Distances in Space
... Mars is 230 000 000 km, from the sun, or approximately 1.5 a.u. from the Sun. So Mars is 1.5 times as far from the sun as Earth is from the sun. ...
... Mars is 230 000 000 km, from the sun, or approximately 1.5 a.u. from the Sun. So Mars is 1.5 times as far from the sun as Earth is from the sun. ...
Slide 1
... If Earth is moving, then objects such as birds, falling stones, and clouds would be left behind as Earth moved along its path. • Galileo showed that a moving object remains in motion unless a force acts to stop it. Newton’s first law of motion • Galileo saw through his telescope that there are fou ...
... If Earth is moving, then objects such as birds, falling stones, and clouds would be left behind as Earth moved along its path. • Galileo showed that a moving object remains in motion unless a force acts to stop it. Newton’s first law of motion • Galileo saw through his telescope that there are fou ...
Astronomy
... • compare and contrast the different types of galaxies, including spiral, elliptical, irregular, and dwarf.[12C] • research and describe the historical development of the Big Bang Theory, including red shift, cosmic microwave background radiation, and other supporting evidence.[13A] • research and d ...
... • compare and contrast the different types of galaxies, including spiral, elliptical, irregular, and dwarf.[12C] • research and describe the historical development of the Big Bang Theory, including red shift, cosmic microwave background radiation, and other supporting evidence.[13A] • research and d ...
Planet formation
... as it has a larger surface area. Once these condensations reach ~10s km in size they become 'planetesimals' and gravity becomes important. Oligarchic growth: growth The largest planetesimals grow faster, and the larger they become the more dominant their gravitational attraction becomes, allowing a ...
... as it has a larger surface area. Once these condensations reach ~10s km in size they become 'planetesimals' and gravity becomes important. Oligarchic growth: growth The largest planetesimals grow faster, and the larger they become the more dominant their gravitational attraction becomes, allowing a ...
Research Essay “On the Origin of the Solar System”
... The origin of the Solar System is one of the oldest unsolved problems in science. It was first separated as a question distinct from the Origin of the Universe in the 17th century, when Copernicus made it meaningful to use the modern phrase “Solar System” and the Sun began to be thought of as one o ...
... The origin of the Solar System is one of the oldest unsolved problems in science. It was first separated as a question distinct from the Origin of the Universe in the 17th century, when Copernicus made it meaningful to use the modern phrase “Solar System” and the Sun began to be thought of as one o ...
Which object is a meteor?
... • Not Option A (Nebular Star? What the heck is that?) • Not Option C (A Binary Star isn’t formed as a result of a star dying) • Not Option D (A supernova can be created when a star dies, but nothing is left -like with a the other options listed) • CORRECT ANSWER: Option B must be correct. A Black H ...
... • Not Option A (Nebular Star? What the heck is that?) • Not Option C (A Binary Star isn’t formed as a result of a star dying) • Not Option D (A supernova can be created when a star dies, but nothing is left -like with a the other options listed) • CORRECT ANSWER: Option B must be correct. A Black H ...
Space - No Brain Too Small
... The planets are (in order, moving away from the Sun): Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. A mnemonic may be useful to help you name the planets in order. Eg. My Very Easy Method Just Speeds Up Naming Planets. The planets (except Pluto) have elliptical (almost cir ...
... The planets are (in order, moving away from the Sun): Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. A mnemonic may be useful to help you name the planets in order. Eg. My Very Easy Method Just Speeds Up Naming Planets. The planets (except Pluto) have elliptical (almost cir ...
Lecture 43
... planetesimals and protoplanets; o (3) protoplanets grow into planets via long-term, long-distance, cumulative gravitational interactions. ...
... planetesimals and protoplanets; o (3) protoplanets grow into planets via long-term, long-distance, cumulative gravitational interactions. ...
Advanced Solar Theory (MT5810)
... see as long, thin structures Dark - cutting out light from below ...
... see as long, thin structures Dark - cutting out light from below ...
32) What spacecraft mission crashed because the NASA contractor
... No notes, No books. You can use a calculator 1) The order of the eight planets from closest to farthest from the Sun is A) Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune B) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus C) Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter, U ...
... No notes, No books. You can use a calculator 1) The order of the eight planets from closest to farthest from the Sun is A) Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune B) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus C) Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter, U ...
32) What spacecraft mission crashed because the NASA contractor
... E) there were eight planets in the Solar System. 28) A body takes 11 years to make one orbit around the Sun. What is the body’s semimajor axis? A) 2.36 AU B) 22 AU C) 4.95 AU D) 11 AU E) 7.87 AU 29) The planet Jupiter never passes through which of these constellations as seen from Earth? A) Aries B) ...
