Solar System
... Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun, it is the largest planet within the Solar system. The condition of Jupiter have a rough condition, the temperatures can reach -145 degrees C. the temperature could reach 9,726 degrees Celsius. The winds are able to reach 300 mph and above. Jupiter is mostl ...
... Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun, it is the largest planet within the Solar system. The condition of Jupiter have a rough condition, the temperatures can reach -145 degrees C. the temperature could reach 9,726 degrees Celsius. The winds are able to reach 300 mph and above. Jupiter is mostl ...
Planetary and Satellite Motion
... again perturbed, probably by yet another undiscovered planet. About 14 years after Lowell’s death, astronomer Clyde Tombaugh (1906–1997), working in the Lowell Observatory, discovered the planet now called “Pluto.” Since the discovery of two planets that were predicted mathematically by the perturba ...
... again perturbed, probably by yet another undiscovered planet. About 14 years after Lowell’s death, astronomer Clyde Tombaugh (1906–1997), working in the Lowell Observatory, discovered the planet now called “Pluto.” Since the discovery of two planets that were predicted mathematically by the perturba ...
Astronomy DR Packet
... 12. What lunar phase will you see 7.4 days after the new moon? ____________________ 13. What lunar phase will you see in another 7.4 days? ____________________ 14. What lunar phase will you see in another 7.4 days? ____________________ 15. After another 7.4 days, the lunar phase is back to a _______ ...
... 12. What lunar phase will you see 7.4 days after the new moon? ____________________ 13. What lunar phase will you see in another 7.4 days? ____________________ 14. What lunar phase will you see in another 7.4 days? ____________________ 15. After another 7.4 days, the lunar phase is back to a _______ ...
04 Solar System
... is opposite to the Sun’s spin. c) the terrestrial planets have higher density and lower mass. d) comets do not necessarily orbit in the plane of the solar system. ...
... is opposite to the Sun’s spin. c) the terrestrial planets have higher density and lower mass. d) comets do not necessarily orbit in the plane of the solar system. ...
Astro twopages
... The Sun is 8 light minutes away. If the Sun suddenly stopped producing energy, it will still take 8 minutes for the Earth to know it. Incidentally the sun is about 1 light second in radius as well. Pluto is the edge of the planets we accept in the solar system. It would take 4.5 hours for light to r ...
... The Sun is 8 light minutes away. If the Sun suddenly stopped producing energy, it will still take 8 minutes for the Earth to know it. Incidentally the sun is about 1 light second in radius as well. Pluto is the edge of the planets we accept in the solar system. It would take 4.5 hours for light to r ...
grade v and vi - Sacred Heart CMI Public School
... eight major planets. Nearest the Sun there are four fairly small, rocky planets Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. Beyond Mars is the asteroid belt – a region populated by millions of rocky objects. These are left-over’s from the formation of the planets, 4.5 billion years ago. On the far side of the a ...
... eight major planets. Nearest the Sun there are four fairly small, rocky planets Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. Beyond Mars is the asteroid belt – a region populated by millions of rocky objects. These are left-over’s from the formation of the planets, 4.5 billion years ago. On the far side of the a ...
Presentation: The Sun and Solar Nebula Theory
... • The sun and planets formed a spinning cloud of gas; the Primeval Solar Nebula. The mechanism that caused the collapse (maybe a supernova) would give the cloud a net spin. ...
... • The sun and planets formed a spinning cloud of gas; the Primeval Solar Nebula. The mechanism that caused the collapse (maybe a supernova) would give the cloud a net spin. ...
Final Exam from 2008
... Section 2: Problems and questions. Do all of the following problems. Partial credit will be given for this section. Show ALL WORK and JUSTIFY all answers. Be sure your answers include UNITS where appropriate. (5 pts each) 19. A ball rolls horizontally off the edge a 0.9-meter-high table. It lands 50 ...
... Section 2: Problems and questions. Do all of the following problems. Partial credit will be given for this section. Show ALL WORK and JUSTIFY all answers. Be sure your answers include UNITS where appropriate. (5 pts each) 19. A ball rolls horizontally off the edge a 0.9-meter-high table. It lands 50 ...
Discovering Asteroids Using
... ! Why do comets have tails? ! In which direction does a comet’s tail point? ! What is a shooting star? ...
