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Daily Archives: April 3, 2017
Rosetta and Philae
In March of 2004, two friends went ont he adventure of a lifetime. These two friends were the Rosetta space … More Continue reading
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Potentially Hospitable Exoplanets
One of the most exciting thoughts for many is the possibility of life on another planet. With our Solar System being explored without success, the search has spread to other systems for a hospitable exoplanet. An exoplanet, also know as an extrasolar planet, is simply a planet outside of our solar system. The goal for […] Continue reading
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Europa’s Oceans & Aliens
In September of last year, the Hubble Space telescope observed what is believed to be plumes of water erupting from the surface of Jupiter’s moon, Europa. The surface of Europa is covered in a layer of ice of unknown thickness, and it is widely believed that there could be vast oceans of liquid water underneath […] Continue reading
Saturn and its Moons
Saturn lays outside of the asteroid belt among the giant planets. With a total of 53 moons (or 62 pending a few new discoveries), Saturn is a planet that yields a huge amount of force in the Solar System. The moons orbiting Saturn are all unique and have distinct features. Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, has an atmosphere… Continue reading Saturn and its Moons Continue reading
Climate Change and Earth’s Coral
Global warming is incredibly real, and an incredibly big problem. According to NASA, 9 of the 10 warmest years on record have occurred in the last 17 years, as well as the amount of arctic ice shrinking to the lowest it has ever been recorded in 2012. Our habits as a population are ever increasingly changing […] Continue reading
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Meteor, Meteorite & Asteroid… What is the difference?
We often misuse words such as meteor, meteorite, and asteroid while talking about space and not realizing that these three things are actually different! In this post I will explain the difference between all of them. What are meteors? Meteors are objects that enter the Earth’s atmosphere from space. Sometimes they are called “shooting stars”, […] Continue reading
Birth of the Solar System
For about 4 billion years, Earth has rather peacefully orbited the Sun along with its seven fellow planets. While this may feel how it has always been, this was not the case. The creation of our planet and Solar System involved intense, powerful forces at work. The video clip from Stephen Hawking’s Into the Universe series, “Formation of … Continue reading Birth of the Solar System Continue reading
Famous Comets
“Out to sea, the calm lagoon waters were darkening, while the comets overhead glowed brighter, omens in the gloaming.” ― Julian May, Perseus Spur A comet is an icy small body in the solar system that when passing close to the Sun, it produces a visible atmosphere or coma from a process called outgassing — Wikipedia. I always hope […] Continue reading
Comets?! ☄️
Everyone got some basic knowledge about planets, stars, and asteroids at school, but not many people actually know much about comets. How are these things formed? Why do they have tails? How big are they? Stay with me if you want to find out. 🙂 Our entire Solar System was created by the collapse of […] Continue reading
Our Solar System’s Closest Planetary Neighbor
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