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... are really three stars all orbiting each other. One of these stars Proxima Centauri is the closest star to Earth next to our sun. There are many kinds of stars, big and small, close and far, bright and dim, some even change in brightness in a matter of hours (these are called pulsating stars). When ...
... are really three stars all orbiting each other. One of these stars Proxima Centauri is the closest star to Earth next to our sun. There are many kinds of stars, big and small, close and far, bright and dim, some even change in brightness in a matter of hours (these are called pulsating stars). When ...
Starry, Starry Night Part 1
... a) a meteoroid that passes through the Earth's atmosphere b) a meteoroid that strikes the Earth c) a meteoroid that is found in outer space d) both a and b are true 9) What do scientists think caused the unusual axial tilt of Uranus? a) because of its distance from the Sun b) because it collided wit ...
... a) a meteoroid that passes through the Earth's atmosphere b) a meteoroid that strikes the Earth c) a meteoroid that is found in outer space d) both a and b are true 9) What do scientists think caused the unusual axial tilt of Uranus? a) because of its distance from the Sun b) because it collided wit ...
Astronomy 101 Section 4
... educational lectures and activities to talk to someone when something isn’t right ...
... educational lectures and activities to talk to someone when something isn’t right ...
4 The Sun
... Analysis of the Doppler shift of light emitted occurs in the three steps known as the ppIfrom the solar surface reveals that the Sun chain shown in Figure 2. oscillates at a discrete set of eigenmodes, not unlike a ball of jello would; at any one time about 107 of these eigenmodes are present on the ...
... Analysis of the Doppler shift of light emitted occurs in the three steps known as the ppIfrom the solar surface reveals that the Sun chain shown in Figure 2. oscillates at a discrete set of eigenmodes, not unlike a ball of jello would; at any one time about 107 of these eigenmodes are present on the ...
AST111, Lecture 1b
... Self-gravity tends to produce bodies of spherical shape. Material strength maintains shape irregularities which may be produced by accretion, impacts, or geological processes. Typically bodies which are larger than ~200km are spherical. ...
... Self-gravity tends to produce bodies of spherical shape. Material strength maintains shape irregularities which may be produced by accretion, impacts, or geological processes. Typically bodies which are larger than ~200km are spherical. ...
Friends newsletter december 2011
... later in the evening. The planet sets about 2am on January 1, by midnight on January 31. The planet starts January in Pisces but on the 8th crosses back into Aries, which it left in early December. Mars starts to move into the evening sky in January after having been in the morning sky for the last ...
... later in the evening. The planet sets about 2am on January 1, by midnight on January 31. The planet starts January in Pisces but on the 8th crosses back into Aries, which it left in early December. Mars starts to move into the evening sky in January after having been in the morning sky for the last ...
Planetary Science - Columbia Falls Junior High
... Neptune • bluish gas planet with striped pattern; made mostly of hydrogen & helium but with more methane gas than Jupiter or Saturn • at least 4 rings • 13 moons ...
... Neptune • bluish gas planet with striped pattern; made mostly of hydrogen & helium but with more methane gas than Jupiter or Saturn • at least 4 rings • 13 moons ...
Friends newsletter december 2011
... later in the evening. The planet sets about 2am on January 1, by midnight on January 31. The planet starts January in Pisces but on the 8th crosses back into Aries, which it left in early December. Mars starts to move into the evening sky in January after having been in the morning sky for the last ...
... later in the evening. The planet sets about 2am on January 1, by midnight on January 31. The planet starts January in Pisces but on the 8th crosses back into Aries, which it left in early December. Mars starts to move into the evening sky in January after having been in the morning sky for the last ...
Chapter 1 Starts and Galaxies
... Doppler effect- apparent change in the wavelength of light that occurs when an object is moving toward or away from the Earth Big-bang theory- theory that states that the universe began to expand with the explosion of concentrated matter and energy and has been expanding ever since Gravity- force of ...
... Doppler effect- apparent change in the wavelength of light that occurs when an object is moving toward or away from the Earth Big-bang theory- theory that states that the universe began to expand with the explosion of concentrated matter and energy and has been expanding ever since Gravity- force of ...
The story of Mercury and Vulcan, as told by Einstein The
... when the marble is rolled with just the right velocity that it’s orbit will be stable. And this is exactly the case for our solar system. All of the planets rotate with just the right speed for their distance from the Sun: the closer the planet is, the faster it has to rotate in order to not fall in ...
... when the marble is rolled with just the right velocity that it’s orbit will be stable. And this is exactly the case for our solar system. All of the planets rotate with just the right speed for their distance from the Sun: the closer the planet is, the faster it has to rotate in order to not fall in ...
Slide 1
... Influenced by the gravity of Jupiter & Neptune, icy comets from the outer solar system likely delivered important ingredients for life to the young Earth environment (e.g. water and carbon compounds). *The exact number depends on whether we call objects like Pluto “planets”. ...