... ! Why do comets have tails? ! In which direction does a comet’s tail point? ! What is a shooting star? ...
Other Bodies in the Solar System
... discovered the planet “Ceres” • William Herschel categorized Ceres and the other dwarf planets as asteroids , “star like” http://upload.wikimedia. org/wikipedia/commons/ 9/92/Giuseppe_Piazzi.jpg ...
... discovered the planet “Ceres” • William Herschel categorized Ceres and the other dwarf planets as asteroids , “star like” http://upload.wikimedia. org/wikipedia/commons/ 9/92/Giuseppe_Piazzi.jpg ...
NAM_f2
... CCD devices that each view a field that is 60 x 3 and are arranged on the Coriolis spacecraft (shown below left, with the cameras circled in red) in such a way that they ...
... CCD devices that each view a field that is 60 x 3 and are arranged on the Coriolis spacecraft (shown below left, with the cameras circled in red) in such a way that they ...
Physics 2028: Great Ideas in Science: The Exobiology
... 1. In this section we will discuss various types of mechanisms that could catastrophically wipe out civilizations (both terrestrial and extraterrestrial) and lifeforms in general. This will be useful when discussing the Drake Equation a little later in these notes. 2. Here we won’t be talking about ...
... 1. In this section we will discuss various types of mechanisms that could catastrophically wipe out civilizations (both terrestrial and extraterrestrial) and lifeforms in general. This will be useful when discussing the Drake Equation a little later in these notes. 2. Here we won’t be talking about ...
Life on hot Jupiters
... • Until now, the only planets for which spectra were available belonged in our own solar system. The planets in the Spitzer studies orbit stars that are so far away, they are too faint to be seen with the naked eye. That means both planets are at least about a million times farther away from us than ...
... • Until now, the only planets for which spectra were available belonged in our own solar system. The planets in the Spitzer studies orbit stars that are so far away, they are too faint to be seen with the naked eye. That means both planets are at least about a million times farther away from us than ...
FORMATION AND ORBIT OF HOT JUPITERS 1 Formation and Orbit
... Hot Jupiters are planets that are larger than Jupiter, but are also located closer to their solar system's star than Mercury is to our own sun. They can typically make an orbit around their star in just a few days, and it is more commonly thought that they first formed further out in their solar sys ...
... Hot Jupiters are planets that are larger than Jupiter, but are also located closer to their solar system's star than Mercury is to our own sun. They can typically make an orbit around their star in just a few days, and it is more commonly thought that they first formed further out in their solar sys ...
SETI: First Considerations (PowerPoint)
... Numbers of Stars The Milky Way is forming about one new star a year, and an ‘average’ star (like the Sun) might last about ten billion years. In the ‘steady state,’ there will be at least several billion radiating stars out there. Stars much more massive than the Sun burn up their fuel very quickly, ...
... Numbers of Stars The Milky Way is forming about one new star a year, and an ‘average’ star (like the Sun) might last about ten billion years. In the ‘steady state,’ there will be at least several billion radiating stars out there. Stars much more massive than the Sun burn up their fuel very quickly, ...
EXOPLANET Due to increasing incursions by hostile alien forces
... the matter is that these star systems and planets are very, very far away, meaning that any light reaching our telescopes now is actually a snapshot of a star or planet many hundreds or thousands of years ago. This means that, even if these aliens are on those planets, it is possible that our telesc ...
... the matter is that these star systems and planets are very, very far away, meaning that any light reaching our telescopes now is actually a snapshot of a star or planet many hundreds or thousands of years ago. This means that, even if these aliens are on those planets, it is possible that our telesc ...
revolve (revolution) rotate (rotation) axis
... orbit the sun that are too small to be considered planets ...
... orbit the sun that are too small to be considered planets ...
Planetary Orbit Simulator – Student Guide
... Question 22: Can you describe a general rule which identifies where in the orbit velocity is increasing and where it is decreasing? What is the angle between the velocity and acceleration vectors at these times? ...
... Question 22: Can you describe a general rule which identifies where in the orbit velocity is increasing and where it is decreasing? What is the angle between the velocity and acceleration vectors at these times? ...