... E) there were eight planets in the Solar System. 28) A body takes 11 years to make one orbit around the Sun. What is the body’s semimajor axis? A) 2.36 AU B) 22 AU C) 4.95 AU D) 11 AU E) 7.87 AU 29) The planet Jupiter never passes through which of these constellations as seen from Earth? A) Aries B) ...
Astronomy Teleclass Webinar!
... The volcanoes on Jupiter’s moon Io spew its ice ash 300 miles high. Saturn is surrounded by rings made mostly of ice moving at 75,000 mph. Inside Saturn’s rings are shepherd moons. Titan has an atmosphere made mostly of nitrogen so thick that if you strapped wings onto your arms and flapped, you ...
... The volcanoes on Jupiter’s moon Io spew its ice ash 300 miles high. Saturn is surrounded by rings made mostly of ice moving at 75,000 mph. Inside Saturn’s rings are shepherd moons. Titan has an atmosphere made mostly of nitrogen so thick that if you strapped wings onto your arms and flapped, you ...
The Sun and Other Stars
... • Up to about 25% of the earth’s radius, the core’s density can reach 150 g/cc, with a temperature of 13,600,000 K. • The incredible density is caused by the massive size of the sun • The core is rotating faster than the outer areas of the sun, just like the earth • Energy is produced in the core by ...
... • Up to about 25% of the earth’s radius, the core’s density can reach 150 g/cc, with a temperature of 13,600,000 K. • The incredible density is caused by the massive size of the sun • The core is rotating faster than the outer areas of the sun, just like the earth • Energy is produced in the core by ...
The formation of stars and planets
... • Edgeworth-Kuiper Belt Objects: icy bodies, some of which are nearly ‘planets’, some of which qualify as comets. Biggest KBOs: Pluto-Charon, Sedna, Quauar, unnamed new object. • Oort cloud: nearly spherical swarm of comets, originally formed in outer solar system, then kicked out by Jupiter, but st ...
... • Edgeworth-Kuiper Belt Objects: icy bodies, some of which are nearly ‘planets’, some of which qualify as comets. Biggest KBOs: Pluto-Charon, Sedna, Quauar, unnamed new object. • Oort cloud: nearly spherical swarm of comets, originally formed in outer solar system, then kicked out by Jupiter, but st ...
Today`s Powerpoint
... Further subdivision: BO - B9, GO - G9, etc. GO hotter than G9. Sun is a G2. ...
... Further subdivision: BO - B9, GO - G9, etc. GO hotter than G9. Sun is a G2. ...
SOLAR ORBITER All the space you need
... The Solar Orbiter mission will take the next step in observation of the Sun from space. The selected mission profile and instrumentation package aim at enabling, for the first time, the following achievements: • Exploration of the uncharted innermost regions of the solar system; • Observation of t ...
... The Solar Orbiter mission will take the next step in observation of the Sun from space. The selected mission profile and instrumentation package aim at enabling, for the first time, the following achievements: • Exploration of the uncharted innermost regions of the solar system; • Observation of t ...
Eddie Sun - İngilizce
... • it takes 12 Earth years to orbit the sun • It has 16 moons • Jupiter has poison clouds • It is the largest planet ...
... • it takes 12 Earth years to orbit the sun • It has 16 moons • Jupiter has poison clouds • It is the largest planet ...
Solar System 2010 - Science Olympiad
... diameter.The coma is formed from gas and dust ejected from the nucleus as it is heated by the Sun. The coma is bright both because it reflects sunlight and because its gases are excited by sunlight and emit electromagnetic radiation. ...
... diameter.The coma is formed from gas and dust ejected from the nucleus as it is heated by the Sun. The coma is bright both because it reflects sunlight and because its gases are excited by sunlight and emit electromagnetic radiation. ...
Introduction to Basic Stargazing Part II - Naples Free-Net
... Introduction to Basic Stargazing Part II Measures of Distance: Distances in our Solar System are often measured in miles, or kilometers for the metrically inclined, in popular news media. More commonly among professionals and hobbyists is the astronomical unit (au) – one au is defined as the average ...
... Introduction to Basic Stargazing Part II Measures of Distance: Distances in our Solar System are often measured in miles, or kilometers for the metrically inclined, in popular news media. More commonly among professionals and hobbyists is the astronomical unit (au) – one au is defined as the average ...
Solar System 2010 - Science Olympiad
... What Really Happened with the Apple? Newton, upon observing an apple fall from a tree, began to think along the following lines:The apple is accelerated, since its velocity changes from zero as it is hanging on the tree and moves toward the ground. Thus, by Newton's 2nd Law there must be a force tha ...
