Standard 1 Information Sheet
... Observations of planetary motions relative to the seemingly fixed stars indicate that planets are much closer to Earth than are the stars. Direct techniques for measuring distances to planets include radar, which makes use of the Doppler effect. Distances to some nearby stars can be measured by para ...
... Observations of planetary motions relative to the seemingly fixed stars indicate that planets are much closer to Earth than are the stars. Direct techniques for measuring distances to planets include radar, which makes use of the Doppler effect. Distances to some nearby stars can be measured by para ...
Part5Unit2TheoryofSolarSystem
... Incoming light from an object gets received by the HST (2) and converted to digital data. The data is then sent to the TDRSS in orbit (3), which then transmits it to the Ground Receiving Station at White Sands, N.M. (4). The White Sands Facility transmits the data to NASA's Goddard Spaceflight Contr ...
... Incoming light from an object gets received by the HST (2) and converted to digital data. The data is then sent to the TDRSS in orbit (3), which then transmits it to the Ground Receiving Station at White Sands, N.M. (4). The White Sands Facility transmits the data to NASA's Goddard Spaceflight Contr ...
Formation of the Solar System . • Questions
... toward disk), skater spins a) faster, b) same, c) slower Q: If material falls toward rotation axis, material spins ___. Same foils. ...
... toward disk), skater spins a) faster, b) same, c) slower Q: If material falls toward rotation axis, material spins ___. Same foils. ...
The Milky Way
... The Solar Nebula Hypothesis Basis of modern theory of planet formation. Planets form at the same time from the same cloud as the star. Planet formation sites observed today as dust disks of T Tauri stars. Sun and our Solar system formed ~ 4.6 billion years ...
... The Solar Nebula Hypothesis Basis of modern theory of planet formation. Planets form at the same time from the same cloud as the star. Planet formation sites observed today as dust disks of T Tauri stars. Sun and our Solar system formed ~ 4.6 billion years ...
summary - guideposts
... Modern astronomy reveals that the matter in our solar system was formed in the big bang, and the atoms heavier than helium were cooked up in a few generations of stars. The sun and planets evidently formed from a cloud of gas in the interstellar medium. In general, planets that are farther from the ...
... Modern astronomy reveals that the matter in our solar system was formed in the big bang, and the atoms heavier than helium were cooked up in a few generations of stars. The sun and planets evidently formed from a cloud of gas in the interstellar medium. In general, planets that are farther from the ...
Planet Hunters
... even intelligent life? The chances are greater than ever that these These and other indirect methods have unmasked for us the secrets questions will be answered within our lifetimes. Doing so will take the of several hundred worlds, but astronomers have never given up the combined efforts of many ha ...
... even intelligent life? The chances are greater than ever that these These and other indirect methods have unmasked for us the secrets questions will be answered within our lifetimes. Doing so will take the of several hundred worlds, but astronomers have never given up the combined efforts of many ha ...
Nine Planets and Counting
... solar system objects and their features. It can be very interesting. 6. Have students investigate some of the many robotic spacecraft that have been launched to explore the planets and other objects in our Solar System. Mariner, Venera, Vikings 1 and 2, Voyagers 1 and 2, Mars Pathfinder and Sojourne ...
... solar system objects and their features. It can be very interesting. 6. Have students investigate some of the many robotic spacecraft that have been launched to explore the planets and other objects in our Solar System. Mariner, Venera, Vikings 1 and 2, Voyagers 1 and 2, Mars Pathfinder and Sojourne ...
The solar system - Secondary Education
... their number is expected to grow. Scientists estimate there may be 70 dwarf planets amongst outer solar system objects that have been discovered already. Since we don't know the actual sizes or shapes of many of the objects we've found (because they are so far away), we can't yet determine whether t ...
