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Extraterrestrial Civilizations: The Drake Equation

Posted on April 14, 2020 by maverickbennett

We all love hearing stories about aliens and extraterrestrials. But what if I told you that there is a probabilistic equation that is used by scientists to estimate the amount of active and communicative extraterrestrial civilizations there are in the Milky Way. It is called the Drake Equation and it was made by Frank DrakeContinue reading “Extraterrestrial Civilizations: The Drake Equation” Continue reading →

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Comets: where do they come from?

Posted on April 7, 2020 by maverickbennett

A comet is made of a nucleus (inner core), coma (cloudy envelope around the nucleus), and then a tail. Where exactly do these beautiful, fast-moving cosmic snowballs come from? Scientists are able to trace comets that we see in the inner solar system by retracing their orbits. Through this, scientists believe that comets come fromContinue reading “Comets: where do they come from?” Continue reading →

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The Geology of Mars

Posted on March 24, 2020 by maverickbennett

My previous blog discussed the geology of Venus, so this week I thought it would be fun to research the geology and makeup of Mars! Mars and Earth have more similarities than you would think. Having a similar axis tilt, a day just slightly longer than 24 hours, similar land areas because of Earth’s oceans,Continue reading “The Geology of Mars” Continue reading →

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The Geology of Venus: Earth’s “Sister Planet” (Post 3)

Posted on March 24, 2020 by maverickbennett

Even though Venus is not the planet closest to the Sun, it is still the hottest planet in our solar system. This is because the planet’s dense atmosphere, which is composed of thick clouds of carbon dioxide and other gases, prevents heat from the Sun from being released into outer space. We are lucky toContinue reading “The Geology of Venus: Earth’s “Sister Planet” (Post 3)” Continue reading →

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The Origin of Tides: The Sun & The Moon

Posted on February 9, 2020 by maverickbennett

How much impact do The Sun and The Moon have on Earth’s tides? Also, what would happen to the Earth’s tides if there were no moon? These are questions that are covered in this blog post about tides. The Earth’s tides are results of the gravitational pull from the Sun and the Moon on Earth’sContinue reading “The Origin of Tides: The Sun & The Moon” Continue reading →

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The Cosmic Calendar

Posted on January 19, 2020 by maverickbennett

Did you know that the current age of the universe is 13.8 billion years? A useful instrument for visualizing the chronology and age of the universe is the cosmic calendar. With this cosmic calendar scale, the big bang takes place on January 1 at midnight and there are 37.8 million years per day. This isContinue reading “The Cosmic Calendar” Continue reading →

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Welcome to my crazy blog!

Posted on January 13, 2020 by maverickbennett

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. Below is a picture to beautiful alpacas and llamas. But what is the difference between these animals? Continue reading →

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