Polarimetry & Star
... Gravitational collapse of some of these “structures” produces the first stars and galaxies. ...
... Gravitational collapse of some of these “structures” produces the first stars and galaxies. ...
Unit 3 *The Solar System* 6th Grade Space Science
... distant objects in space that might otherwise not be seen. Scientific explanations are based on ...
... distant objects in space that might otherwise not be seen. Scientific explanations are based on ...
slides
... Fly-by encounters in stellar clusters will occur in dense birth environments. Such encounters may lead to the direct ejection of planets in some cases. In other encounters, perturbations to the planetary orbits lead to instabilities on longer timescales. The intruding star may also pick-up a planet ...
... Fly-by encounters in stellar clusters will occur in dense birth environments. Such encounters may lead to the direct ejection of planets in some cases. In other encounters, perturbations to the planetary orbits lead to instabilities on longer timescales. The intruding star may also pick-up a planet ...
Terrestrial Planet (and Life) Finder
... intelligence and technology and try to communicate), we are calculating the number of life-bearing planets in our Galaxy at any given time (like now). We know there has been life on our planet for 3 billion years, so take L = 3 billion. Let’s be optimistic about fP (0.1), nP (1), and fL= (0.1). Then ...
... intelligence and technology and try to communicate), we are calculating the number of life-bearing planets in our Galaxy at any given time (like now). We know there has been life on our planet for 3 billion years, so take L = 3 billion. Let’s be optimistic about fP (0.1), nP (1), and fL= (0.1). Then ...
Characteristic Properties
... 2. Disk shape of solar system- small orbit inclination; prograde circular motion; same tilt&direction of rotation axes (almost) 3. Jovian/Terrestrial planets: low/high density, huge/small atmospheres, fast/slower rotation rates, many/few moons & rings 4. Space Debris – icy comets, rocky asteroids ...
... 2. Disk shape of solar system- small orbit inclination; prograde circular motion; same tilt&direction of rotation axes (almost) 3. Jovian/Terrestrial planets: low/high density, huge/small atmospheres, fast/slower rotation rates, many/few moons & rings 4. Space Debris – icy comets, rocky asteroids ...
Study Island
... 10. There are eight planets in the solar system. Each planet is different from the others, but they all share some common characteristics. Which of the following is a similarity of all planets? A. All planets have organisms on them. B. All planets orbit a star. C. All planets have liquid water. D. A ...
... 10. There are eight planets in the solar system. Each planet is different from the others, but they all share some common characteristics. Which of the following is a similarity of all planets? A. All planets have organisms on them. B. All planets orbit a star. C. All planets have liquid water. D. A ...
NS2-M3C16_-_Asteroids,_Comets,_and_Meteorites_Exam
... Some asteroids are large enough to have atmospheres. They all seem to revolve around the Sun in the same direction as the larger planets. All of the above facts are true. ...
... Some asteroids are large enough to have atmospheres. They all seem to revolve around the Sun in the same direction as the larger planets. All of the above facts are true. ...
Comets, Asteroids, Meteoroids
... Science Folder/Notes • These items should be in your Science Folder and should be studied for Friday’s Test 5 Key Concepts Paper • Big Bang Theory/Solar System Flow Chart • Sun Packet • Planet Packet • Comets, Asteroids, & Meteoroids Packet • Life Beyond Earth Packet • Word Wall List ...
... Science Folder/Notes • These items should be in your Science Folder and should be studied for Friday’s Test 5 Key Concepts Paper • Big Bang Theory/Solar System Flow Chart • Sun Packet • Planet Packet • Comets, Asteroids, & Meteoroids Packet • Life Beyond Earth Packet • Word Wall List ...
pptx
... Ncivil = N* fp np fl fi fc fL Now make your best guess at each number and multiply them. What do you get? N* = the number of stars in the Milky Way = 200,000,000,000 fp = the fraction of stars that have “habitable planets” = 0.5 np = the number of habitable planets per system = 2 fl = t ...
... Ncivil = N* fp np fl fi fc fL Now make your best guess at each number and multiply them. What do you get? N* = the number of stars in the Milky Way = 200,000,000,000 fp = the fraction of stars that have “habitable planets” = 0.5 np = the number of habitable planets per system = 2 fl = t ...
Chapter 4 The Solar System
... 4.3 The Formation of the Solar System Temperature in cloud determines where various materials condense out; this determines where rocky planets and gas giants form: ...
... 4.3 The Formation of the Solar System Temperature in cloud determines where various materials condense out; this determines where rocky planets and gas giants form: ...
PowerPoint Presentation - Small Bodies in the Solar System
... points away from the sun because the solar wind is blowing it away. ...
... points away from the sun because the solar wind is blowing it away. ...
Outline - March 16, 2010 Interstellar Medium (ISM) Why should you
... formation. Most likely link of rotation and outflowing gas are magnetic field lines. We’ll see this again when we talk about “active galaxies”. ...
... formation. Most likely link of rotation and outflowing gas are magnetic field lines. We’ll see this again when we talk about “active galaxies”. ...