... Influenced by the gravity of Jupiter & Neptune, icy comets from the outer solar system likely delivered important ingredients for life to the young Earth environment (e.g. water and carbon compounds). *The exact number depends on whether we call objects like Pluto “planets”. ...
discovering dwarf planets
... What is a planet? A planet is a body orbiting around the sun with enough mass and therefore gravity to be round. A planet has also ‘cleared its neighbourhood’, orbit by sucking in small bodies or deflecting them away from their orbit. There are eight planets within our Galaxy: Mercury, Venus, Earth, ...
... What is a planet? A planet is a body orbiting around the sun with enough mass and therefore gravity to be round. A planet has also ‘cleared its neighbourhood’, orbit by sucking in small bodies or deflecting them away from their orbit. There are eight planets within our Galaxy: Mercury, Venus, Earth, ...
pdf - Starchitect
... moons. One favored scenario is that a sister planet was forming at a Lagrange point, 60 degrees ahead or behind Earth in the same orbit. This planet destabilized and collided with Earth, creating a ring of debris that formed the Moon. It’s possible to do this in the game as well. Note that each time ...
... moons. One favored scenario is that a sister planet was forming at a Lagrange point, 60 degrees ahead or behind Earth in the same orbit. This planet destabilized and collided with Earth, creating a ring of debris that formed the Moon. It’s possible to do this in the game as well. Note that each time ...
Mass vs. Weight
... between the Earth and the Moon is stronger than the force between the Earth and the Sun. Even though the Sun has such a great mass, the shorter distance between the Earth and the Moon makes the force between the Earth and the Moon much stronger than the force between the Earth and the Sun. Gravity & ...
... between the Earth and the Moon is stronger than the force between the Earth and the Sun. Even though the Sun has such a great mass, the shorter distance between the Earth and the Moon makes the force between the Earth and the Moon much stronger than the force between the Earth and the Sun. Gravity & ...
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... To try to pin down the locations of planets that might host life, Franck and Manfred Cuntz, an astrophyicist at the University of Texas in Arlington, used a mathematical model to locate the 'habitable zone' of 47 UMa, a Sun-like star some 45 light years away. The pair devised equations coupling stel ...
... To try to pin down the locations of planets that might host life, Franck and Manfred Cuntz, an astrophyicist at the University of Texas in Arlington, used a mathematical model to locate the 'habitable zone' of 47 UMa, a Sun-like star some 45 light years away. The pair devised equations coupling stel ...
Voyage: A Journey Through Our Solar System Grades K
... The Sun is a star. Why does it look so big and bright compared to the other stars? Because it is much closer than the other stars, not because it is bigger—it is only an average sized star. Did the position of Mercury surprise you? Mercury orbits the Sun faster than any other planet (once every 88 d ...
... The Sun is a star. Why does it look so big and bright compared to the other stars? Because it is much closer than the other stars, not because it is bigger—it is only an average sized star. Did the position of Mercury surprise you? Mercury orbits the Sun faster than any other planet (once every 88 d ...
Nebula Theory
... • The accretion of the water is a stochastic event, and therefore explains why not all terrestrial planets had an identical primitive water budget (e.g.Mars) ...
... • The accretion of the water is a stochastic event, and therefore explains why not all terrestrial planets had an identical primitive water budget (e.g.Mars) ...
The Inner Planets - sciencewithskinner
... There are four outer planets, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune; and a minor planet Pluto. What is another name for the four outer planets? _______________ What five characteristics do each of the four outer planets have in common? 1. They are much __________. 2. Do not have ____________________. ...
... There are four outer planets, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune; and a minor planet Pluto. What is another name for the four outer planets? _______________ What five characteristics do each of the four outer planets have in common? 1. They are much __________. 2. Do not have ____________________. ...
chapter 8 Notes
... • Planets whose orbits are between the Sun and the asteroid belt as inner planets and those beyond the asteroid belt as outer planets. • The other system classifies planets whose orbits are between Earth’s orbit and the Sun as inferior planets, and those whose orbits are beyond Earth’s orbit as su ...
... • Planets whose orbits are between the Sun and the asteroid belt as inner planets and those beyond the asteroid belt as outer planets. • The other system classifies planets whose orbits are between Earth’s orbit and the Sun as inferior planets, and those whose orbits are beyond Earth’s orbit as su ...
Question 1
... Click on this icon to return to the table of contents. Click on this icon to return to the previous slide. Click on this icon to move to the next slide. Click on this icon to open the resources file. Click on this icon to go to the end of the presentation. ...
... Click on this icon to return to the table of contents. Click on this icon to return to the previous slide. Click on this icon to move to the next slide. Click on this icon to open the resources file. Click on this icon to go to the end of the presentation. ...
Discussion Based Assessments: For the Discussion Based
... How were historical solar system models different from our current model? ...
... How were historical solar system models different from our current model? ...
Planetary Debate - TXESS Revolution
... teams in a Great Planetary Debate. Objectives: The objectives of the activity are to: (1) Identify the distinguishing characteristics of each planetary body. (2) Explore differences among the different planetary bodies, and between the other planetary bodies in our solar system and Earth. (3) Gain i ...
... teams in a Great Planetary Debate. Objectives: The objectives of the activity are to: (1) Identify the distinguishing characteristics of each planetary body. (2) Explore differences among the different planetary bodies, and between the other planetary bodies in our solar system and Earth. (3) Gain i ...
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.