Kepler-22b is the first confirmed extrasolar planet found by NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope to orbit within the habitable zone of a Sun-like star. Kepler-22b‚ a possible super-Earth‚ is 600 light years away from Earth‚ in orbit around Kepler-22‚ a G-type star.The discovery was announced December 5‚ 2011. The planet was originally discovered on Kepler’s third day of science operations in mid-2009.The third transit was detected in late 2010. Additional confirmation data was provided by the Spitzer Space
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Does Life Truly Exist on Other Planets? Life is defined‚ by Merriam Webster‚ as “an organismic state characterized by capacity for metabolism growth‚ reaction to stimuli‚ and reproduction.” Every single person in the world at this moment is alive and is experiencing life. Planet Earth is home to thousands of species of living animals and was home to thousands more that have now become extinct. Humans have only existed a fraction of the time the Earth has. Many animals predate our own existence. Throughout
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five elements and their abilities to interact with and create relationships between natural phenomena. The five elements have been part of Chinese culture almost from the beginning. Interestingly‚ few people outside the Asian world understand the importance of the five elements‚ especially how each relates to the workings of the Chinese Zodiac. The five elements of wood‚ fire‚ Earth‚ metal and water are associated with five major planets in the Solar System: Jupiter‚ Mars‚ Saturn‚ Venus and
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Saturn is predominantly composed of hydrogen and helium‚ the two basic gases of the universe‚ which is also why Saturn has no landforms. The planet also bears traces of ices containing ammonia‚ methane‚ and water. Unlike the rocky terrestrial planets‚ gas giants such as Saturn‚ lack the layered crust-mantle-core structure‚ because they formed differently from their rocky siblings. It is almost completely made of gas. Its atmosphere bleeds into its "surface" with little distinction‚ meaning that Saturn
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from the other planets because it is a dwarf planet and it’s far away from the other planets and the sun so that means it is also the coldest plant which is -400 degrees F .and as it states on the Nasa website that there are no known rings around Pluto’s atmosphere and if Pluto was a planet it’s would be the smallest plant In the solar system .the farthest away from the sun 248 year is going to delay. Compared to the pattern of the planets is your terrestrial inner planets which is the
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Roxelana (Hurrem Haseki Sultan) 1510-1558 An Ukranian slave-girl‚ who by purposeful intriguing succeeded in becoming not only the wife of‚ but also a most influential adviser to Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent‚ one of the most celebrated rulers of the Ottoman Empire. Roxelana is also known as Khurrem ("The laughing One"‚ Hürrem in modern spelling) or Rossa (referring to her Ukranian-Russian Orthodox origin). 401320456628500 leftcenter00 What was going on during the Ottoman Empire during Roxelana’s
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coaster-like weather is more chaotic and unpredictable than scientists first thought. At times‚ the sky can appear pink and cloudless‚ filled with windblown dust raised from the rusty Martian surface. Tremendous dust storms sometimes rage over the entire planet. Most of the dust storms occur during the perihelion - when Mars is closest to the sun. In addition‚ the dust storms continue to dominate the atmosphere and climate during the aphelion - when Mars is furthest from the sun. Perihelion and aphelion
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Dolan Barnes Mrs. Bowen Comm.101 1 September 2014 Life on Other Planets: Science Fiction or Reality? As I began reading the article written by Danny Faulkner‚ PhD‚ I found my self asking more questions than having questions answered. Dr. Faulkner states in his first paragraph that‚ “Many people make a distinction between the origin of life and the evolution of life.” What is this distinction and what does it mean for other theories moving forward? As I continued reading it became abundantly
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damage our planet‚ or do they make it a better place to live in? Our planet has being threatened by human activities approximately since the Industrial Revolution‚ in the 19th century‚ which has contributed to expand the greenhouse effect. From this time on‚ humanity has massively increased the gases that are sent to the atmosphere due to better life conditions‚ allowing people‚ from all over the world‚ to use certain new objects and energies that damage the suitability of planet Earth. In
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Is Our Atmosphere Unique? The planet Jupiter has the biggest atmosphere in our solar system. Jupiter’s atmosphere is composed of 90% hydrogen and 9.9% helium and .1% other gases such as sulfur‚ methane‚ ammonia‚ and water vapor. It is able to hold its atmosphere in because of its massive gravitational pull that is around 2.5 times stronger than earth’s pull. To put that into perspective‚ if you weigh 100 pounds on earth you would weigh 250 pounds on Jupiter. The atmospheric layers are the
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