Powerpoint file
... • We must be able to identify potential "false-positives," the nonbiological generation of planetary characteristics that mimic biosignatures. For example, while atmospheric methane may be a possible biomarker on a planet like Earth, especially when seen in the presence of oxygen, on a body like Tit ...
... • We must be able to identify potential "false-positives," the nonbiological generation of planetary characteristics that mimic biosignatures. For example, while atmospheric methane may be a possible biomarker on a planet like Earth, especially when seen in the presence of oxygen, on a body like Tit ...
Guided Notes
... Kuiper Belt-Pluto, Eris, 800 other objects (AKA Trans-Neptunian Objects or TNOs) Oort Cloud- comets, ice, and dust at the outer limits of the solar system ...
... Kuiper Belt-Pluto, Eris, 800 other objects (AKA Trans-Neptunian Objects or TNOs) Oort Cloud- comets, ice, and dust at the outer limits of the solar system ...
Untitled - Dommelroute
... of growing from the size of a large pinhead to a mountain may have taken one hundred thousand years or so. Then the process began to slow down. The original dust and gas had been used up, and the cloud thinned. Several stars—such as Beta Pictoris—have been observed with large, thin disks of dust sur ...
... of growing from the size of a large pinhead to a mountain may have taken one hundred thousand years or so. Then the process began to slow down. The original dust and gas had been used up, and the cloud thinned. Several stars—such as Beta Pictoris—have been observed with large, thin disks of dust sur ...
AST 301 Fall 2007 Review for Exam 3 This exam covers only
... planets? What are “planetesimals” and how did they form? Can you name a few lines of evidence that they once did exist? Explain clearly why the terrestrial and jovian planets have such different properties in terms of the theory described in this chapter. The section on the discovery of extrasolar p ...
... planets? What are “planetesimals” and how did they form? Can you name a few lines of evidence that they once did exist? Explain clearly why the terrestrial and jovian planets have such different properties in terms of the theory described in this chapter. The section on the discovery of extrasolar p ...
Powerpoint for today
... 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 ...
Word doc - UC-HiPACC - University of California, Santa Cruz
... of data due to stellar surface activity and/or instrumental errors. Tuomi also developed methods for analyzing the long-term pattern of a star’s barycentric motion to calculate number of possible planets, ...
... of data due to stellar surface activity and/or instrumental errors. Tuomi also developed methods for analyzing the long-term pattern of a star’s barycentric motion to calculate number of possible planets, ...
The Solar System
... • Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543)- proposed the heliocentric model • Johannes Kepler (15711630)- propsed that the orbits around the sun were ellipses ...
... • Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543)- proposed the heliocentric model • Johannes Kepler (15711630)- propsed that the orbits around the sun were ellipses ...
isml1
... ionisation. Material is mostly molecular, dominant species is H2. Over 60 molecules detected, mostly via radio astronomy. Masses 1 – 500 solar masses, size ~ 1-5 pc Typically can form 1 or a couple of low-mass (solar mass) stars. ...
... ionisation. Material is mostly molecular, dominant species is H2. Over 60 molecules detected, mostly via radio astronomy. Masses 1 – 500 solar masses, size ~ 1-5 pc Typically can form 1 or a couple of low-mass (solar mass) stars. ...
Chapter 7
... The new planets at this stage are nothing like the planets we see today. They will evolve over time to become the eight planets we see now. The new star, too, is not like the Sun of today. It is larger and more violent with huge sunspots and solar flares blasting the inner solar system with radiatio ...
... The new planets at this stage are nothing like the planets we see today. They will evolve over time to become the eight planets we see now. The new star, too, is not like the Sun of today. It is larger and more violent with huge sunspots and solar flares blasting the inner solar system with radiatio ...
Alien Earths Floorplan (3,000 sq. ft) Major Exhibit Areas
... Our entire solar system would fit in this small nub ...
... Our entire solar system would fit in this small nub ...
Merit - NZQA
... You may draw a labelled diagram (s) in the box provided to support your answer. The sun was born in a giant molecular cloud (GMC). The GMC began to collapse inwards due to gravity and it formed a proto-star. This was the beginning of the stars life. It then began to fuse hydrogen into helium releasi ...
... You may draw a labelled diagram (s) in the box provided to support your answer. The sun was born in a giant molecular cloud (GMC). The GMC began to collapse inwards due to gravity and it formed a proto-star. This was the beginning of the stars life. It then began to fuse hydrogen into helium releasi ...
Chapter 5 - AstroStop
... The lightest and simplest elements, hydrogen and helium, are abundant in the universe. Heavier elements, such as iron and silicon, are created by thermonuclear reactions in the interiors of stars, and then ejected into space by those stars. Ejection of Matter from Stars ...
... The lightest and simplest elements, hydrogen and helium, are abundant in the universe. Heavier elements, such as iron and silicon, are created by thermonuclear reactions in the interiors of stars, and then ejected into space by those stars. Ejection of Matter from Stars ...
