With the advances in technology and humanity’s ever growing need, the concept of space colonization is being discussed more and more as a possible solution to many of the problems that the planet Earth is facing. W. H. Siegfried, in his article “Space Colonization—Benefits for the World,” adopts the viewpoint that space colonization would be beneficial to the human race. Lynda Williams, on the other hand, chooses to view the idea of colonial space as unreasonable at this time in her article, “Irrational
The Human Genome Since the beginning of human fascination with outer space, the question “Is there life on other planets?” has existed and has waited to be answered. Early astronomers looking to find life on other planets were brutally punished by the Catholic Church. For years, people saw these astronomers as heretics for going against the church and undesirable, but today there might be evidence that supports these astronomers. Today, we find that people are still split between believing in alien
dwarfs. To of my knowledge, the term Super-Earth is the most commonly used name. Also a Super-Earth, by definition, is only defined by their masses and the term, Super-Earths, also does not imply any other characteristics or properties, such as, habitability, an environment that maybe be similar to Earth itself, temperature, orbital property, geological or chemical compositions, and so on. Also Super-Earths usually have a mass within the range of one and ten times our home planet. As far as their
4. Philosophy: Knowing the impermanence of the Earth, do humans have a moral obligation to find and explore habitable worlds outside our own? Should this exploration come at the expense of imminent affairs (creating food, energy, social programs right now on Earth)? If not, then what should be the limit--how much should we be spending on space exploration? If humanity should abandon space exploration, discuss how we should be using resources such as money, scientists' work, etc. that are currently
several diverse photographs of nebulae; such as, The Great Carina Nebula, The Red Spider Planetary Nebula, The Ring Nebula, The Horsehead Nebula, The Crab Nebula and The Butterfly Nebula. The word, nebula, itself comes from the Greek word for cloud, and is defined as a stellar nursery made of clouds of dust and hydrogen gas. Furthermore, there are five main types of nebulae; they include emission, reflection, planetary, dark and supernova remnants. Each type appears in a vast array of shapes, sizes and
Space is dramatically huge that you cannot even visualize how huge it is. In our solar system, can we find a planet that supports life? Can living things survive there? However, Scientists have found a planet in the solar system that is similar to planet Earth in some things and it is called planet Venus. Venus is usually called the “Sister of the Earth” or “twin sister” because of the similarities that Venus has to Earth. Technically, there are some similarities and differences between both
Many discoveries in our vast universe can be attributed to amateur astronomers. I remember my first time discovering the moon with a simple telescope. Dr. William Huggins is what we can call an amateur. He is by far one of the wealthiest “amateurs” and influential astronomers of his time. Sir William Huggins was born in Stoke Newington, England on Feb. 7, 1824. Dr. William was born into a wealthy family and spent most of his time not having to work. He took advantage of this and worked with private
Ptolemaic and Copernicus Systems of planetary motion. During his time at university, young Johannes studied theology, mathematics, and philosophy. At age 22, Kepler graduated second on the list at the school and was appointed professor, then moved to Gratz, Austria, to instruct mathematics and astronomy (ScienceLives). Next, Kepler migrated to Prague in 1599 in order to become Tycho Brahe’s assistant. Brahe instructed Johannes to complete his tables on planetary motion, and upon his death in 1601
Tycho Brahe (December 14, 1546 - October 24 1601) was a Danish mathematician known for his accurate and comprehensive astronomical and planetary observations. He was born in Scania, which used to be part of Denmark, Now part of modern day Sweden. Brahe was raised by his wealthy uncle. Brahe studied at colleges in Copenhagen and Leipzig. His family requested him to study law, but he pursued astronomy instead. At 20 years old, Tycho fought a fellow student to determine who was the better mathematician
Tycho Brahe Tycho Brahe provided a great deal of information to the science community and will never be forgotten. Brahe had a large influence on the Scientific Revolution and its happenings. Many people in the time of Brahe believed that what is discovered through the Scientific Revolution, about the world, is the truth. Also at this time people believed that the Bible or their faith would surely out weigh reason that was brought by the Scientific Revolution. The are many things that make
