Solar System

Mars’ Secret The vermilion terrain that the rover had wandered over in its short life was the planet Mars. MER-D Gypsy, the 2014 NASA Mars Rover, rolled over its cold sands, then turned its spherical, cycloptic head and looked over the trench before it. The camera on its orbicular crown began snapping photos almost immediately. It was beautiful, a rich, orange coloured valley that seemed bottomless. Markings and natural carvings into the scarlet flesh of the planet showed that water had once…

Space Exploration is the imagination of many coming to life. It is exploring our many surroundings and increasing our knowledge of the universe. Its helps us better understand how our universe works, which in turn helps us better understand earth! Why do we spend so much money on finding out what is surrounding us, when earth isn’t safe nor completely explored. This is what I don’t understand. In source A, David Livingston states that “the manned space exploration is absolutely worth the cost.”…

universe. Helium was discovered on the sun before it was found on the earth. In 1895, Pierre-Jules-César Janssen, a French astronomer and Norman Lockyer, an English astronomer both who discovered the element helium; found out about it while studying the solar eclipse where they found a yellow line surrounding the sun's spectrum. Lockyer named this substance helium. Helium is gas that has a very low density of 0.0001785kg/m3, which means it is lighter than air. It is mainly used in balloons and…

Mars has an unforgiving and dangerous environment, which is why it’s not safe to send someone there. It’s not impossible to send someone to Mars, it’s that we’re not ready or prepared to send someone there yet. The program Mars One will send four unlucky people to Mars in the year 2022, and it would be a terrible idea to sign up. Many things could go wrong, including all of the low oxygen and cosmic radiation, running out of fuel and food, and the fact that Mars One is a one way trip!…

Neon is the 10th element on the periodic table. It was discovered by Sir William Ramsay and Morris Travers in 1898 (Mowat 130). It has 10 protons, 10 neutrons, and 10 electrons. Neon has no stable compounds because it is a noble gas. However, there are three stable isotopes, the most abundant being neon-20 (90.5%). It has no color, odor, or taste. It changes from a gas to a liquid at -245.92°C and from a liquid to a solid at -248.6°C (Chemical Elements). It is found in the sun and the…

I decided to research discovery and exploration and William Herschel's discovery of Uranus. I had a lot of fun researching this. William Herschel was an organist for part of his life, and when he settled in England, he decided to expand his interests in music. One particular author of music theory, Professor Robert Smith, also wrote an article on optics and telescopes, and this is what inspired Herschel to adopt a love for astronomy. Most professional astronomers of his day focused on…

“…invaluable in getting people together to work out joint solutions, by causing them to realize that the planet we share unites us in a way far more basic and far more important than differences in skin color, or religion, or economic system” (source G). The possibility of space exploration should be seriously considered as a viable means for peace between nations. The reality of how small we as a species are in a universe that seems to never end, will give us the invaluable perspective…

Pluto is known as “dwarf planet” in the planetary system. Also, it’s called the “Dwarf Planet” because of its size. It could be called a “plutoid” because it’s farther out into space. Pluto is occasionally closer to the sun than other times because of the oval orbit. Pluto has five moons, which are Kerberos, Styx, Nix, Hydra, and Charon. Because of the New Horizons information and pictures this data has helped scientists learn more about Pluto. Pluto was discovered in 1930 by an astronomer…

Saturn's geologically active moon Enceladus, with a diameter of approximately 505 kilometres, is small enough to fit inside the borders of India. Despite it’s small size and large distance from the, the unique conditions on this moon make it one of the most promising sites for hosting life in the Milky Way. In consice term, we can make this conjecture because there are hydrothermal vents spread across Enclelads which spew water vapour and granulated ice prticles from an underground ocean. The…

material fixing the issue of the loose fibers. Second, we could attach this amazing new technology to robots to travel around the ISS or any other spacecraft to make any repairs required. Currently, astronauts must fix broken parts on space craft and solar panels themselves, but a robot equipped with the Gecko Gripper to move himself and different parts around would give the astronauts a lot more time to focus on more important issues.…