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Solar Shield Protects Energy Network

astronomyLife in the universe can be difficult for inhabited planets, especially when you’re directly in the path of a massive coronal mass ejection (CME) shot out from your own life-sustaining star. Even without a massive network of interconnecting power lines sweeping across the planet, these solar storms can wreak havoc; but add in that same network of power lines and life becomes very tricky.

 

The Search for Extraterrestrial Life

alh840001_micrograph_smallCan we find any trace of extraterrestrial life? And, if we do happen to discover another civilization, can we communicate with them? Every year, millions of small meteorites fall onto the Earth. Might there were some tiny alien life hitching a ride aboard the meteorite? But Earth isn't the only planet in the Solar System.

 

Space Astronomy, The Study Of Outer Space

Astronomy3First off, the general word astronomy is the study of outer space and everything in it to the last detail. In order to study all that mass it has to be broken down into separate categories. These are just a few types of space astronomy. Some of the different types include planetary, solar, stellar, and galactic. Understanding the different types of astronomy might give you a basic knowledge of how things are broken down in the universe.

 

Strange Things in Space

astronomy2Some scientists question whether dark matter is even real, and suggest that the mysteries it was conjured to solve could be explained by a better understanding of gravity.
 

How to Explore the Night Sky Without a Telescope

astronomyYou don't need a telescope to see a lot of wonderful things in the night sky. For example five of the planets are often readily visible with the naked eye. There are lots of amazing things you can see and this guide will help you find them.

 

The Ghost Planet

The planet Vulcan? Hey, wasn't that just a made-up planet Gene Roddenberry created for Star Trek? Not at all, gentle reader. For a period of many years in the late nineteenth century, some, if not all, of the world's astronomer's believed in the existence of a planet Vulcan that orbited the Sun inside the orbit of Mercury.

 

Mars has liquid iron core

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New information about what is inside Mars shows the Red Planet has a molten liquid-iron core, confirming the interior of the planet has some similarity to Earth and Venus.
 

Destination: Mercury

mercury_2Mercury is, next to Pluto, the second smallest planet in our solar system and the one closest to the sun. Due to its proximity to the sun it has the smallest “year” (time required for a full orbit around the sun), equal to 0,24 of an earth year. One of the interesting facts about Mercury is that in its equator areas and during the “day” temperature rises up to 800801 degrees F, while in other places it drops down to -279 degrees F.
 


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