Astronomy and Space articles by Martin George of the Launceston
... Many readers, no doubt, have watched one or more of the famous science fiction movies or series, with spectacular planetary landscapes and weird atmospheric effects. Some of them have two moons in the sky - quite a possible scenario for some planets, although we of course have only one. Another type ...
... Many readers, no doubt, have watched one or more of the famous science fiction movies or series, with spectacular planetary landscapes and weird atmospheric effects. Some of them have two moons in the sky - quite a possible scenario for some planets, although we of course have only one. Another type ...
Solar system
... For example the gravity on Earth pulls us and other things to itself. Gravity helps us because we would float out of Earth’s atmosphere and there is no oxygen in space so we would die. Our weight would be different on other planets because they have a gravitational pull that is not as strong as eart ...
... For example the gravity on Earth pulls us and other things to itself. Gravity helps us because we would float out of Earth’s atmosphere and there is no oxygen in space so we would die. Our weight would be different on other planets because they have a gravitational pull that is not as strong as eart ...
NASA Training Activity 2 Astronomy
... Hubble Space Telescope: an optical telescope that is in _____________________________. o Provided clearer images in space than any ground based telescope. Chandra X-ray telescope is the most powerful X-ray telescope ever built. o Launched in 1999. ...
... Hubble Space Telescope: an optical telescope that is in _____________________________. o Provided clearer images in space than any ground based telescope. Chandra X-ray telescope is the most powerful X-ray telescope ever built. o Launched in 1999. ...
15.4 Star Systems and Galaxies
... A. Star system-groups of two or more stars 1. Binary stars - two stars or double stars a. Eclipsing binary-a system in which one star blocks the light from another II. Planets Around Other Stars A. Astronomers study gravitational effects on stars to see if there is a planet III. Galaxies-classified ...
... A. Star system-groups of two or more stars 1. Binary stars - two stars or double stars a. Eclipsing binary-a system in which one star blocks the light from another II. Planets Around Other Stars A. Astronomers study gravitational effects on stars to see if there is a planet III. Galaxies-classified ...
september 2013 - Holt Planetarium
... to night while Saturn sinks lower. On the 7th Saturn will be just below the crescent moon with Mercury to their left. After the 15th Mercury sinks lower. It is again near Saturn as the two planets fade into the bright twilight in the last days of October. What is really happening is that we are movi ...
... to night while Saturn sinks lower. On the 7th Saturn will be just below the crescent moon with Mercury to their left. After the 15th Mercury sinks lower. It is again near Saturn as the two planets fade into the bright twilight in the last days of October. What is really happening is that we are movi ...
Parallels: Proto-Planetary Disks and rings
... snow line or ice line) rocky objects become asteroids • Far from the Sun (outside frost-line) icy objects form the comets and Kuiper Belt Objects ...
... snow line or ice line) rocky objects become asteroids • Far from the Sun (outside frost-line) icy objects form the comets and Kuiper Belt Objects ...
A B C`s of Space Aleks Slocum Second Grade SCI.2.2 2010
... A moon is planet-like, but it is not a planet. A moon rotates around a planet. Earth only has one moon while some planets have several. ...
... A moon is planet-like, but it is not a planet. A moon rotates around a planet. Earth only has one moon while some planets have several. ...
Jeopardy-Astronomy
... Term used to describe galaxies that don’t have consistent shapes or sizes ...
... Term used to describe galaxies that don’t have consistent shapes or sizes ...
A Census of the Solar System
... The first two methods are based on the fact that a planet orbiting a star will cause the star to "wobble" in space. The first method detects the component of this wobble that is horizontal to our line of site, and is based simply on observing the position of the star ...
... The first two methods are based on the fact that a planet orbiting a star will cause the star to "wobble" in space. The first method detects the component of this wobble that is horizontal to our line of site, and is based simply on observing the position of the star ...
Chapter 27 – The Planets and the Solar System
... c. Because of their Earth like appearance they are also known as ___________________ planets 2. Outer Planets – Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto a. 1st four are called ___________ – or __________ like b. very large gaseous planets with ____ _________ crust c. low ___________________ due to ...
... c. Because of their Earth like appearance they are also known as ___________________ planets 2. Outer Planets – Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto a. 1st four are called ___________ – or __________ like b. very large gaseous planets with ____ _________ crust c. low ___________________ due to ...
21. Solar System Formation
... 1. Within the frost line, bits of rock and metal clumped together to make planetesimals. 2. As the planetesimals grew, they became large enough to attract each other. 3. Finally, only a few planets were left. ...
... 1. Within the frost line, bits of rock and metal clumped together to make planetesimals. 2. As the planetesimals grew, they became large enough to attract each other. 3. Finally, only a few planets were left. ...
Our Solar System
... 7 known moons Triton largest moon Great Dark Spot thought to be a hole, similar to the hole in the ozone layer on Earth ...
... 7 known moons Triton largest moon Great Dark Spot thought to be a hole, similar to the hole in the ozone layer on Earth ...
Astronomy Objectives
... Galaxies, spiral, irregular, and elliptical; the Milky Way Star clusters, open and globular Galaxy clusters Doppler effect and measuring motion of stars with their absorption spectra: Red-shift → going away from us; blue-shift → coming toward us The Hubble Law; state it and describe the evidence tha ...
