Worlds Beyond: A Strategy for the Detection and Characterization of
... The calculations described on pages 85-92 of Chapter 9 (“Depth of search comparisons”) employed an incorrect mass-radius relation for iron-rock planets, due to the misapplication of the fitting formulas of Fortney et al. (2007) (specifically, loge was used instead of log10 ). Fig. 1 shows the origin ...
... The calculations described on pages 85-92 of Chapter 9 (“Depth of search comparisons”) employed an incorrect mass-radius relation for iron-rock planets, due to the misapplication of the fitting formulas of Fortney et al. (2007) (specifically, loge was used instead of log10 ). Fig. 1 shows the origin ...
Founders of Modern Astronomy
... positions of celestial objects. It is true that two fields share a common origin and a part of their methods but they are two distinct fields. Astronomy is one of the oldest sciences. It has played an important role in most, if not all, cultures over th e ages. There are records to show that astrono ...
... positions of celestial objects. It is true that two fields share a common origin and a part of their methods but they are two distinct fields. Astronomy is one of the oldest sciences. It has played an important role in most, if not all, cultures over th e ages. There are records to show that astrono ...
Spring 2015 Mercury - Astronomical Society of the Pacific
... The Eagle Nebula wasn’t new to astronomers. Telescopic observations of M16 go back to 1745 when the Swiss astronomer JeanPhilippe de Chéseaux discovered it as a star cluster. Charles Messier observed it in 1764 and noted a nebula surrounding the cluster. Using a much more powerful telescope, Caroli ...
... The Eagle Nebula wasn’t new to astronomers. Telescopic observations of M16 go back to 1745 when the Swiss astronomer JeanPhilippe de Chéseaux discovered it as a star cluster. Charles Messier observed it in 1764 and noted a nebula surrounding the cluster. Using a much more powerful telescope, Caroli ...
Lecture 23: Jupiter Solar System Jupiter`s Orbit
... •There are bands, clouds, and storms •The bands display shear flow •The Great Red Spot is a storm a few times the size of Earth that has lasted for hundreds of years •The complex motions are explained by the combination of solar heating, the rapid spin, the 3o tilt of Jupiter’s spin axis, and the he ...
... •There are bands, clouds, and storms •The bands display shear flow •The Great Red Spot is a storm a few times the size of Earth that has lasted for hundreds of years •The complex motions are explained by the combination of solar heating, the rapid spin, the 3o tilt of Jupiter’s spin axis, and the he ...
Circumstellar Disks: IRAS to ALMA (by way of HST) Dr. Karl Stapelfeldt
... Future of Disk Studies • Comprehensive ALMA studies of disk structure, chemistry, and evolution • Resolve more examples of small disks with SPHERE, GPI, and future ELTs. Directly image protoplanets in disks and observe interactions • Assess exozodiacal dust as noise source for future direct imaging ...
... Future of Disk Studies • Comprehensive ALMA studies of disk structure, chemistry, and evolution • Resolve more examples of small disks with SPHERE, GPI, and future ELTs. Directly image protoplanets in disks and observe interactions • Assess exozodiacal dust as noise source for future direct imaging ...
Microsoft Word
... seven heavenly bodies “wandering” among the stars on the celestial sphere. These seven heavenly bodies were the sun, the moon and the planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. The outermost planets (Neptune, Uranus and Pluto) also “wander” but the ancients didn't know about them because you ...
... seven heavenly bodies “wandering” among the stars on the celestial sphere. These seven heavenly bodies were the sun, the moon and the planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. The outermost planets (Neptune, Uranus and Pluto) also “wander” but the ancients didn't know about them because you ...
Night Sky II Annual Motion Seasons Planetary Motion
... kinetic energy — energy of motion gravitational potential energy — boulder at top of hill thermal energy — motion of atoms and molecules chemical energy light energy electric potential energy — capacity to move electrons etc. ...
... kinetic energy — energy of motion gravitational potential energy — boulder at top of hill thermal energy — motion of atoms and molecules chemical energy light energy electric potential energy — capacity to move electrons etc. ...
Regents Earth Science Curriculum
... billion years old. The current theory is that the universe was created from an explosion called the Big ...
... billion years old. The current theory is that the universe was created from an explosion called the Big ...
