File - Mrs. Ratzlaff
... What do these all have in common?? Relatively ___________, very few to no _________, solid __________ planets, they are __________ to the sun and _________ together, and they are inside the _____________ belt. ...
... What do these all have in common?? Relatively ___________, very few to no _________, solid __________ planets, they are __________ to the sun and _________ together, and they are inside the _____________ belt. ...
The long hunt for new objects in our expanding solar
... flew past Mercury. But was there another planet nearby? years for it to be confirmed. Credit: NASA Compare this to Vulcan. While many claimed to have observed the predicted planet, it took 75 years and Einstein's general theory of relativity to consign it to the dustbin of history. ...
... flew past Mercury. But was there another planet nearby? years for it to be confirmed. Credit: NASA Compare this to Vulcan. While many claimed to have observed the predicted planet, it took 75 years and Einstein's general theory of relativity to consign it to the dustbin of history. ...
From Big bang to lives on planets
... e.g. the European COROT satellite and the US KEPLER mission. ...
... e.g. the European COROT satellite and the US KEPLER mission. ...
How many moons does Mercury have? (Update)
... moons. Earth has the moon, Mars has Phobos and Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune's and Uranus' smaller, Deimos, and Jupiter and Saturn have 67 and 62 irregular moons. It is also believed that Neptune's officially named moons, respectively. Heck, even largest moon, Triton, was once a Trans-Neptunian the recen ...
... moons. Earth has the moon, Mars has Phobos and Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune's and Uranus' smaller, Deimos, and Jupiter and Saturn have 67 and 62 irregular moons. It is also believed that Neptune's officially named moons, respectively. Heck, even largest moon, Triton, was once a Trans-Neptunian the recen ...
1” “Sky-Notes” of the Open University Astronomy Club. June 2005. A
... NGC6205 (M13) (5.9) gc. Arguably one of the outstanding objects in the northern hemisphere. Just visible to the naked eye from dark sites it appears as a fuzzy blob in binoculars. It stands high power well and the outer edges begin to resolve into individual stars in a 4" (100mm) telescope. Increasi ...
... NGC6205 (M13) (5.9) gc. Arguably one of the outstanding objects in the northern hemisphere. Just visible to the naked eye from dark sites it appears as a fuzzy blob in binoculars. It stands high power well and the outer edges begin to resolve into individual stars in a 4" (100mm) telescope. Increasi ...
Chapter 4: The Solar System
... A. the sun and planets slowly condensed to their present form from a gas and dust cloud. B. the solar system was once a galaxy, from which the sun and planets are ...
... A. the sun and planets slowly condensed to their present form from a gas and dust cloud. B. the solar system was once a galaxy, from which the sun and planets are ...
Powerpoint
... Solar system formed out of a "whirlpool" in a "universal fluid". Planets formed out of eddies in the fluid. Sun formed at center. Planets in cooler regions. Cloud called "Solar Nebula". This is pre-Newton and modern science. But basic idea correct, and the theory evolved as science advanced, as we'l ...
... Solar system formed out of a "whirlpool" in a "universal fluid". Planets formed out of eddies in the fluid. Sun formed at center. Planets in cooler regions. Cloud called "Solar Nebula". This is pre-Newton and modern science. But basic idea correct, and the theory evolved as science advanced, as we'l ...
planet
... – (a) is in orbit around the Sun, – (b) has sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it assumes a hydrostatic equilibrium (nearly round) shape, and – (c) has cleared the neighborhood around its orbit. ...
... – (a) is in orbit around the Sun, – (b) has sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it assumes a hydrostatic equilibrium (nearly round) shape, and – (c) has cleared the neighborhood around its orbit. ...
Why SETI will Fail
... webpage (10/15/05), on “The future of SETI research” • “Scientists who participate in this research are more optimistic than ever before that they could find signals from space that would indicate that we’re not alone. They are bolstered in this view by several recent developments. In the past 5 yea ...
