The Orion Nebula contains one of the brightest star clusters in the night sky. With a magnitude of 4‚ this nebula is easily visible from the Northern Hemisphere during the winter months. It is surprising‚ therefore‚ that this region was not documented until 1610 by a French lawyer named Nicholas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc. On March 4‚ 1769‚ Charles Messier inducted the Orion Nebula‚ M42‚ into his list of stellar objects. Then‚ in 1771‚ Messier released his list of objects for its first publication
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Unit E – No More Earth?! Part 1 In a world with limited resources‚ should we use them on space exploration? Space exploration is the discovery and exploration of outer space by the means of space technology. This means that useful and resourceful discoveries are being made every time that we send up humans into space. Over the years‚ space exploration has expanded technology to great heights‚ helped create new industries‚ and help create a peaceful relationship between nations. Space Biology is
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first planet closest to the Sun‚ Mercury‚ has a surface geology which is quite rocky‚ with heavy amounts of craters‚ boulders‚ and a lot of pulverized dust. It lacks in atmosphere‚ due to its moderate day-night variations‚ particularly in heating by solar energy‚ and its temperate weather swings as a result of that energy. Temperatures on Mercury range from low (90 Kel.) to high (700 Kel.) though‚ despite its many observations‚ it is however quite dead‚ and it has been for some time. An interesting
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connected to general patterns is the discovery of the heliocentric planetary system. Initially Copernicus and the other scientists who worked on this topic had to gather information from astronomical observations‚ but this data only represented an understanding. The real knowledge came from the formulation of the law of planetary motion‚ which is the general pattern in this case‚ and that fully explains the way the solar system
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Another extrasolar planet now called HD 219134b was just discovered‚ and it’s actually a rocky planet‚ like Earth. It’s also the closest rocky planet yet discovered this close to our own solar system. Huzzah! HOW FAR IS THIS MAJESTIC OASIS Too far for you to walk or drive. Or fly‚ for that matter. HD 219134b is 21 light years away‚ but it is possible for us to explore the planet someday. This newfound planet is also a “transiting” world‚ meaning it crosses in front of its host star from our perspective
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will of God. Many religious people‚ including many scientists‚ believe that God created the universe along with the various processes driving physical and biological evolution and that these processes then resulted in the creation of galaxies‚ our solar system‚ and life on Earth. The advocates of "creation science" hold a variety of
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a neutral position into believing who actually created life and how it happened. In this episode of Standing Up In The Milky Way‚ it thought me a lot of how science may have created life. For Example‚ Neil introduced the Cosmic address (Earth‚ Solar System‚ Milky Way Galaxy‚ Local Group‚ Virgo Super cluster‚ Observable Universe) which dates back to the Big Bang. “Human eyes see only a sliver of the light that shines on the cosmos‚ but science gives us the power to see what our senses cannot.” Neil
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exploration‚ we will ultimately answer these questions “Are we alone in the universe?” or “How did life begin?” By discover new answers‚ we will have a further understanding of our solar system and world around us. There are always a risk of catastrophic event could happen to earth as if an asteroid could hit earth or a solar storm could wipe out the earth. By space
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expanding the wealth of our nation and enhancing life for us earth dwellers‚ there are certain issues that should be taken into consideration such as costs‚ ethical concerns‚ and the safety of our planet before we launch the rockets. Exploring the solar system is positively viewed by many‚ but most people do not agree with the amount of money being used for these explorations. $0.06 out of each federal dollar is spent on space and technology; that is three cents more that is being spent on space than
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information in many fields such as exploration of other planets‚ GPS systems‚ and global communication. Recently NASA has explored the topic of near-earth objects and they are currently trying to track down potential life threatening asteroids. Scientist’s inability to foresee near Earth objects poses an extremely large threat to large populations and humanity. Since the beginning of time‚ asteroids have been floating around the solar system aimlessly; a network of satellites that can track them down may
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