Jupiter by Jessie Ann and Rosalyn
... Jupiter is the largest of the nine planets, more than 10 times the diameter of Earth and more than 300 times its mass. In fact, the mass of Jupiter is almost 2.5 times that of all the other planets combined. Being composed largely of the light elements hydrogen and helium, its mean density is only 1 ...
... Jupiter is the largest of the nine planets, more than 10 times the diameter of Earth and more than 300 times its mass. In fact, the mass of Jupiter is almost 2.5 times that of all the other planets combined. Being composed largely of the light elements hydrogen and helium, its mean density is only 1 ...
December 2015 - Hermanus Astronomy
... the Sun. However, earlier studies that proposed giant planets could possibly eject one another did not consider the effect such violent encounters would have on minor bodies, such as the known moons of the giant planets and their orbits. So, Cloutier and his colleagues turned their attention to moon ...
... the Sun. However, earlier studies that proposed giant planets could possibly eject one another did not consider the effect such violent encounters would have on minor bodies, such as the known moons of the giant planets and their orbits. So, Cloutier and his colleagues turned their attention to moon ...
Pistol Star - University of Dayton
... • The big bang was initially suggested because it explains why distant galaxies are traveling away from us at great speeds. The theory also predicts the existence of cosmic background radiation (the glow left over from the explosion itself). • The Big Bang Theory received its strongest confirmation ...
... • The big bang was initially suggested because it explains why distant galaxies are traveling away from us at great speeds. The theory also predicts the existence of cosmic background radiation (the glow left over from the explosion itself). • The Big Bang Theory received its strongest confirmation ...
Approaching a black hole
... horizon to the outside world). However, this is an hypothesis, not proven, so it is conceivable that so-called "Naked Singularities" might exist, not clothed by an event horizon. ...
... horizon to the outside world). However, this is an hypothesis, not proven, so it is conceivable that so-called "Naked Singularities" might exist, not clothed by an event horizon. ...
The length of an Earth day is determined by the time required for
... the moon on or close to plane of Earth’s orbit a full moon a new moon (a) and (b) (b) and (c) The tilt of Earth’s axis is: 90o from its orbital plane 23.5o from its orbital plane 0o from its orbital plane the same as the Moon’s the same as our latitude The apparent rising and setting of the Sun, as ...
... the moon on or close to plane of Earth’s orbit a full moon a new moon (a) and (b) (b) and (c) The tilt of Earth’s axis is: 90o from its orbital plane 23.5o from its orbital plane 0o from its orbital plane the same as the Moon’s the same as our latitude The apparent rising and setting of the Sun, as ...
The Hidden Lives of Galaxies NSTA 2001
... Helium fuses: All elements larger than helium (up to iron) begin to be produced now. Stage 7 Helium fuses to form Carbon. The star shines less brightly. Energy sustains the expanded outer layers. Star is called a red giant of the Red Giant ...
... Helium fuses: All elements larger than helium (up to iron) begin to be produced now. Stage 7 Helium fuses to form Carbon. The star shines less brightly. Energy sustains the expanded outer layers. Star is called a red giant of the Red Giant ...
Title of Lesson Sequence: “The Earth`s Seasons”
... When the Earth is in position #1, have them look at the top of the Earth. There is a line beyond which the sun does not shine. This special latitude is called the Arctic Circle, and is special because when it is winter in the northern hemisphere (summer in the southern hemisphere), the sun does not ...
... When the Earth is in position #1, have them look at the top of the Earth. There is a line beyond which the sun does not shine. This special latitude is called the Arctic Circle, and is special because when it is winter in the northern hemisphere (summer in the southern hemisphere), the sun does not ...
The Solar System, Part I
... Apollo 8 mission. They did not get to land on the moon, but they flew around it. ...
... Apollo 8 mission. They did not get to land on the moon, but they flew around it. ...
Friday, August 29
... • Angular size of an object cannot tell us its actual size – depends on how far away it is • Sun and Moon have very nearly the same angular size (30' = ½) when viewed from Earth ...
... • Angular size of an object cannot tell us its actual size – depends on how far away it is • Sun and Moon have very nearly the same angular size (30' = ½) when viewed from Earth ...
The First Thousand Exoplanets
... 1989), but uncertainty in its inferred properties mean that it might be a brown dwarf rather than a planet. Pulsar timing provides an unusual window onto exoplanets. Pulsars are the collapsed, rapidly-spinning remnants of massive stars, and their rotation is so irregular that anomalies can be measur ...
... 1989), but uncertainty in its inferred properties mean that it might be a brown dwarf rather than a planet. Pulsar timing provides an unusual window onto exoplanets. Pulsars are the collapsed, rapidly-spinning remnants of massive stars, and their rotation is so irregular that anomalies can be measur ...
ABC`s of the Sky - Northern Stars Planetarium
... Planet Planets are large objects that orbit around stars. The Sun has eight planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Quasar Quasars are the brightest objects in the universe, but they are also among the most distant, so they are difficult to see in the real sky. Ro ...
... Planet Planets are large objects that orbit around stars. The Sun has eight planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Quasar Quasars are the brightest objects in the universe, but they are also among the most distant, so they are difficult to see in the real sky. Ro ...
December 2010 Clear Skies Newsletter PDF
... we know Saturn is not doing that.” Instead, Saturn’s flow of outgoing energy was lopsided, with its southern hemisphere giving off about one-sixth more energy than the northern one, Li explains. This effect matched Saturn’s seasons: During those 5 Earth years, it was summer in the southern hemispher ...
... we know Saturn is not doing that.” Instead, Saturn’s flow of outgoing energy was lopsided, with its southern hemisphere giving off about one-sixth more energy than the northern one, Li explains. This effect matched Saturn’s seasons: During those 5 Earth years, it was summer in the southern hemispher ...