Changes in a scientific concept: what is a planet? - Philsci
... disintegrated planet. Herschel, the discoverer of Uranus, coined the name asteroids to refer to them, from a Greek word meaning star-like (due to the small dimensions of asteroids, in the telescopic view they appear as points without a discernible disk, such as stars). Ceres, Pallas, Juno and Vesta ...
... disintegrated planet. Herschel, the discoverer of Uranus, coined the name asteroids to refer to them, from a Greek word meaning star-like (due to the small dimensions of asteroids, in the telescopic view they appear as points without a discernible disk, such as stars). Ceres, Pallas, Juno and Vesta ...
Super Science Models
... can be seen from Earth at any one time. The relative position of the Moon to the Sun changes daily. The farther the Moon is from the Sun in the Moon’s orbit around Earth, the more of the lighted side we see. When the Moon is opposite the Sun with Earth in between but not blocking the Sun’s light, th ...
... can be seen from Earth at any one time. The relative position of the Moon to the Sun changes daily. The farther the Moon is from the Sun in the Moon’s orbit around Earth, the more of the lighted side we see. When the Moon is opposite the Sun with Earth in between but not blocking the Sun’s light, th ...
TEKS Presentation Earth and Space Systems
... Two important ways that oceans affect climate on land 1. Land heats up faster than water because land has a lower specific heat than water does. This causes the air over land to heat faster than the air over water. The warm air rises, starting a convection current that pulls air toward land from th ...
... Two important ways that oceans affect climate on land 1. Land heats up faster than water because land has a lower specific heat than water does. This causes the air over land to heat faster than the air over water. The warm air rises, starting a convection current that pulls air toward land from th ...
Asteroids and Comets and Meteors, Oh My!
... (from NASA , Space Science: Adventure Is Waiting/Hubble – Amazing Space) ...
... (from NASA , Space Science: Adventure Is Waiting/Hubble – Amazing Space) ...
A Reminder of the Policy on Collaboration: We allow and expect you
... seven heavenly bodies “wandering” among the stars on the celestial sphere. These seven heavenly bodies were the sun, the moon and the planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. The outermost planets (Neptune, Uranus and Pluto) also “wander” but the ancients didn't know about them because you ...
... seven heavenly bodies “wandering” among the stars on the celestial sphere. These seven heavenly bodies were the sun, the moon and the planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. The outermost planets (Neptune, Uranus and Pluto) also “wander” but the ancients didn't know about them because you ...
File - South Sevier High School
... The stars (other than the Sun) are all more than 40 trillion kilometers (25 trillion miles) from us. Therefore, although the patterns of stars in the sky do change, their great distances prevent us from seeing those changes over the course of a human lifetime. Thus, as unrealistic as it is, the cele ...
... The stars (other than the Sun) are all more than 40 trillion kilometers (25 trillion miles) from us. Therefore, although the patterns of stars in the sky do change, their great distances prevent us from seeing those changes over the course of a human lifetime. Thus, as unrealistic as it is, the cele ...
IFAS Novice Handbook - Indiana Astronomical Society
... Perigee: see Orbit. Perihelion: see Orbit. Planet: a celestial body in orbit around a star. Even in ancient times, it was known that a number of "stars" did not stay in the same position relative to the others. There were five such restless "stars" known-Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn-and ...
... Perigee: see Orbit. Perihelion: see Orbit. Planet: a celestial body in orbit around a star. Even in ancient times, it was known that a number of "stars" did not stay in the same position relative to the others. There were five such restless "stars" known-Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn-and ...
Ch 33) Astrophysics and Cosmology
... NOTE In terms of numbers of stars, if they are like our Sun Am = 2.0 * 1030 kgB, there would be about A2 * 1041 kgB兾A2 * 1030 kgB L 1011 or very roughly on the order of 100 billion stars. SECTION 33–1 ...
... NOTE In terms of numbers of stars, if they are like our Sun Am = 2.0 * 1030 kgB, there would be about A2 * 1041 kgB兾A2 * 1030 kgB L 1011 or very roughly on the order of 100 billion stars. SECTION 33–1 ...
mineral ecology: chance and necessity in the
... the Moon shows a tighter fit, most likely because none of these elements, except Cu and S, are essential constituents in lunar minerals. Given the similar slopes for Earth and the Moon, we suggest that the increase in mineral diversity with element abundance is a deterministic aspect of planetary mi ...
