The biological and geological future
of the Earth can be extrapolated based upon the estimated effects of
several long-term influences. These include the chemistry at the Earth's
surface, the rate of cooling of the planet's interior, the gravitational
interactions with other objects in the Solar System, and a steady increase in
the Sun's luminosity.
Thursday, July 4, 2013
Cassini space probe will see Saturn eclipse the sun on July 19
It discus about NASA’s
Cassini spacecraft, now orbiting Saturn and weaving in and among its moons,
will be aligned in such a way that Saturn will eclipse the sun as seen from the
spacecraft. This simulated view from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft shows the
expected positions of Saturn and Earth on July 19, 2013, around the time
Cassini will take Earth’s picture. Cassini will be about 898 million miles
(1.44 billion kilometers) away from Earth at the time. That distance is nearly
10 times the distance from the sun to Earth. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech.
X-Ray in Astronomy
Astronomers study light
from all across the electromagnetic spectrum to piece together the story of the
universe. X-ray astronomy looks at high
energy, short wavelength light – over 40 times smaller than the shortest
wavelength our eyes can detect. This
light, emitted by gas heated to millions of degrees, provides a glimpse into
extreme environments like black holes, neutron stars, and colliding galaxies.
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Closest Moon in 2013
Do you know what is
Supermoon? Ya, I think you all know about this one. Supermoon is a new or full
moon which occurs with the moon at or near (within 90% of) its closest approach
to Earth in a given orbit. Earth, moon and sun are all in a line, with moon in
its nearest approach to Earth. In 22-23 June 2013 is the closest moon with
Earth for all of 2013. If you saw this supermoon last week, you would be amazed
for what you see. The moon was so beautiful and looked so close.
NASA TELESCOPE
This is the new
telescope in the universe. The large, new astronomical telescope, Atacama Large
Millimeter Array, ALMA consists of 66 radio telescopes and is the largest and
most ambitious ground-based telescope to date. It has just been completed in
Chile and is now beginning observations. Although they are called radio
telescopes it does not mean that they listen for sound – they observe radio
waves, which are long wavelength electromagnetic radiation. That is to say
light which is outside the visible spectrum. Long wavelength radiation is
important in order to observe particular phenomena in the universe.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Unknown Facts about Mars
Do you know Mars? Ya, It’s a planet, one of planet in our solar
system. Everyone knows about this planet generally. For the example, everyone
knows Mars as Red Planet, right? Or they know that Mars is the fourth closest
planet to the sun. They don’t know more specific about Mars. In this article, I
will talk about some facts about mars that you don’t know before. You will get
new information. Check this out guys.
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Quasars
Quasars is a very energetic and distant active galactic nucleus. These mysterious
starlike objects shine from the outermost limits of the universe, helping
scientists learn about the earliest stages of existence. We’ve since learned
that a quasar is actually a black hole at the center of a huge, distant galaxy.
Perhaps more interesting, quasars give off 1,000 times more energy than the
entire Milky Way galaxy.
Black Hole
Do you know what is Black Hole
Exactly ? Black Hole a region of space time
from which gravity prevents anything, including light, from escaping. The hole is called
"black" because it absorbs all the light that hits the horizon,
reflecting nothing, just like a perfect black body
in thermodynamics.
Considering the exotic nature of black holes, it may be natural to question if
such bizarre objects could exist in nature or to suggest that they are merely
pathological solutions to Einstein's equations.
A New Planet Looks Like Our Earth
In October 2012, European
astronomers found new planet that look like our Earth. It is the type of planet
they've been searching for across the Milky Way galaxy and they found it
circling a star right next door – 25 trillion miles away. This planet has no name
yet. The astronomers said that you can see this planet in the night sky without
telescope.
Tyche Planet
Here I'll talk about the new planet called Tyche by scientists.
like of my mind, I'm sure you also want to know about Tyche. Is there Tyche in the universe?
First proposed in 1999 by astrophysicists John Matese, Patrick Whitman and Daniel Whitmire of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette about Tyche. The main reason the scientists who hypothesized Tyche think it may exist is because of a slight bias in the origin of comets from a region of the outer solar system. They hypothesize that this potential gas giant planet is perturbing a portion of the Oort cloud, causing this bias in the population of comets.
like of my mind, I'm sure you also want to know about Tyche. Is there Tyche in the universe?
First proposed in 1999 by astrophysicists John Matese, Patrick Whitman and Daniel Whitmire of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette about Tyche. The main reason the scientists who hypothesized Tyche think it may exist is because of a slight bias in the origin of comets from a region of the outer solar system. They hypothesize that this potential gas giant planet is perturbing a portion of the Oort cloud, causing this bias in the population of comets.
