Nikhil Jain Professor Kornreich Astronomy 1105 10 July 2015 Analyzing the Science of Science Fiction As our knowledge of the universe expands‚ so does our imagination. Today’s science fiction movies‚ such as Interstellar‚ are based on new discoveries and research that older movies‚ such as 2001: A Space Odyssey‚ did not have. However‚ both movies stayed true to science‚ etc My goal in this paper is to discuss the accuracy of the physics and astronomy in Interstellar‚ and compare it to 2001: A Space
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few other elements and rocks. Around five billion years this cloud of materials began to spin and contract together into a disk shape under their own gravitational forces. The particles started combined together‚ protoplanets‚ to eventually form planets. A great mass of the material eventually began to form together‚ protosun‚ and make up the sun. I agree with the Solar Nebular Hypothesis. I am a person that likes to base my opinions scientifically. Evidence wise this theory makes more sense
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did not agree with Ptolemy and his name was Nicholas Copernicus‚ he believed in a heliocentric system which pretty much means the sun is at the center of everything. Galileo Galilee and Johannes Kepler shortly have noticed other moons of many other planets in the system that proved Copernicus’ theory to be
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there‚ in fact‚ a manned mission to Mars would be useful to explore Mars and get information about the red planet. We should go to Mars because according to Gangle‚ “If Mars is dead now‚ but was once alive‚ understanding how Mars died may give us a crucial understanding of how close we are coming to killing the Earth” (qtd. in Joulwan‚ par.4). The mission helps us know more about our planet. Also‚ a manned mission to Mars can explore Mars for resources‚ for example‚ energy‚ minerals and much more
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always played an important part of ancient societies. Take the ancient Aztecs‚ Mayans‚ Babylonians‚ Greeks‚ or Egyptians for example. The Great Pyramids‚ the only remaining wonder of the ancient world‚ heavily rely on the positions of the Sun and planets in its design‚ while other aspects of astrology have been incorporated into the architecture. Another example of celestial bodies being incorporated into the architecture of ancient civilizations is El Castillo at Chichen Itza‚ an ancient Mayan society
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of billions. Now we all know that stars have planetary systems. Then it is also a well known fact that the dimming and brightening of a star is when a planet crosses its disk. Also‚ it is believed that every star has a planetary formation around it. Now if galaxies are there‚ and every galaxy has planets in it‚ then there is possibility for planets to have water or some form of life on them. In "The Day the Earth Stood Still‚" a remake of the 1951 science-fiction classic‚ an alien named Klaatu (played
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space. A second before the two men die‚ they are picked up by the Heart of Gold. This ship was stolen by Ford’s cousin‚ Zaphod Beeblebrox‚ the president of the galaxy. Zaphod is headed to the improbable planet of Magrathea to find the Question to the Answer to Life. When they arrive‚ the planet is barren and they group splits to find any sign of life. They learn that Earth was created to solve The Question‚ but it was destroyed minutes before the Question was
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to travel between B and C. Thirdly‚ □(→┬DE ) Represents the 5 years in which the Astronouts will spend collecting data on the planet‚ that’s why theres no acceleration‚ velocity or distance travel‚ only time. After that‚ the astronouts will repeat the same trip back to Earth‚ starting with the acceleration through □(→┬EF ) leaving Kepteyn b‚ to then travel at a constant speed
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that studies the things that happen on earth as they relate to specific positions of the sun‚ moon‚ and other planets. These sciences are similar in the fact that they both deal with studying celestial bodies in the universe. They are different in the purpose of the study. In Astronomy‚ scientists study celestial bodies in an effort to make predictions on the path of stars‚ the moon‚ planets‚ comets‚ asteroids‚ and the sun. These predictions are important in the fact that‚ we can use that information
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Earth Science Vocab Unit 4 Celestial Objects-A natural object which is located outside of Earth’s atmosphere‚ such as the Moon‚ the Sun‚ an asteroid‚ planet‚ or a star. Arc- a continuous portion of a circle Constellation-A group of stars forming a recognizable pattern that is traditionally named after its apparent form or identified with a mythological figure. Apparent daily motion- Objects in the sky appear to rise in the East and set in the West each day. This apparent daily motion
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