Isaac Newton Isaac Newton was born in 1642, the same year Galileo died, in Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, England on Christmas Day. He is considered one of the greatest scientists in history. As an English mathematician and physicist, Newton made important contributions to many fields of science. His discoveries and theories laid the foundation for much of the progress in science since his time. The three most important offerings of Newton are solving the mystifications of light and optics, formulating
Johannes Kepler graduated from the Faculty of Arts at the University of Tuebingen at the age of twenty, intending to matriculate into the Theological Faculty. It was here that Kepler learned and became an adherent of the heliocentric theory of planetary motion, first developed by the Dutch astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus. In 1594, Kepler left Tuebingen for the University of Graz to become a professor of astronomy. It was here that Kepler realized that figures of the type shown here determine a definite
circles. Kepler also became the founder of modern optics. His work in developing the Planetary Laws of Motion supersede all discoveries in celestial mechanics. His achievements proved many things in which today's modern scientist use. Kepler revealed one of the most famous discoveries in astronomy. Planets orbit the sun in predictable patterns. The sun does not orbit the planets. Kepler posed a question of the planetary motion. Later, Newton took to answer. Kepler also came transversely the paths of
Short Biography of the Astronomers Below: Nicolaus Copernicus: The Helio- Centric Model The heliocentric model is a theory by Nicolaus Copernicus that places the Sun as the center of the universe, and the planets orbiting around it. The heliocentric model replaced geocentrism, which is the belief that the Earth is the center of the universe. The geocentric model was the prevailing theory in Ancient Greece, throughout Europe, and other parts of the world for centuries. It was not until the 16th
Historical Development of Models from Aristotle to Newton There were 6 models of the universe from Aristotle to Newton. Aristotle Aristotle was the first to publish a model of the universe (approximately 300 BC) that was accepted. His model was Geocentric (Earth at the centre), the sun and the other planets were orbiting the Earth and the stars were fixed on the Celestial Sphere. Planets needed constant application of force to be able to stay in the perfect orbit around Earth that was stationary
the controversial conclusions of Copernicus, scientists already began to adopt the idea of a heliocentric solar system. Further advancements in astronomy came about through the research of Tycho Brahe and his assistant Johannes Kepler. The three planetary laws developed by Kepler with the data gathered by Brahe shaped the way in which science viewed the structure and motion of the planets of the solar system in profound ways, lasting to this day. A Brief History of Johannes Kepler Johannes Kepler
task of studying and attempting to understand the orbit for planet Mars. The orbit of Mars was particularly difficult because Copernicus had correctly placed the Sun at the center of the Solar System, but had erred in his assumption of circular planetary orbits. After numerous experiments and mathematical calculations, he finally realized the obits of the planets were in fact not circular as Aristotle had previously insisted and Copernicus assumed correct, but in fact were more elliptical in shape
The Life of Johannes Kepler HIS LIFE Johannes Kepler was a German astronomer and mathematician ho discovered that planetary motion is elliptical. Early in his life, Kepler wanted to prove that the universe obeyed Platonistic mathematical relationships, such as the planetary orbits were circular and at distances from the sun proportional to the Platonic solids (see paragraph below). However, when his friend the astronomer Tycho Brahe died, he gave Kepler his immense collection of astronomical
attract one another through his inverse-square law, F = GmM/r^2. This law allows one to model the orbits of heavenly bodies and to predict the motion of falling bodies. With that, his principles reaffirmed the universality of gravity (“Newton and Planetary Motion”). As a result of this and other laws of motion, he was eventually made the Master of the Mint in 1699 and President of the Royal Society in 1703, until his death in 1729 (“Isaac”). Following his death, David Hume claimed that he was “the
mother was put on trial for witchcraft, which caused him to put his work on hold until she was later released and freed of all charges. Kepler's life was certainly a successful one despite the fallbacks and devastation. Without Kepler's devotion to planetary motion we would not be as far advanced as we are today. Because of his dedication, along with others, we know a lot more about the planets motion today. Works Cited "Johannes Kepler Biography." Space.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Nov