Space, what is it good for?
... The dimensions of the galaxy, officially called M104, are as spectacular as its appearance. It has 800 million suns and is 50.000 light years across. ...
... The dimensions of the galaxy, officially called M104, are as spectacular as its appearance. It has 800 million suns and is 50.000 light years across. ...
3_Ocean126_2006
... Currently the dominant theory First iteration proposed by Georges Lemaître in 1927. He observed the red shift in distant nebulas and invoked relativity. Hubble found experimental evidence (1929) – galaxies are moving away from us with speeds proportional to their distance. Theory suggested b ...
... Currently the dominant theory First iteration proposed by Georges Lemaître in 1927. He observed the red shift in distant nebulas and invoked relativity. Hubble found experimental evidence (1929) – galaxies are moving away from us with speeds proportional to their distance. Theory suggested b ...
Summary of camp and co
... Night-time observing (if applicable): major constellations, moon and planets, use of basic star charts. Naked eye, binocular and telescope viewing. Day-time observing (if applicable) of Sun, Moon, Venus and Jupiter (Note: Solar viewing will be via completely safe “projection” methods, and/or via nar ...
... Night-time observing (if applicable): major constellations, moon and planets, use of basic star charts. Naked eye, binocular and telescope viewing. Day-time observing (if applicable) of Sun, Moon, Venus and Jupiter (Note: Solar viewing will be via completely safe “projection” methods, and/or via nar ...
ASTRO OTTER (for secondary students)
... This program describes in appropriate detail, the characteristics of each planet, including the orbital characteristics and any other significant or unusual features of each planet. Particular emphasis is made to describe the differences between the terrestrial and the Jovian planets and how they f ...
... This program describes in appropriate detail, the characteristics of each planet, including the orbital characteristics and any other significant or unusual features of each planet. Particular emphasis is made to describe the differences between the terrestrial and the Jovian planets and how they f ...
PHS 111 Test 3 Review Chapters 26-28
... Asteroids orbit the: Sun. Earth. Moon. all of these none of these Most meteors seen as shooting stars are about the size of: grains of sand. baseballs. small buildings. very large buildings. small continents. A small rock in interplanetary space is called a: meteor. meteoroid. meteorite. In a museum ...
... Asteroids orbit the: Sun. Earth. Moon. all of these none of these Most meteors seen as shooting stars are about the size of: grains of sand. baseballs. small buildings. very large buildings. small continents. A small rock in interplanetary space is called a: meteor. meteoroid. meteorite. In a museum ...
PHS 111 Test 3 Review Chapters 26-28
... Asteroids orbit the: Sun. Earth. Moon. all of these none of these Most meteors seen as shooting stars are about the size of: grains of sand. baseballs. small buildings. very large buildings. small continents. A small rock in interplanetary space is called a: meteor. meteoroid. meteorite. In a museum ...
... Asteroids orbit the: Sun. Earth. Moon. all of these none of these Most meteors seen as shooting stars are about the size of: grains of sand. baseballs. small buildings. very large buildings. small continents. A small rock in interplanetary space is called a: meteor. meteoroid. meteorite. In a museum ...
Blurbs 4th six weeks Earth and Space Students identify the role of
... Microwaves have shorter wavelengths and more energy that radio waves. Recently, scientists have discovered background microwave radiation left over from the early formation of the universe. This gives us some idea about how far away other galaxies are from our galaxy. Light waves have shorter wavele ...
... Microwaves have shorter wavelengths and more energy that radio waves. Recently, scientists have discovered background microwave radiation left over from the early formation of the universe. This gives us some idea about how far away other galaxies are from our galaxy. Light waves have shorter wavele ...
small rocky planets
... sun and moon because its atmosphere reflects sunlight so well. People often mistake it for a star. • The atmosphere of Venus has a large amount of carbon dioxide gas. Carbon dioxide traps heat in Venus’s atmosphere, causing the surface temperatures to increase greatly. We call this effect the Greenh ...
... sun and moon because its atmosphere reflects sunlight so well. People often mistake it for a star. • The atmosphere of Venus has a large amount of carbon dioxide gas. Carbon dioxide traps heat in Venus’s atmosphere, causing the surface temperatures to increase greatly. We call this effect the Greenh ...
