SolarSystem
... including 58 residing in life-friendly orbits around their parent stars. The census, collected by NASA's Kepler Space Telescope after just four months of work, shows that small planets like Earth are much more prevalent than Jupiter-sized worlds and that multiple-planet systems are common (about 200 ...
... including 58 residing in life-friendly orbits around their parent stars. The census, collected by NASA's Kepler Space Telescope after just four months of work, shows that small planets like Earth are much more prevalent than Jupiter-sized worlds and that multiple-planet systems are common (about 200 ...
Uninhabitableearth
... Form into small groups of four of five and discuss the following questions: What are the necessary conditions for a planet to support life as we know it? Are any of these factors more important than the others? Are there any other planets in our solar system other than Earth that are in the habi ...
... Form into small groups of four of five and discuss the following questions: What are the necessary conditions for a planet to support life as we know it? Are any of these factors more important than the others? Are there any other planets in our solar system other than Earth that are in the habi ...
The sun
... Olympus Mons, a 550 km wide volcano, is the largest volcano in the solar system and covers an area about the size of Arizona. It is 27 km high in contrast to Mt Everest on Earth at 8.85 km. ...
... Olympus Mons, a 550 km wide volcano, is the largest volcano in the solar system and covers an area about the size of Arizona. It is 27 km high in contrast to Mt Everest on Earth at 8.85 km. ...
Another Earth in the Universe
... By analysing the collected data, we know that the planet’s radius is about 1.1 times that of the Earth and currently its mass is being determined. This datum is essential in order to evaluate the density of the planet and therefore understand if it is rocky or gaseous. More precisely, a distinction ...
... By analysing the collected data, we know that the planet’s radius is about 1.1 times that of the Earth and currently its mass is being determined. This datum is essential in order to evaluate the density of the planet and therefore understand if it is rocky or gaseous. More precisely, a distinction ...
Planets orbit the Sun at different distances.
... in the western sky in the early evening, you have probably seen the planet Venus. Even if you live in a city, you may have seen Mars, Jupiter, or Saturn but thought that you were seeing a star. Mercury is much more difficult to see. You need a telescope to see the large but distant planets Uranus an ...
... in the western sky in the early evening, you have probably seen the planet Venus. Even if you live in a city, you may have seen Mars, Jupiter, or Saturn but thought that you were seeing a star. Mercury is much more difficult to see. You need a telescope to see the large but distant planets Uranus an ...
Planets and Other Objects in Space test study
... As the Earth revolves around the sun, it tilts on an imaginary line called the axis. When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun, the Southern Hemisphere is tilted away from the sun. The N. Hemisphere is having summer and the S. Hemisphere is having the opposite- winter. 24. Why do we see ...
... As the Earth revolves around the sun, it tilts on an imaginary line called the axis. When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun, the Southern Hemisphere is tilted away from the sun. The N. Hemisphere is having summer and the S. Hemisphere is having the opposite- winter. 24. Why do we see ...
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... 8. Liquid water 9. Saturn rings: Billions of particles of rocks and ice 10. No, Neptune, Jupiter, Uranus also have rings 11. Solar system formed from same cloud of interstellar material. Smaller planets could not hold on their light gases (H, He) and their exposed core became rocky. 12. Pluto has s ...
... 8. Liquid water 9. Saturn rings: Billions of particles of rocks and ice 10. No, Neptune, Jupiter, Uranus also have rings 11. Solar system formed from same cloud of interstellar material. Smaller planets could not hold on their light gases (H, He) and their exposed core became rocky. 12. Pluto has s ...
3/3 What Are Planets?
... • Asteroids are objects left over rocky objects from the formation of the Solar System, that never fully developed into planets. ...
... • Asteroids are objects left over rocky objects from the formation of the Solar System, that never fully developed into planets. ...
Document
... Jupiter is named after the Roman king of the Gods. It would take 11 earths lined up next to each other to get from one side of Jupiter to the other, it would also take 317 earths to equal Jupiter's mass. Jupiter's red spot is a gigantic storm that has been there for over 300 years! If Jupiter had 80 ...
... Jupiter is named after the Roman king of the Gods. It would take 11 earths lined up next to each other to get from one side of Jupiter to the other, it would also take 317 earths to equal Jupiter's mass. Jupiter's red spot is a gigantic storm that has been there for over 300 years! If Jupiter had 80 ...