... webpage (10/15/05), on “The future of SETI research” • “Scientists who participate in this research are more optimistic than ever before that they could find signals from space that would indicate that we’re not alone. They are bolstered in this view by several recent developments. In the past 5 yea ...
s*t*a*r chart - Ontario Science Centre
... The star groups linked by lines are the constellations created by our ancestors thousands of years ago as a way of mapping the night sky. Modern astronomers still use the traditional names, which give today’s stargazers a permanent link to the sky myths and legends of the past. This season's evening ...
... The star groups linked by lines are the constellations created by our ancestors thousands of years ago as a way of mapping the night sky. Modern astronomers still use the traditional names, which give today’s stargazers a permanent link to the sky myths and legends of the past. This season's evening ...
the young astronomers newsletter
... galaxy is similar in size to the Small Magellanic Cloud, one of our nearest neighboring galaxies, and contains a few hundred million stars. The same team has now investigated the galaxy further, using ESA's XMM-Newton to hunt for this black hole in X-rays – and found something very surprising: the X ...
... galaxy is similar in size to the Small Magellanic Cloud, one of our nearest neighboring galaxies, and contains a few hundred million stars. The same team has now investigated the galaxy further, using ESA's XMM-Newton to hunt for this black hole in X-rays – and found something very surprising: the X ...
I. What is an Exoplanet?
... orbits around their stars will undergo reflected light variations. This is because, like our Moon, they also go through phases from full to new and back again. Since telescopes cannot resolve the planet from the star, they see only the combined light. The brightness of the host star will seem ...
... orbits around their stars will undergo reflected light variations. This is because, like our Moon, they also go through phases from full to new and back again. Since telescopes cannot resolve the planet from the star, they see only the combined light. The brightness of the host star will seem ...
Objects In Space -- research questions
... 5. List 3 characteristics that the inner planets have in common. ...
... 5. List 3 characteristics that the inner planets have in common. ...
Spectroscopy
... Detecting Extrasolar Planets Since then, we’ve confirmed the discovery of over 1,500 3,400 planets orbiting around other stars. But how do we detect them? We have 3 methods: - Spectroscopy (red and blueshift like how we detect binary stars.) - Transit (when the planet goes in front of the star, dim ...
... Detecting Extrasolar Planets Since then, we’ve confirmed the discovery of over 1,500 3,400 planets orbiting around other stars. But how do we detect them? We have 3 methods: - Spectroscopy (red and blueshift like how we detect binary stars.) - Transit (when the planet goes in front of the star, dim ...
Our Solar System
... Quaoar – a cold new world It was once believed that another planet, called Planet X, resided out there. But that has been disproved. However, there is an object orbiting around the Sun in a nearly perfect circular orbit, called Quaoar. It is more than 1 billion miles past Pluto. It is 1300 km (800 ...
... Quaoar – a cold new world It was once believed that another planet, called Planet X, resided out there. But that has been disproved. However, there is an object orbiting around the Sun in a nearly perfect circular orbit, called Quaoar. It is more than 1 billion miles past Pluto. It is 1300 km (800 ...
Terrestrial Planet (and Life) Finder
... Now estimate number of planets with life in our Galaxy (not number with intelligent, communicating life) If we leave out fi and fc (i.e. assume they are unity—all life forms develop our kind of intelligence and technology and try to communicate), we are calculating the number of life-bearing planet ...
... Now estimate number of planets with life in our Galaxy (not number with intelligent, communicating life) If we leave out fi and fc (i.e. assume they are unity—all life forms develop our kind of intelligence and technology and try to communicate), we are calculating the number of life-bearing planet ...
Stars - Red, Blue, Old, New pt.3
... The Outer Layers Change • In part a response to what’s going on in the interior. • At some stages stars can pulsate on timescales of days. • They constantly lose mass from outer layers. • We can follow these changes by calculating evolutionary tracks. ...
... The Outer Layers Change • In part a response to what’s going on in the interior. • At some stages stars can pulsate on timescales of days. • They constantly lose mass from outer layers. • We can follow these changes by calculating evolutionary tracks. ...