Study Guide answers Ch 8
... “meteor” if it enters earth’s atmosphere, and a “meteorite” if it reaches earth’s surface ...
... “meteor” if it enters earth’s atmosphere, and a “meteorite” if it reaches earth’s surface ...
ONLINE practice exam
... 2. A supernova goes off in a galaxy whose cosmological redshift is z =0.2. From its maximum brightness, astronomers determine that it is located at a distance of 1000 Mpc. (a) What is the observed wavelength of the HI spectral line from this galaxy? (The rest wavelength is 21.1cm) (b) Use this info ...
... 2. A supernova goes off in a galaxy whose cosmological redshift is z =0.2. From its maximum brightness, astronomers determine that it is located at a distance of 1000 Mpc. (a) What is the observed wavelength of the HI spectral line from this galaxy? (The rest wavelength is 21.1cm) (b) Use this info ...
The Earth in Space
... • Suggests a model that the Sun was the center of the universe. • Argued that the motion of the Sun & planets could be equally described by a Sun centered (heliocentric) system. ...
... • Suggests a model that the Sun was the center of the universe. • Argued that the motion of the Sun & planets could be equally described by a Sun centered (heliocentric) system. ...
Galaxies and the Big Bang Theory
... A ___________ is a huge group of single stars, star systems, star clusters, dust, and gas bound together by gravity The three different types of galaxies that exist in our universe are: ...
... A ___________ is a huge group of single stars, star systems, star clusters, dust, and gas bound together by gravity The three different types of galaxies that exist in our universe are: ...
TY Course Day 2 Friday Solar System
... There will be some Penumbral lunar eclipses coming up, but as the Moon will not pass through the main part of the Earth's shadow, there is not much to see, and if you didn't know that an eclipse was taking place you would not be aware of it. So we will have to wait for a decent lunar eclipse until ...
... There will be some Penumbral lunar eclipses coming up, but as the Moon will not pass through the main part of the Earth's shadow, there is not much to see, and if you didn't know that an eclipse was taking place you would not be aware of it. So we will have to wait for a decent lunar eclipse until ...
Option: Astrophysics Objects in the Universe: Asteroid: a small rocky
... Clusters: gravitationally bound system of galaxies or stars o Stellar cluster: group of stars held together by gravitation in the same region of space, created roughly at the same time from the same nebulae o Open Cluster: Up to several hundred stars that are 10 billion years old or less. May still ...
... Clusters: gravitationally bound system of galaxies or stars o Stellar cluster: group of stars held together by gravitation in the same region of space, created roughly at the same time from the same nebulae o Open Cluster: Up to several hundred stars that are 10 billion years old or less. May still ...
ASTRONOMY After Unit 2 you should be able to
... The universe is vast. Incredibly, incredibly vast. Even with modern technology, humans are unable to leave even our solar system within the timeframe of their lives. Astronomy is therefore much more abstract and theoretical than other disciplines here on Earth. ...
... The universe is vast. Incredibly, incredibly vast. Even with modern technology, humans are unable to leave even our solar system within the timeframe of their lives. Astronomy is therefore much more abstract and theoretical than other disciplines here on Earth. ...
Red Shift Worksheet
... astronomers use the shift of spectral lines produced by chemicals in the star’s atmosphere. Astronomers can also use the spectrum of a galaxy to tell how fast the galaxy is moving toward or away from Earth Using the principle of red shift, Edwin Hubble studied the relationship between a galaxy’s dis ...
... astronomers use the shift of spectral lines produced by chemicals in the star’s atmosphere. Astronomers can also use the spectrum of a galaxy to tell how fast the galaxy is moving toward or away from Earth Using the principle of red shift, Edwin Hubble studied the relationship between a galaxy’s dis ...
Flat
... The Way of Einstein: Mass-energy tells space-time how to curve; curved space-time tells mass-energy how to move. ...
... The Way of Einstein: Mass-energy tells space-time how to curve; curved space-time tells mass-energy how to move. ...
Geologic Time and Origins of the Earth
... • A giant cloud of dust and gas occupied this area of space – Many times larger than the present solar system – A lot of space between individual atoms of gas, metal and ions ...