1 PS 3.9 Grade 9 Review
... solar eclipse lunar eclipse risks of space travel benefits of space travel technology in space types of galaxies neutron star big bang theory galaxy dwarf star hydrogen & helium aurora borealis solar wind ...
... solar eclipse lunar eclipse risks of space travel benefits of space travel technology in space types of galaxies neutron star big bang theory galaxy dwarf star hydrogen & helium aurora borealis solar wind ...
Document
... sun. • THE climate is very active with large storms whirling through the atmosphere. • Their can be high-speed winds that reach 1,342miles per hour. ...
... sun. • THE climate is very active with large storms whirling through the atmosphere. • Their can be high-speed winds that reach 1,342miles per hour. ...
Day-7
... One region of high star field density far (>55°) from the ecliptic plane where the galactic plane is continuously viewable is centered at RA=19 h45m Dec=35°. The 55° ecliptic plane avoidance limit is defined by the sunshade size for a large aperture wide field of view telescope in space. ...
... One region of high star field density far (>55°) from the ecliptic plane where the galactic plane is continuously viewable is centered at RA=19 h45m Dec=35°. The 55° ecliptic plane avoidance limit is defined by the sunshade size for a large aperture wide field of view telescope in space. ...
Earth Science SOL Review Sheet #1
... classic planets, dwarf planets, comets, and asteroids. The sun is made of mostly hydrogen gas and its energy comes from nuclear fusion reactions. Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are terrestrial planets. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are gas giants. The asteroid belt is located between Mars ...
... classic planets, dwarf planets, comets, and asteroids. The sun is made of mostly hydrogen gas and its energy comes from nuclear fusion reactions. Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are terrestrial planets. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are gas giants. The asteroid belt is located between Mars ...
Planets With Detectable Life - International Space Science Institute
... Even the present Mars may have harbored the origin of life early in its history during an episode when the atmosphere was thicker and liquid water ran across the surface and pooled in its impact craters (Owen, 1997). Just how warm and wet Mars was in that early time and how long the periods of tempe ...
... Even the present Mars may have harbored the origin of life early in its history during an episode when the atmosphere was thicker and liquid water ran across the surface and pooled in its impact craters (Owen, 1997). Just how warm and wet Mars was in that early time and how long the periods of tempe ...
Astrobiology
Astrobiology is the study of the origin, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe: extraterrestrial life and life on Earth. This interdisciplinary field encompasses the search for habitable environments in our Solar System and habitable planets outside our Solar System, the search for evidence of prebiotic chemistry, laboratory and field research into the origins and early evolution of life on Earth, and studies of the potential for life to adapt to challenges on Earth and in outer space. Astrobiology addresses the question of whether life exists beyond Earth, and how humans can detect it if it does. (The term exobiology is similar but more specific—it covers the search for life beyond Earth, and the effects of extraterrestrial environments on living things.)Astrobiology makes use of physics, chemistry, astronomy, biology, molecular biology, ecology, planetary science, geography, and geology to investigate the possibility of life on other worlds and help recognize biospheres that might be different from the biosphere on Earth. The origin and early evolution of life is an inseparable part of the discipline of astrobiology. Astrobiology concerns itself with interpretation of existing scientific data; given more detailed and reliable data from other parts of the universe, the roots of astrobiology itself—physics, chemistry and biology—may have their theoretical bases challenged. Although speculation is entertained to give context, astrobiology concerns itself primarily with hypotheses that fit firmly into existing scientific theories.The chemistry of life may have begun shortly after the Big Bang, 13.8 billion years ago, during a habitable epoch when the Universe was only 10–17 million years old. According to the panspermia hypothesis, microscopic life—distributed by meteoroids, asteroids and other small Solar System bodies—may exist throughout the universe. According to research published in August 2015, very large galaxies may be more favorable to the creation and development of habitable planets than smaller galaxies, like the Milky Way galaxy. Nonetheless, Earth is the only place in the universe known to harbor life. Estimates of habitable zones around other stars, along with the discovery of hundreds of extrasolar planets and new insights into the extreme habitats here on Earth, suggest that there may be many more habitable places in the universe than considered possible until very recently.Current studies on the planet Mars by the Curiosity and Opportunity rovers are now searching for evidence of ancient life as well as plains related to ancient rivers or lakes that may have been habitable. The search for evidence of habitability, taphonomy (related to fossils), and organic molecules on the planet Mars is now a primary NASA objective on Mars.