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    Ufos and Ufology

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    finding UFO evidence and what they look like‚ travel such as there technology. ALIEN OR ANGEL? People had been claiming to meet men from Mars and sundry other planets of our solar system since the eighteenth century. People from the other planets in the solar system all of which were inhabited and from other systems too were visiting Earth‚ and there were number of aliens living in our midst already. George Adam ski‚ his secretary‚ Mrs. Lucy Mckinnis and the proprietor of Palomar Gardens‚ Mrs

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    History

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    geological history of Earth follows the major events in Earth’s past based on the geologic time scale‚ a system of chronological measurement based on the study of the planet’s rock layers (stratigraphy). Earth formed about 4.54 billion years ago by accretion from the solar nebula‚ a disk-shaped mass of dust and gas left over from the formation of the Sun‚ which also created the rest of the Solar System. Earth was initially molten due to extreme volcanism and frequent collisions with other bodies. Eventually

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    Halley's Comet

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    1705 by English astronomer Edmond Halley‚ who it was eventually named after. Halley ’s Comet last appeared in the inner Solar System in 1986 and won’t appear again until mid-2061. Although the nucleus of the comet itself is not that large‚ the coma can extend to a very large size. As the gas molecules in the coma are ionized by the solar ultraviolet radiation pressure from the solar wind‚ a stream of particles emitted by the Sun‚ pulls the coma ’s ions out into a long tail‚ which may extend more than

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    expanse‚ which is steadily growing. Within space‚ there is our galaxy‚ the Milky Way galaxy‚ made up of thousands of solar systems. Our Solar System is located on the miner spur of the Milky Way called the Orion arm‚ “…about 25‚000 light-years from the center of the galaxy.” (Bryd)‚ and is just one of the 33 star systems that make up the Solar Interstellar Neighborhood. The Solar System contains one star‚ the Sun‚ eight planets‚ and an asteroid belt; the eight planets‚ Mercury‚ Venus‚ Earth‚ Mars‚ Jupiter

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    Despite the rapid improvement in technology the past few years‚ the current technology is not capable of yielding a completely successful mission that would travel to other stars and search for habitable exoplanets. Fortunately‚ the number of solar systems and exoplanets discovered is increasing. Direct images received from those exoplanets have a very low resolution but provide plenty of useful information. This essay will examine how this information when compared to the figures of Earth can offer

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    society believes life and Martians would have been like. Moreover‚ from the research and fascinating facts that I have encountered about Mars‚ I have found more interesting facts that caught my attention. Such as its appearance‚ placement in the solar system‚ composition‚ discovery date‚ mythology and other interesting facts like if there is a possibility of life existence there. Mars the Red Planet Mars is a very popular planet. Everything from its fascinating color‚ history and myth of Martian

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    Hubble's Laws

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    megaparsecs. Furthermore‚ mass varies from planet to planet due to the different gravitational pulls. Time also varies because rotations of planets are different; therefore‚ seconds‚ hours‚ and days are longer or shorter depending on where you are in the solar system. As stated before‚ humans commonly use light years‚ parsecs‚ and the astronomical unit

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    Comparison of the Planets

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    planet in our solar system capable of sustaining life? Why is Earth the only planet in the solar system that has plentiful liquid water and an atmosphere that can protect the planet from the harmful ultra-violet rays of the Sun? What makes Earth so special? These are some of the questions that will be explored in greater detail as we use Comparative Planetology to understand what makes Earth a habitat for life and what makes it so different from the other planets in our solar system. Earth As

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    What Is the Universe?

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    The Universe is a vast‚ enormous space that holds everything that exists from the smallest subatomic particles to the largest galaxies. Galaxies and solar systems are constantly clashing and creating new worlds within our Universe. Within these billions of galaxies‚ are solar systems. Our solar system‚ the Milky Way‚ contains many stars‚ planets‚ black holes and everything in between. The universe is a net that holds everything that exists. Everything that is not within the universe‚ is non-existent

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    This resulted in aggregation of masses at various places  Capture Theory:interaction between a condensed solar mass star (SUN) and a protostar of lesser mass. The protostar entered the Roche limit and was disintegrated to form bodies like planets.  The Solar Nebula Theory:slowly rotating nebula very similar to the Laplacian theory. The planet formation starts with a disc of 0.01 to 0.1 solar masses. This is also a monistic theory dealing with mass and angular momentum distribution.  The Modern

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