... Galaxies, spiral, irregular, and elliptical; the Milky Way Star clusters, open and globular Galaxy clusters Doppler effect and measuring motion of stars with their absorption spectra: Red-shift → going away from us; blue-shift → coming toward us The Hubble Law; state it and describe the evidence tha ...
Chapter 1
... • The solar system contains one star (the Sun or “Sol”), nine planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto, in order of increasing average distance from the Sun), and countless thousands of planetary bodies (which include the 9 planets, their moons (natural satel ...
... • The solar system contains one star (the Sun or “Sol”), nine planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto, in order of increasing average distance from the Sun), and countless thousands of planetary bodies (which include the 9 planets, their moons (natural satel ...
25drake6s
... A planet of moderate mass in the habitable zone Organic compounds reacting to form simple life Life evolving over billions of years with no ...
... A planet of moderate mass in the habitable zone Organic compounds reacting to form simple life Life evolving over billions of years with no ...
Astronomy Exam review
... ______ is a pseudoscience which claims falsely that the positions of the Sun, planets, and stars have an influence on the lives of humans. 38. What occurs during a spring tide? 39. The seasons on Earth are a direct consequence of the _______ 40. Planets are most easily distinguised from stars in the ...
... ______ is a pseudoscience which claims falsely that the positions of the Sun, planets, and stars have an influence on the lives of humans. 38. What occurs during a spring tide? 39. The seasons on Earth are a direct consequence of the _______ 40. Planets are most easily distinguised from stars in the ...
Pluto
... Pluto: King of the Kuiper Belt • Pluto’s unique properties have made astronomers uneasy about the planet designation for many years • Since 1992, over 1000 of Kuiper Belt Objects (KBOs) (also called “Trans-Neptunian Objects”) • Pluto is one of the largest and brightest (because it has a high “albed ...
... Pluto: King of the Kuiper Belt • Pluto’s unique properties have made astronomers uneasy about the planet designation for many years • Since 1992, over 1000 of Kuiper Belt Objects (KBOs) (also called “Trans-Neptunian Objects”) • Pluto is one of the largest and brightest (because it has a high “albed ...
overview - Butlins
... space could lead to something that changes life on Earth. For example, if scientists can understand what happens outside of Earth’s atmosphere in the stars and galaxies, they might be able to stop global warming or they might be able to harness a new form of energy! It’s impossible to have a full un ...
... space could lead to something that changes life on Earth. For example, if scientists can understand what happens outside of Earth’s atmosphere in the stars and galaxies, they might be able to stop global warming or they might be able to harness a new form of energy! It’s impossible to have a full un ...
First detection of a planet that survived the red giant expansion of its
... of the evolution of its parent star. It has occurred despite an orbital distance of only 1.7 times the medium distance between the Earth and the Sun. During a “red giant phase”, the stars, after exhausting their primary fuel, hydrogen, in the core, experience an enormous expansion (with their vol ...
... of the evolution of its parent star. It has occurred despite an orbital distance of only 1.7 times the medium distance between the Earth and the Sun. During a “red giant phase”, the stars, after exhausting their primary fuel, hydrogen, in the core, experience an enormous expansion (with their vol ...
Handout 3 1-2 ppt
... 1. In addition to the sun, planets, and their moons, what occupies the space in our solar system? • The solar system includes million of smaller bodies; some are tiny bits of dust or ice; others are as large as small moons. ...
... 1. In addition to the sun, planets, and their moons, what occupies the space in our solar system? • The solar system includes million of smaller bodies; some are tiny bits of dust or ice; others are as large as small moons. ...
Unit: Southern Europe
... GLE 0507.6.2: I can use charts to locate and identify star patterns. This means I can use a star chart to identify constellations in the night’s sky throughout the year. I can explain why it is important to know the time of night, the time of year, and the latitude to correctly identify the constell ...
... GLE 0507.6.2: I can use charts to locate and identify star patterns. This means I can use a star chart to identify constellations in the night’s sky throughout the year. I can explain why it is important to know the time of night, the time of year, and the latitude to correctly identify the constell ...
Questions for this book (Word format)
... It took astronomers many years to realise that some of the “fuzzy patches” or “nebulae” in the night sky are actually galaxies like the Milky Way. One reason for this was that only some of the objects catalogued as “nebulae” are actually galaxies. List at least three types of nebula which are not ex ...
... It took astronomers many years to realise that some of the “fuzzy patches” or “nebulae” in the night sky are actually galaxies like the Milky Way. One reason for this was that only some of the objects catalogued as “nebulae” are actually galaxies. List at least three types of nebula which are not ex ...
Midterm II Jeopardy
... $200 - This planet occasionally has dust storms which obscure its ENTIRE surface. (Mars) $400 - You can only see these planets close to the horizon (45 degrees or less). (Venus & Mercury) $600 - This is how we observed the rings around Uranus. (Occultation) $800 - These two planets most closely rese ...
... $200 - This planet occasionally has dust storms which obscure its ENTIRE surface. (Mars) $400 - You can only see these planets close to the horizon (45 degrees or less). (Venus & Mercury) $600 - This is how we observed the rings around Uranus. (Occultation) $800 - These two planets most closely rese ...
Bodies of our Solar System
... • One of the few places in the solar system that has active volcanism ...
... • One of the few places in the solar system that has active volcanism ...