... their number is expected to grow. Scientists estimate there may be 70 dwarf planets amongst outer solar system objects that have been discovered already. Since we don't know the actual sizes or shapes of many of the objects we've found (because they are so far away), we can't yet determine whether t ...
presentation format
... Copernicus, a Polish astronomer, suggested a dramatically different model of the Solar System, a heliocentric model, with the Sun at the center Copernicus preserved the idea that planets orbited in circular orbits around the Sun, however. Big debate ensued, between geocentric and heliocentric mode ...
... Copernicus, a Polish astronomer, suggested a dramatically different model of the Solar System, a heliocentric model, with the Sun at the center Copernicus preserved the idea that planets orbited in circular orbits around the Sun, however. Big debate ensued, between geocentric and heliocentric mode ...
some interesting facts about planets
... • PART III – INTERESTING FACTS AND INFO ABOUT PLANETS • PART IV -- RECAPITULATION ...
... • PART III – INTERESTING FACTS AND INFO ABOUT PLANETS • PART IV -- RECAPITULATION ...
The Origin of the Solar System and Other Planetary Systems
... likely to have planets, showing that the “dusty disk” theory of solar system formation is plausible. Some of these “planets” may actually be brown dwarfs (i.e. a large body not quite large enough to be a star), but probably not many. ...
... likely to have planets, showing that the “dusty disk” theory of solar system formation is plausible. Some of these “planets” may actually be brown dwarfs (i.e. a large body not quite large enough to be a star), but probably not many. ...
Wrongway Planets_Do Gymnastics
... University. Astronomers have identified more than 400 exoplanets, and most of them are gas giants, like the hot Jupiters. (Exoplanet is short f or "extra-solar planet," which is a planet outside the solar system.) Astronomers would like to find a small, rocky planet not too far from or too close to ...
... University. Astronomers have identified more than 400 exoplanets, and most of them are gas giants, like the hot Jupiters. (Exoplanet is short f or "extra-solar planet," which is a planet outside the solar system.) Astronomers would like to find a small, rocky planet not too far from or too close to ...
How was the Solar System Formed?
... Planets of the Solar System Standards: 1b Students know the evidence from Earth and Moon rocks indicates that the Solar System was formed from a Nebula cloud of dust and gas approximately 4.6 billion years ago (bya). 1c Students know the evidence from geological studies of Earth and other planets su ...
... Planets of the Solar System Standards: 1b Students know the evidence from Earth and Moon rocks indicates that the Solar System was formed from a Nebula cloud of dust and gas approximately 4.6 billion years ago (bya). 1c Students know the evidence from geological studies of Earth and other planets su ...
Astro 10: Introductory Astronomy
... • The “Slow” scenario: the “seeds” of planet formation are dust grains, into dust bunnies, growing until large enough to be self-gravitating (about ½ mile across) and accelerate growth. Beyond “frost line”, “seeds” would be ices (hydrogen compounds with low melting points). Since H dominates mass, t ...
... • The “Slow” scenario: the “seeds” of planet formation are dust grains, into dust bunnies, growing until large enough to be self-gravitating (about ½ mile across) and accelerate growth. Beyond “frost line”, “seeds” would be ices (hydrogen compounds with low melting points). Since H dominates mass, t ...
part2
... characteristic rate, called its half-life, which can be measured in the laboratory • This is the key to a technique called radioactive age dating, which is used to determine the ages of rocks • The oldest rocks found anywhere in the solar system are meteorites, the bits of meteoroids that survive pa ...
... characteristic rate, called its half-life, which can be measured in the laboratory • This is the key to a technique called radioactive age dating, which is used to determine the ages of rocks • The oldest rocks found anywhere in the solar system are meteorites, the bits of meteoroids that survive pa ...
AST 301—Review for Exam 3 Consult “Guide to Reading and Study
... The final section on the discovery of extrasolar planets is one of the most exciting and evolving areas in astronomy at this time, so I want to make sure you study that well. Make sure you understand that there are several techniques that could be used to detect extrasolar planets, but that basicall ...