... • A giant cloud of dust and gas occupied this area of space – Many times larger than the present solar system – A lot of space between individual atoms of gas, metal and ions ...
A God`s-Eye View of Space - Harvard
... in a distant galaxy. Clowes professor of science Robert Kirshner tracks such events, which can be brighter than a billion suns and suggest that cosmic expansion is accelerating. Opposite: A giant Jupiter-like extrasolar planet, seen from a moon. Orbiting very near their stars, with “years” measured ...
... in a distant galaxy. Clowes professor of science Robert Kirshner tracks such events, which can be brighter than a billion suns and suggest that cosmic expansion is accelerating. Opposite: A giant Jupiter-like extrasolar planet, seen from a moon. Orbiting very near their stars, with “years” measured ...
Jupiter - lwjmontessori
... Match the Stage of the Life of a High Mass Star on the left with the best Descriptor on the right. Each Descriptor may be used only once. Stage of the Life of a High ...
... Match the Stage of the Life of a High Mass Star on the left with the best Descriptor on the right. Each Descriptor may be used only once. Stage of the Life of a High ...
Document
... • Several layers: core – photosphere ( part of the sun that gives off light energy, innermost layer)-chromosphere-corona • Sunspots-dark spots on the sun on the photosphere, they are dark because it is not as hot, cooler, than the rest of the photosphere Prominences: ribbons of gas that leap out of ...
... • Several layers: core – photosphere ( part of the sun that gives off light energy, innermost layer)-chromosphere-corona • Sunspots-dark spots on the sun on the photosphere, they are dark because it is not as hot, cooler, than the rest of the photosphere Prominences: ribbons of gas that leap out of ...
Earth Is Not the Center of the Universe
... Most of the celestial objects that are part of our solar system are constantly circling our sun. These circling paths are called orbits. All celestial objects have some amount of gravity, the attraction of one mass to another mass. Gravitational force is a measurement of the pull of gravity. Large ...
... Most of the celestial objects that are part of our solar system are constantly circling our sun. These circling paths are called orbits. All celestial objects have some amount of gravity, the attraction of one mass to another mass. Gravitational force is a measurement of the pull of gravity. Large ...
Outer space
Outer space, or just space, is the void that exists between celestial bodies, including the Earth. It is not completely empty, but consists of a hard vacuum containing a low density of particles, predominantly a plasma of hydrogen and helium as well as electromagnetic radiation, magnetic fields, neutrinos, dust and cosmic rays. The baseline temperature, as set by the background radiation from the Big Bang, is 2.7 kelvin (K). Plasma with a number density of less than one hydrogen atom per cubic metre and a temperature of millions of kelvin in the space between galaxies accounts for most of the baryonic (ordinary) matter in outer space; local concentrations have condensed into stars and galaxies. In most galaxies, observations provide evidence that 90% of the mass is in an unknown form, called dark matter, which interacts with other matter through gravitational but not electromagnetic forces. Data indicates that the majority of the mass-energy in the observable Universe is a poorly understood vacuum energy of space which astronomers label dark energy. Intergalactic space takes up most of the volume of the Universe, but even galaxies and star systems consist almost entirely of empty space.There is no firm boundary where space begins. However the Kármán line, at an altitude of 100 km (62 mi) above sea level, is conventionally used as the start of outer space in space treaties and for aerospace records keeping. The framework for international space law was established by the Outer Space Treaty, which was passed by the United Nations in 1967. This treaty precludes any claims of national sovereignty and permits all states to freely explore outer space. Despite the drafting of UN resolutions for the peaceful uses of outer space, anti-satellite weapons have been tested in Earth orbit.Humans began the physical exploration of space during the 20th century with the advent of high-altitude balloon flights, followed by manned rocket launches. Earth orbit was first achieved by Yuri Gagarin of the Soviet Union in 1961 and unmanned spacecraft have since reached all of the known planets in the Solar System. Due to the high cost of getting into space, manned spaceflight has been limited to low Earth orbit and the Moon.Outer space represents a challenging environment for human exploration because of the dual hazards of vacuum and radiation. Microgravity also has a negative effect on human physiology that causes both muscle atrophy and bone loss. In addition to these health and environmental issues, the economic cost of putting objects, including humans, into space is high.