DO PHYSICS ONLINE SPACE MOTION OF SATELLITES
... main problem Newton set out to solve. In the process of doing this, he not only introduced his laws of motion and discovered the law of gravity, he also developed differential and integral calculus. Today, the same laws that govern the motion of planets, are used by scientists to put satellites into ...
... main problem Newton set out to solve. In the process of doing this, he not only introduced his laws of motion and discovered the law of gravity, he also developed differential and integral calculus. Today, the same laws that govern the motion of planets, are used by scientists to put satellites into ...
Imaging extrasolar planets
... After these surveys came up empty, astronomers turned to discomfort for some planet formation theories and some more massive stars (like HR 8799). The planets around HR might say these objects are more like brown dwarfs (failed 8799 were found very early in this effort, indicating that stars) than b ...
... After these surveys came up empty, astronomers turned to discomfort for some planet formation theories and some more massive stars (like HR 8799). The planets around HR might say these objects are more like brown dwarfs (failed 8799 were found very early in this effort, indicating that stars) than b ...
Practice Assessment Answers
... The gravitational force between them would be doubled. b. the distance between the two bodies were doubled? The gravitational force between them would be one-fourth as great. 4. What information do you need to find the period of a planet using Kepler’s third law? You need to know the period of anoth ...
... The gravitational force between them would be doubled. b. the distance between the two bodies were doubled? The gravitational force between them would be one-fourth as great. 4. What information do you need to find the period of a planet using Kepler’s third law? You need to know the period of anoth ...
8 Grade/Comp.Sci.III adv Course Code: 2002110
... Gravity and the Solar System Gravity Overview 1. Define gravity The Laws of Planetary Motion 1. State Kepler’s first, second, and third laws of planetary motion. Page 2 of 4 ...
... Gravity and the Solar System Gravity Overview 1. Define gravity The Laws of Planetary Motion 1. State Kepler’s first, second, and third laws of planetary motion. Page 2 of 4 ...
Chapter 2 The Copernican Revolution
... transits happen only about once per decade because Mercury’s orbit does not quite coincide with the plane of the eclip/c. Transits of Venus are even rarer, occurring only about twice per century. Th ...
... transits happen only about once per decade because Mercury’s orbit does not quite coincide with the plane of the eclip/c. Transits of Venus are even rarer, occurring only about twice per century. Th ...
The Search for Another Earth
... Are there planets similar to the Earth? For centuries, these questions baffled curious minds. Either a positive or negative answer, if found one day, would carry a deep philosophical significance for our very existence in the universe. Although the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence was initiate ...
... Are there planets similar to the Earth? For centuries, these questions baffled curious minds. Either a positive or negative answer, if found one day, would carry a deep philosophical significance for our very existence in the universe. Although the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence was initiate ...
William Paterson University Department of Physics General
... Every student at William Paterson has a student university e-mail address. Your university email address is attached to Blackboard, and that is the one that will be used to contact you about assignments and other matters related to the course. You should check it daily. AOL users: if you have AOL, y ...
... Every student at William Paterson has a student university e-mail address. Your university email address is attached to Blackboard, and that is the one that will be used to contact you about assignments and other matters related to the course. You should check it daily. AOL users: if you have AOL, y ...
IAU definition of planet
The definition of planet set in Prague in 2006 by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) states that, in the Solar System, a planet is a celestial body which: is in orbit around the Sun, has sufficient mass to assume hydrostatic equilibrium (a nearly round shape), and has ""cleared the neighborhood"" around its orbit.A non-satellite body fulfilling only the first two of these criteria is classified as a ""dwarf planet"". According to the IAU, ""planets and dwarf planets are two distinct classes of objects"". A non-satellite body fulfilling only the first criterion is termed a ""small Solar System body"" (SSSB). Initial drafts planned to include dwarf planets as a subcategory of planets, but because this could potentially have led to the addition of several dozens of planets into the Solar System, this draft was eventually dropped. The definition was a controversial one and has drawn both support and criticism from different astronomers, but has remained in use.According to this definition, there are eight planets in the Solar System. The definition distinguishes planets from smaller bodies and is not useful outside the Solar System, where smaller bodies cannot be found yet. Extrasolar planets, or exoplanets, are covered separately under a complementary 2003 draft guideline for the definition of planets, which distinguishes them from dwarf stars, which are larger.