The Solar System 2015
... The most extended objects in the Solar System can be comets. Their icy– stony cores are tiny (they are a few kilometres in diameter), but when they come near the Sun, ice starts to sublimate and escaping gas and dragged dust create a coma and a tail. Their light hydrogen envelopes may reach a size o ...
... The most extended objects in the Solar System can be comets. Their icy– stony cores are tiny (they are a few kilometres in diameter), but when they come near the Sun, ice starts to sublimate and escaping gas and dragged dust create a coma and a tail. Their light hydrogen envelopes may reach a size o ...
New Corroboration of Meier`s Information Regarding Other Planets
... is yet another planet, UNI, which the Pleiadians/Plejarans say has an alleged SOL orbital period of 3,600 years. Unfortunately, I am unable to describe the planet Vulcan/Volkano any better than I can the two outer planets -- Transpluto and UNI -- because I have never been given any descriptions abou ...
... is yet another planet, UNI, which the Pleiadians/Plejarans say has an alleged SOL orbital period of 3,600 years. Unfortunately, I am unable to describe the planet Vulcan/Volkano any better than I can the two outer planets -- Transpluto and UNI -- because I have never been given any descriptions abou ...
Outer Space - The Reading Connection
... From Once Upon a Starry Night and Zoo in the Sky, have each kid pick a favorite constellation. If you have a big group, you might want to photocopy some of the pages so everybody can look at them at the same time. After picking a constellation, have the kids draw the shape of the constellation and t ...
... From Once Upon a Starry Night and Zoo in the Sky, have each kid pick a favorite constellation. If you have a big group, you might want to photocopy some of the pages so everybody can look at them at the same time. After picking a constellation, have the kids draw the shape of the constellation and t ...
`earthlike` and second the probability that they have suitable climate
... which are ‘earthlike’ and second the probability that they have suitable climate. ...
... which are ‘earthlike’ and second the probability that they have suitable climate. ...
Introduction to Space
... ~From a dark site away from city lights, we can see nearly 3000 stars (compared to the only a few hundred from the city) ~Along with the Moon, a few planets are clearly visible in our sky. Because planets are further away than the Moon, they appear like the distant stars as points of light ~Venus is ...
... ~From a dark site away from city lights, we can see nearly 3000 stars (compared to the only a few hundred from the city) ~Along with the Moon, a few planets are clearly visible in our sky. Because planets are further away than the Moon, they appear like the distant stars as points of light ~Venus is ...
PSC101-lecture12
... • It is completely gaseous. • It emits light and heat through nuclear fusion in its core. • It is by far the largest object in the Solar System. 700 times more massive than all of the other objects in the Solar System put together. • It is composed mostly of Hydrogen and Helium gas and traces of man ...
... • It is completely gaseous. • It emits light and heat through nuclear fusion in its core. • It is by far the largest object in the Solar System. 700 times more massive than all of the other objects in the Solar System put together. • It is composed mostly of Hydrogen and Helium gas and traces of man ...
Document
... “ How many comets are there? ” As of 1995, 878 comets have been cataloged and their orbits at least roughly calculated. ...
... “ How many comets are there? ” As of 1995, 878 comets have been cataloged and their orbits at least roughly calculated. ...
Asteroids, Comets and Meteorites What is an Asteroid? Asteroids
... About 100 have diameters over 100 km Gaspra, the first asteroid ever to be seen close-up Some reflect light well; others are black as coal ↓ Earth-crossing orbit of Apophis, discovered in 2004 Asteroids tumble as they orbit the Sun Estimate that 100,000 asteroids appear in stellar photographs ...
... About 100 have diameters over 100 km Gaspra, the first asteroid ever to be seen close-up Some reflect light well; others are black as coal ↓ Earth-crossing orbit of Apophis, discovered in 2004 Asteroids tumble as they orbit the Sun Estimate that 100,000 asteroids appear in stellar photographs ...