... What Really Happened with the Apple? Newton, upon observing an apple fall from a tree, began to think along the following lines:The apple is accelerated, since its velocity changes from zero as it is hanging on the tree and moves toward the ground. Thus, by Newton's 2nd Law there must be a force tha ...
earth
... within the Solar System at two and a half times the mass of all the other planets in our Solar System combined. Jupiter is classified as a gas giant along with Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Together, these four planets are sometimes referred to as the Jovian or outer planets. The Romans named the plan ...
... within the Solar System at two and a half times the mass of all the other planets in our Solar System combined. Jupiter is classified as a gas giant along with Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Together, these four planets are sometimes referred to as the Jovian or outer planets. The Romans named the plan ...
Transcript - Cheap Astronomy
... Presumably to avoid any such complications, Copernicus arranged for the posthumous publication of his book On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres in 1543, being the same year in which he died. Not so lucky was Giordano Bruno who was burned at the stake in 1600 after voicing the view that not onl ...
... Presumably to avoid any such complications, Copernicus arranged for the posthumous publication of his book On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres in 1543, being the same year in which he died. Not so lucky was Giordano Bruno who was burned at the stake in 1600 after voicing the view that not onl ...
Lecture 9
... • The Sun generates energy by fusing hydrogen into helium. But, some stars shine by turning heavier elements (like helium) into even heavier elements (possibly oxygen, carbon). Do temperatures need to be higher or lower for the fusion of other elements to occur? Why? ...
... • The Sun generates energy by fusing hydrogen into helium. But, some stars shine by turning heavier elements (like helium) into even heavier elements (possibly oxygen, carbon). Do temperatures need to be higher or lower for the fusion of other elements to occur? Why? ...
Topic 3 Earth in the Universe
... • Galileo saw Venus experience phases like the Moon and saw satellites orbiting Jupiter ...
... • Galileo saw Venus experience phases like the Moon and saw satellites orbiting Jupiter ...
Astronomy Final Study Guide - With Answers!!– Name: **This will be
... Asteroids are small rocks that orbit the Sun like planets. Most are found in a belt between Mars and Jupiter. Comets are “dirty snowballs”. They are made of ice, dirt, and dust and have very elliptical orbits. When they get near the Sun, they form a tail that points away from the Sun. The tail is ga ...
... Asteroids are small rocks that orbit the Sun like planets. Most are found in a belt between Mars and Jupiter. Comets are “dirty snowballs”. They are made of ice, dirt, and dust and have very elliptical orbits. When they get near the Sun, they form a tail that points away from the Sun. The tail is ga ...
Solar System
The Solar System comprises the Sun and the planetary system that orbits it, either directly or indirectly. Of those objects that orbit the Sun directly, the largest eight are the planets, with the remainder being significantly smaller objects, such as dwarf planets and small Solar System bodies such as comets and asteroids. Of those that orbit the Sun indirectly, two are larger than the smallest planet.The Solar System formed 4.6 billion years ago from the gravitational collapse of a giant interstellar molecular cloud. The vast majority of the system's mass is in the Sun, with most of the remaining mass contained in Jupiter. The four smaller inner planets, Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars, are terrestrial planets, being primarily composed of rock and metal. The four outer planets are giant planets, being substantially more massive than the terrestrials. The two largest, Jupiter and Saturn, are gas giants, being composed mainly of hydrogen and helium; the two outermost planets, Uranus and Neptune, are ice giants, being composed largely of substances with relatively high melting points compared with hydrogen and helium, called ices, such as water, ammonia and methane. All planets have almost circular orbits that lie within a nearly flat disc called the ecliptic.The Solar System also contains smaller objects. The asteroid belt, which lies between Mars and Jupiter, mostly contains objects composed, like the terrestrial planets, of rock and metal. Beyond Neptune's orbit lie the Kuiper belt and scattered disc, populations of trans-Neptunian objects composed mostly of ices, and beyond them a newly discovered population of sednoids. Within these populations are several dozen to possibly tens of thousands of objects large enough to have been rounded by their own gravity. Such objects are categorized as dwarf planets. Identified dwarf planets include the asteroid Ceres and the trans-Neptunian objects Pluto and Eris. In addition to these two regions, various other small-body populations, including comets, centaurs and interplanetary dust, freely travel between regions. Six of the planets, at least three of the dwarf planets, and many of the smaller bodies are orbited by natural satellites, usually termed ""moons"" after the Moon. Each of the outer planets is encircled by planetary rings of dust and other small objects.The solar wind, a stream of charged particles flowing outwards from the Sun, creates a bubble-like region in the interstellar medium known as the heliosphere. The heliopause is the point at which pressure from the solar wind is equal to the opposing pressure of interstellar wind; it extends out to the edge of the scattered disc. The Oort cloud, which is believed to be the source for long-period comets, may also exist at a distance roughly a thousand times further than the heliosphere. The Solar System is located in the Orion Arm, 26,000 light-years from the center of the Milky Way.