... the Moon shows a tighter fit, most likely because none of these elements, except Cu and S, are essential constituents in lunar minerals. Given the similar slopes for Earth and the Moon, we suggest that the increase in mineral diversity with element abundance is a deterministic aspect of planetary mi ...
Hazen et al 2015 - University of Arizona
... the Moon shows a tighter fit, most likely because none of these elements, except Cu and S, are essential constituents in lunar minerals. Given the similar slopes for Earth and the Moon, we suggest that the increase in mineral diversity with element abundance is a deterministic aspect of planetary mi ...
... the Moon shows a tighter fit, most likely because none of these elements, except Cu and S, are essential constituents in lunar minerals. Given the similar slopes for Earth and the Moon, we suggest that the increase in mineral diversity with element abundance is a deterministic aspect of planetary mi ...
ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS (ASTRO)
... CCD photometry. Emphasis on projects involving proficiency in the use of research telescopes and modern instrumentation. Project topics range from photometric studies of pulsating and binary star systems to deep CCD imaging of faint nebulae and galaxies. ASTRO 580: Stellar Astrophysics (3-0) Cr. 3. ...
... CCD photometry. Emphasis on projects involving proficiency in the use of research telescopes and modern instrumentation. Project topics range from photometric studies of pulsating and binary star systems to deep CCD imaging of faint nebulae and galaxies. ASTRO 580: Stellar Astrophysics (3-0) Cr. 3. ...
Melissa Doyle - University of Southern California
... 1. Return humans to the Moon for reliably advancing and honing Mars Forward technologies and experience. 2. In the process, establish “permanent science assets” with ASAP returns for all of humanity. ...
... 1. Return humans to the Moon for reliably advancing and honing Mars Forward technologies and experience. 2. In the process, establish “permanent science assets” with ASAP returns for all of humanity. ...
Penn State Astronomy 11 Laboratory
... corrections to this list are likely. The labs may be done out of order. 1. The Semester Observing Project (page 1) — Observations of the Moon, planets, stars and galaxies will be collected at the end of the semester. 2. The Changing Sky (page 7) — Use of the computer program Skyglobe to find differe ...
... corrections to this list are likely. The labs may be done out of order. 1. The Semester Observing Project (page 1) — Observations of the Moon, planets, stars and galaxies will be collected at the end of the semester. 2. The Changing Sky (page 7) — Use of the computer program Skyglobe to find differe ...
Nibiru Hijacked
... Neter), an advanced civilization from the tenth planet in our solar system, splashed down in the Persian gulf area around 432,000 years ago, colonized the planet, with the purpose of obtaining large quantities of gold. Some 250,000 years ago, the recovered documents tell us, their lower echelon mine ...
... Neter), an advanced civilization from the tenth planet in our solar system, splashed down in the Persian gulf area around 432,000 years ago, colonized the planet, with the purpose of obtaining large quantities of gold. Some 250,000 years ago, the recovered documents tell us, their lower echelon mine ...
infoBIT - Gift Lake School
... Two very special annual events for our ancestors were the summer and winter solstice. The word “solstice” comes from the Latin sol meaning sun, and stice meaning stop. In the northern hemisphere, the summer solstice occurs near June 21. It marks the longest period of daylight in the year and represe ...
... Two very special annual events for our ancestors were the summer and winter solstice. The word “solstice” comes from the Latin sol meaning sun, and stice meaning stop. In the northern hemisphere, the summer solstice occurs near June 21. It marks the longest period of daylight in the year and represe ...
File
... Sometimes, when astronomers or astronomy hobbyists tell someone about their interest in the heavens, they quickly get drawn into a debate about astrology. For many, it’s hard to know how to respond politely to someone who takes this ancient superstition seriously. Yet, many well-meaning people devel ...
... Sometimes, when astronomers or astronomy hobbyists tell someone about their interest in the heavens, they quickly get drawn into a debate about astrology. For many, it’s hard to know how to respond politely to someone who takes this ancient superstition seriously. Yet, many well-meaning people devel ...
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.