Mars‚ defined as the fourth planet from the sun‚ as well as the Roman god of war. Planet Mars was first observed in 1609‚ by Galileo Galilei using a telescope. It was said that the planet Mars was seen since the ancient Egyptian time. A significant amount of research is currently being done on Mars by satellite and rovers. Many people question about the possibility for people to live on Planet Mars in the future. Mars has gotten its name from the Romans‚ who changed the planet’s name from Ares‚
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The Planet of Mars isbeing 142 million miles away from the sun and only forty-nine million miles away from earth. The average temperature for Earth is fifty-seven degrees fahrenheit. The average temperature for Mars is negative eighty-one degrees fahrenheit. You would think there would be no way of having life on Mars (University Today). The cool thing is scientists think Mars would be the first planet to colonize and be able to live on. Almost everyone thinks that earth has full twenty-four hour
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Physical Science Planet Project 5/3/11 [pic] After the discovery of Uranus‚ scientist noticed the orbit was not as it should be in accordance to Newton’s law. Neptune was discovered by Johann Galle on September 23‚ 1846. Neptune has been visited by the Voyager 2; it flew by the planet on August 25‚ 1989. It was the first planet to be found by a mathematical prediction. Alexis Bouvard thought the change in Uranus’s orbit changed by gravitational perturbation by an unknown planet. The
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“OUR PLANET OUR HOME” God create our planet earth for us to have a home so we have to take care of our planet because God gave it to us and if we don’t take care of our planet someday our planet earth will be destroy or it will be gone. We have to protect our nature specially the trees because if we don’t protect our nature and if we cut down all the trees we will experience stronger floods and typhoon that will destroy our planet. We can save our planet earth by simply throwing your garbage in
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Earth: The Goldilocks Planet Earth has often been called the “Goldilocks Planet” of our solar system and even our universe. The term derives from the children’s story of “Goldilocks and the three bears” where the girl wanted everything just right‚ for example “not too hot or cold‚ not too hard or soft….” Our Earth has the perfect conditions for life‚ the perfect distance from the sun that is not too hot or cold‚ allowing a large amount of water to be present in liquid form. These conditions are
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Forbidden Planet is probably the best science fiction movie made in the 1950s and for good reason. William Shakespeare’s The Tempest inspired the entire basis for the story and characters. Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright from the 16th century‚ and generally regarded as the greatest writer in the English language. It is no wonder that the inspiration for the movie Forbidden Planet remains fresh and exciting to watch as it was over 60 years ago. Forbidden Planet is a story about an
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Pluto: A Planet? Many issues have arisen from the debate whether or not Pluto is a planet. Some astronomers say that Pluto should be classified as a "minor planet" due to its size‚ physical characteristics‚ and other factors. On the other hand‚ some astronomers defend Pluto’s planet status‚ citing several key features. Indeed‚ most of the problem is that there is no formal definition of a planet. Furthermore‚ it is very difficult to invent one that would allow the solar system to contain all
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Term Paper Insight and Speculation on Getting a Man to Mars Mars has been a fascinating topic of discussion for a long time now. Every aspect of the Red Planet is mysterious when you think about the history of it. It is extremely similar to the Earth in a lot of ways. It experiences seasons just like the Earth due to its tilt. It also has many mountain ranges‚ giving evidence for some plate tectonics‚ but not a lot of evidence. Due to Mars’ very thin atmosphere there is very little air pressure
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hopes and dreams about space‚ we still haven’t fully mastered space travel and don’t fully understand the universe. “Mars to Boy” is a short story following a young man‚ by the name of Nikola‚ following these dreams. However‚ this story also explores the idea that as humans we have traveled to and begun colonizing mars. But we don’t want to stop there. After multiple years at mars and mastering travel between the two‚ a team of scientists
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The Title of Planet Must be Given Back Voting done at the International Astronomical Union convention about pluto’s status of being a planet was a harsh new reality‚ with the majority voting for pluto’s demotion. Professor Alan Stern‚ chief scientist for the New Horizon mission set for learning more about pluto‚ called the outcome "an awful decision" and described the new definition as "internally inconsistent" ("Why Is Pluto No Longer a Planet?"). The debate of pluto being a planet has started
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