NGSS Alignment - University of Louisville
... Our journey will begin by observing the local environment around the University of Louisville and Kentucky before taking a virtual spaceship back in time. We will fly to the outermost distances of sp ...
... Our journey will begin by observing the local environment around the University of Louisville and Kentucky before taking a virtual spaceship back in time. We will fly to the outermost distances of sp ...
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... Neptune has 14 known moons. Triton is the largest Neptunian moon, comprising more than 99.5% of the mass in orbit around Neptune, and it is the only one massive enough to be spheroidal. Triton was discovered by William Lassell just 17 days after the discovery of Neptune itself. Unlike all other larg ...
... Neptune has 14 known moons. Triton is the largest Neptunian moon, comprising more than 99.5% of the mass in orbit around Neptune, and it is the only one massive enough to be spheroidal. Triton was discovered by William Lassell just 17 days after the discovery of Neptune itself. Unlike all other larg ...
File 3rd quarter review
... Our sun is a medium size (Main Sequence) star in the galaxy called the _________ __________. Most stars spend a majority of their life as an average _________ ________ star. P. 15 Our sun will eventually swell up to be a red giant then shrink down into a white dwarf. Star get their energy from _____ ...
... Our sun is a medium size (Main Sequence) star in the galaxy called the _________ __________. Most stars spend a majority of their life as an average _________ ________ star. P. 15 Our sun will eventually swell up to be a red giant then shrink down into a white dwarf. Star get their energy from _____ ...
Coconino Community College
... System. 3. describe the use of planetary data, remote sensing, and image processing in the geologic exploration of the Solar System. 4. analyze data returned from spacecraft instruments and apply the results to the analysis of planets, satellites and asteroids. 5. compare and contrast the chemical c ...
... System. 3. describe the use of planetary data, remote sensing, and image processing in the geologic exploration of the Solar System. 4. analyze data returned from spacecraft instruments and apply the results to the analysis of planets, satellites and asteroids. 5. compare and contrast the chemical c ...
Gravity - Indiana University Astronomy
... Part 10: Beyond the Solar System – Gravity dominates not only the planets of the Solar System, but all of the bodies of the Universe – stars, galaxies, even clusters of galaxies. Each small group will consider ONE of the following problems to discuss with the class. Circle the number of the problem ...
... Part 10: Beyond the Solar System – Gravity dominates not only the planets of the Solar System, but all of the bodies of the Universe – stars, galaxies, even clusters of galaxies. Each small group will consider ONE of the following problems to discuss with the class. Circle the number of the problem ...
ASTR 2020 Space Astronomy Homework #3 Due Tuesday, 4
... Due Tuesday, 4 October, in class 1] Dwarf planets vs. terrestrial planets or gas giants. Give three reasons why it was appropriate to re-classify Pluto as a “dwarf planet” in 2006 by the International Astronomical Union. ...
... Due Tuesday, 4 October, in class 1] Dwarf planets vs. terrestrial planets or gas giants. Give three reasons why it was appropriate to re-classify Pluto as a “dwarf planet” in 2006 by the International Astronomical Union. ...
March 2004 - Black`s Beach Bares
... little farther away are Glen Eden, Mystic Oaks and Olive Dell. Swallows is open but has still not recovered from fire damage. Insurance did not cover infrastructure and the loss of income nearly forced an unpopular sale. It was closed for six days, pending sale to a clothing compulsive ...
... little farther away are Glen Eden, Mystic Oaks and Olive Dell. Swallows is open but has still not recovered from fire damage. Insurance did not cover infrastructure and the loss of income nearly forced an unpopular sale. It was closed for six days, pending sale to a clothing compulsive ...
Lectures 10-11: Planetary interiors o Topics to be covered:
... o If we set Rf = Ri +ΔR, then to generate the observed ΔK, Jupiter has to shrink by an ...
... o If we set Rf = Ri +ΔR, then to generate the observed ΔK, Jupiter has to shrink by an ...
Formation and evolution of the Solar System
The formation of the Solar System began 4.6 billion years ago with the gravitational collapse of a small part of a giant molecular cloud. Most of the collapsing mass collected in the center, forming the Sun, while the rest flattened into a protoplanetary disk out of which the planets, moons, asteroids, and other small Solar System bodies formed.This widely accepted model, known as the nebular hypothesis, was first developed in the 18th century by Emanuel Swedenborg, Immanuel Kant, and Pierre-Simon Laplace. Its subsequent development has interwoven a variety of scientific disciplines including astronomy, physics, geology, and planetary science. Since the dawn of the space age in the 1950s and the discovery of extrasolar planets in the 1990s, the model has been both challenged and refined to account for new observations.The Solar System has evolved considerably since its initial formation. Many moons have formed from circling discs of gas and dust around their parent planets, while other moons are thought to have formed independently and later been captured by their planets. Still others, such as the Moon, may be the result of giant collisions. Collisions between bodies have occurred continually up to the present day and have been central to the evolution of the Solar System. The positions of the planets often shifted due to gravitational interactions. This planetary migration is now thought to have been responsible for much of the Solar System's early evolution.In roughly 5 billion years, the Sun will cool and expand outward many times its current diameter (becoming a red giant), before casting off its outer layers as a planetary nebula and leaving behind a stellar remnant known as a white dwarf. In the far distant future, the gravity of passing stars will gradually reduce the Sun's retinue of planets. Some planets will be destroyed, others ejected into interstellar space. Ultimately, over the course of tens of billions of years, it is likely that the Sun will be left with none of the original bodies in orbit around it.