Tag Archives: blog5

blog post 05

Posted on April 17, 2022 by graceward02

In 2006, Pluto was taken off the list of planets, leaving our Solar System with just 8 planets. This demotion occurred 76 years after Pluto was initially added to the list of planets. This decision by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) defined what objects could be classified as a planet. An object needs to be […] Continue reading →

Posted in Historical, Observables, Science | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on blog post 05

Fun Facts about Pluto

Posted on April 17, 2022 by jschorr21

Pluto was discovered by the Lowell Observatory in 1930 From then until 2006, it was considered a planet, now it is considered a ‘dwarf planet’ During these 76 years, it only completed 1/3 of its orbit Pluto was named by an 11-year-old girl Pluto is the name of the Roman god governing the underworld Pluto […] Continue reading →

Posted in Class | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Fun Facts about Pluto

The Great Dark Spot

Posted on April 17, 2022 by Karan Bhardwaj

Jupiter’s ‘Great Red Spot’ is extremely famous, and it is very easily distinguishable when viewing Jupiter. However, there also exists another Great Spot, this time on Neptune: The Great Dark Spot. It is similar to the Great Red Spot as it is a result of a anticyclonic storm, however the storms on Neptune do not […] Continue reading →

Posted in Class | Tagged , , | Comments Off on The Great Dark Spot

Planet 9 (Post 5)

Posted on April 17, 2022 by ccatanese1

The Kuiper Belt is a doughnut shaped group of ice, rock, comets, and dwarf planets, beyond Neptune. There have been discussion recently about whether there is a ninth planet within the Kuiper Belt. These discussions began back in 1846 after the discovery of Neptune, but they became more focused when it was discovered that the […] Continue reading →

Posted in Class, Science | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Planet 9 (Post 5)

New Horizons Still Bringing New Discoveries

Posted on April 17, 2022 by evang914

It’s been nearly 7 years now since the New Horizons spacecraft made its fly-by of Pluto, and even though it now finds itself in the remote parts of the Kuiper Belt (over 50 AU from the sun!), the photos it took of Pluto are still helping scientists today uncover new mysteries about the icy planet.Continue reading “New Horizons Still Bringing New Discoveries” Continue reading →

Posted in Class | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on New Horizons Still Bringing New Discoveries

Blog #5: AR Aur b (protoplanet formation caught in action!)

Posted on April 17, 2022 by nadiamcglynn

As we have been able to look farther outside of our neighborhood of the solar system, our understanding of extrasolar planets and the formation of other planetary systems has had to undergo questions and testing to ensure that our hypothesis is reasonable. The surprising orbits of some extrasolar planets has caused some such questioning, such […] Continue reading →

Posted in Class, Universe | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Blog #5: AR Aur b (protoplanet formation caught in action!)

Enceladus: Alien Life in Our Own Solar System?

Posted on April 17, 2022 by Quint Gfroerer

Enceladus is an icy moon of Saturn, and is fairly small (or medium-sized, for a moon) with a diameter of about 500 km. For reference, the Moon has a diameter of about 3,475 km. Despite its size, however, Enceladus has been rated as among the most probable sources of life in our own solar system […] Continue reading →

Posted in Aliens, Class, Jovians, Moons, SolarSystem | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on Enceladus: Alien Life in Our Own Solar System?

Blog#5 Pluto

Posted on April 17, 2022 by Irene

Pluto, formerly considered one of the nine planets, has always been controversial. Nonetheless, since the International Astronomical Union redefined the meaning of planet (A planet is a celestial body that (a) is in orbit around the Sun, (b) has sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it assumes a hydrostatic […] Continue reading →

Posted in Class | Tagged , | Comments Off on Blog#5 Pluto

Blog Post 5: Comets and their Tails

Posted on April 17, 2022 by isaachuggins

Comets are large balls of dust, rock, and ice that travel across our solar system and other solar systems. They are large like asteroids, around 10 km in diameter in our solar system. The largest one in our Solar System is Bernardinelli-Bernstein, a massive body about 85 miles in diameter. These objects can approach near […] Continue reading →

Posted in Class, Small SS Objects | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Blog Post 5: Comets and their Tails

Possibility of Life on Europa

Posted on April 16, 2022 by Johann West

Picture from European Space Agency As of now scientists believe there are three requirements for a planet to develop and sustain life. Liquid water, the appropriate chemical elements, and an energy source. Europa has more than enough water, as it is believed that below the roughly 15 miles of solid ice, lies twice as much …

Continue reading Possibility of Life on Europa

Continue reading →

Posted in Moons, Space Travel | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on Possibility of Life on Europa