... The final section on the discovery of extrasolar planets is one of the most exciting and evolving areas in astronomy at this time, so I want to make sure you study that well. Make sure you understand that there are several techniques that could be used to detect extrasolar planets, but that basicall ...
Carter K 1 - Mrs. Anthony`s English 2
... size of our sun, similar to Jupiter. It being a smaller star is very good, “When it comes to detecting the kind of atmosphere that would support life as it’s known, smaller stars are better” (Feltman). That is very good, but what makes these three planets so viable is that its star is not only small ...
... size of our sun, similar to Jupiter. It being a smaller star is very good, “When it comes to detecting the kind of atmosphere that would support life as it’s known, smaller stars are better” (Feltman). That is very good, but what makes these three planets so viable is that its star is not only small ...
The Scale of the Cosmos
... systems with stars separated by distances of a few AU, the planets should eventually be swallowed up by one of the stars or ejected from the system. • Half the stars in the galaxy are members of binary systems, and many some of them are unlikely to support life on planets. • [however, we do have lot ...
... systems with stars separated by distances of a few AU, the planets should eventually be swallowed up by one of the stars or ejected from the system. • Half the stars in the galaxy are members of binary systems, and many some of them are unlikely to support life on planets. • [however, we do have lot ...
ASTR1010_HW06
... We find large amounts of volatiles only in the outer regions of our Solar System because only beyond the “frost line” at 3.5 AU does it get cold enough for volatiles to ...
... We find large amounts of volatiles only in the outer regions of our Solar System because only beyond the “frost line” at 3.5 AU does it get cold enough for volatiles to ...
Intelligent life in the Universe
... 1) It consumes food 2) It reacts to its environment in a complex manner 3) It grows and self replicates 4) It produces a large number of chemical reactions At the core of life is aperiodic complexity and not order. A more accurate definition would be: A living objects are a region of order which use ...
... 1) It consumes food 2) It reacts to its environment in a complex manner 3) It grows and self replicates 4) It produces a large number of chemical reactions At the core of life is aperiodic complexity and not order. A more accurate definition would be: A living objects are a region of order which use ...
power_point_slides
... • A planet like Earth, in the “habitable zone” of the star for the right temperature range, big enough to have an atmosphere and plate tectonics, not so big as to be a “gas giant.” • Or possibly a moon like Europa, a rocky/icy moon with a steady source of tidal energy. ...
... • A planet like Earth, in the “habitable zone” of the star for the right temperature range, big enough to have an atmosphere and plate tectonics, not so big as to be a “gas giant.” • Or possibly a moon like Europa, a rocky/icy moon with a steady source of tidal energy. ...
Comets, Asteroids, and Meteors- Oh My!
... Asteroids • Not all asteroids are located in the asteroids belt and can pass near Earth • Jupiter’s gravity kept the asteroids from forming a planet • Some asteroids orbit just before and after Jupiter • Largest asteroid, Ceres, is 580 mi across but most are less than a few miles across ...
... Asteroids • Not all asteroids are located in the asteroids belt and can pass near Earth • Jupiter’s gravity kept the asteroids from forming a planet • Some asteroids orbit just before and after Jupiter • Largest asteroid, Ceres, is 580 mi across but most are less than a few miles across ...
Inner and Outer Planets of the Solar System
... The Kuiper Belt is a disk-shaped region past the orbit of Neptune extending roughly from 30 to 50 AU from the Sun containing many small icy bodies. (An AU or Astronomical Unit is the mean distance from the Earth to the Sun). The Kuiper Belt has a large population (over 70,000) of small bodies. It is ...
... The Kuiper Belt is a disk-shaped region past the orbit of Neptune extending roughly from 30 to 50 AU from the Sun containing many small icy bodies. (An AU or Astronomical Unit is the mean distance from the Earth to the Sun). The Kuiper Belt has a large population (over 70,000) of small bodies. It is ...
Astro 10: Introductory Astronomy
... Bipolar flows: common from new stars / solar systems in formation ...
... Bipolar flows: common from new stars / solar systems in formation ...