Thursday, April 4, 2013
After 162 Years Inactivity, Alert Level Raise
This is a bad new come from Garut. Do you know Mount Guntur ? this is one of volcano in Indonesia, exactly this mount located in Garut. After 162 years there is no activity from this mountain, Garut Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) chief Zat Zat Munazat alert level was raised to waspada (caution) or level 2 from normal or level 1.
Biggest Planet in Milky Way Galaxy
Do you know what is Jupiter ? Ya, Jupiter is a planet too in
our solar system. Jupiter is the fifth planet from the center of our solar
system, Sun. The size of this planet is the biggest one in our solar system, two
times mass of the other planet. Jupiter is primarily composed of hydrogen
with a quarter of its mass being helium, although helium only comprises about a tenth of the
number of molecules.
Shooting Star
I think you all know about this one. Do you believe with
“FALLING STAR” ? I will talk about this one. Falling stars are small, solid
bodies that enter the Earth’s atmosphere as they travel through space. These stars are commonly called meteors.
Meteors can enter the our atmosphere with a velocity that ranges from ten to
seventy km/sec. Consequently, the friction that is created is
great enough to cause the meteor to begin burning up which produces the light
that we refer to as a falling star.
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Milky Way Galaxy Neighbor
In this case, I will talk about our neighbors in the
universe. In fact, not only Milky Way Galaxy in this universe. There are
Andromeda Galaxy, Triangulum Galxy and etc. The Andromeda galaxy, our Milky
Way's closest neighbor, is the most distant object in the sky that you can see
with your unaided eye — but only on a clear night from a location with a very
dark sky.
The Jewel of the Solar System
Do you know what is “The Jewel of the
Solar System” ? Yes, The Jewel of the Solar System is one of planet in Galaxy
Milky Way. Everyone know this planet as known as “SATURN”. I believe you all
know this planet yet. Saturn is the second largest planet in our solar system
after JUPITER. Saturn has some interesting thing about itself. For the example,
Saturn has seven
rings, there are over 60 known moons on Saturn as Saturn satellite, etc.
MOON PHASES
A lunar phase or phase of the moon
is the appearance of the illuminated (sunlit) portion of the Moon as seen by an
observer, usually on Earth. The lunar phases change cyclically as the Moon orbits the Earth,
according to the changing relative positions of the Earth, Moon, and Sun. The half of the lunar
surface facing the Sun is always sunlit, but the portion of this illuminated
hemisphere that is visible to an observer on Earth can vary from about 100% (full moon)
to 0% (new moon).
The lunar terminator is the boundary between the
illuminated and unilluminated hemispheres.
A Smallest Planet in Our Solar System
Newly discovered found a smallest planet in our solar system.
This planet called Kepler-37b.
The radius of this planet is less than third the size of Earth’s. Kepler-37b is
“significantly smaller” than Mercury, which has officially been the smallest
planet in our solar system since Pluto was demoted to a “dwarf planet” by the
International Astronomical Union in 2006.
Thursday, March 28, 2013
AURORA
An aurora (plural: aurorae or auroras; from the Latin word
aurora, "sunrise") is a natural light display in the sky particularly
in the high latitude (Arctic and Antarctic) regions, caused by the collision of
energetic charged particles with atoms in the high altitude atmosphere (thermosphere).
The charged particles originate in the magnetosphere and solar wind and, on
Earth, are directed by the Earth's magnetic field into the atmosphere. Aurora
is classified as diffuse or discrete aurora. Most aurorae occur in a band known
as the auroral zone,[1][2] which is typically 3° to 6° in latitudinal extent
and at all local times or longitudes. The auroral zone is typically 10° to 20°
from the magnetic pole defined by the axis of the Earth's magnetic dipole.
During a geomagnetic storm, the auroral zone expands to lower latitudes.
Lunar Eclipse
Lunar eclipse is
sky events that is easy to observed. You
just go out to see
it, don’t need binoculars or a telescope or
other special equipment to see it.
Lunar eclipse has no harmful effects when we see it with the naked eye, so you don’t need to use glasses.
Lunar eclipse has no harmful effects when we see it with the naked eye, so you don’t need to use glasses.
A lunar eclipse occurs when the full Moon
lines up precisely with the Earth and the Sun, and the Earth's shadow falls on
the Moon. Greek astronomers had figured that out over 2000 years ago, and knew
that the curved shadow on the Moon indicated that the Earth was a sphere.
Saturday, March 9, 2013
Sun Phenomena called as "SUNDOG"
From the title, I guess that you have some question about
SUNDOG, exactly what is SUNDOG ? Why this phenomena happen ? What is the causes
? Right, this is my question too at first I read this article. I will tell you
What Is SUNDOG. SUNDOG is one of phenomena that happen in our atmosphere that
can make light shining through ice crystals in the cloud , much like
light shining through raindrops makes a rainbow. A sundog on the right side of a halo around the sun.
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