The bland aquamarine face of Uranus bears witness to the fact that Uranus is enshrouded in clouds. The planet appears to be blue-green because the atmosphere absorbs the‚ red wavelengths of the visible spectrum‚ . The uniformity of the planet’s appearance confirms that the planet’s atmosphere is composed almost solely of one element‚ methane gas. There is a preponderance of haze‚ composed of ethane and other hydrocarbon ices high in the stratosphere‚ and clouds of methane ice low in the troposphere
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did not agree with Ptolemy and his name was Nicholas Copernicus‚ he believed in a heliocentric system which pretty much means the sun is at the center of everything. Galileo Galilee and Johannes Kepler shortly have noticed other moons of many other planets in the system that proved Copernicus’ theory to be
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is a one of five planets that can be seen from Earth without using a binocular or a telescope. With that‚ it is well-known in every culture since long time ago. The official name for it "Mars" is adopted by the Roman‚ in honoring of their god of war; MARS because the reddish color remind everyone of blood and death. It is also known as the "Red Planet" due to its reddish appearance from observation on Earth. That creates more attention to Mars from people more than any other planets. Living on
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happening. The thing is‚ no one is really sure what causes gravity‚ but the effects have been studied by many physicists and astronomers. Three of the more obvious effects of gravity are things falling down‚ weight‚ and the the moon and planets staying in their orbits. Things fall down. People have generally grown to accept that if one lets go of one ’s prized and valuable textbook when walking through a mud puddle‚ the book will invariably end up in the puddle and therefore be
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ASTEROIDS Did you know that there are really millions of planets orbiting the Sun? Apart from nine “proper” planets‚ there are a few million‚ minor ones‚ called asteroids. These are different chunks of rock‚ which range from specks of dust to those which are a few kilometres across. Most of them travel in an orbit between Mars and Jupiter called the asteroid belt. Others follow different orbits. In the 18th century‚ astronomers were convinced that a missing world existed between Mars and Jupiter
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URANUS MRS. LANE’S SCIENCE CLASS AMIL JONES MAY 22‚ 2013 PERIOD 5 Uranus is one of the outer planets which we call gas giants and Uranus is also the seventh planet from the sun which was discovered in 1781 by an astronomer named William Herschel. Uranus was the first planet to be discovered in Modern times. Uranus is named after a Greek god of the sky in Latin. Before Uranus was discovered it was thought to be a comet but it was not fuzzy looking so it couldn’t be. It’s so far from the
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observational astronomy. Some cave paintings became known as an understanding of the path the moon takes around the sun. This is known as the ecliptic. The ecliptic lead to the discovery of the zodiac. Stars‚ moons‚ and planets in the Paleolithic culture are not the stars‚ moons and planets of modern time that we know. They are those whose habitat is the Milky Way and the celestial sphere now. Many of these paintings reflected images that were seen in the night sky. Such as the Bison that were painted
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Johannes Kepler was born on December 27‚ 1571 in Weil der Stadt‚ Germany to parents Heinrich and Katharina Kepler . From a very young age‚ Johannes faced countless amounts of struggles‚ most notably the death of his father at the tender age of five. In addition to this tragedy‚ Kepler had crippled hands and impaired eyesight‚ due to his bad health. Despite his physically damaged self‚ Kepler was able to thrive cognitively. He could solve any problem with numbers and questioned everything‚ the habit
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changed anything. As in the shape‚ speed or heat. Some people call them rocks from the sky! Meteors are formed in two ways. Many come from asteroids. Others come from comets. Asteroids are large chunks of space rock. They are also called minor planets. Some meteoroids are the size of a piece of sand. Some can be as big as a house! Comets almost totally melt away after many orbits. But dust and grains from the comet keep moving around the sun. After the dust and grains fall into Earths’ atmosphere
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What is a satellite? A satellite is a small thing orbiting or circling a larger thing. The complete path it follows is called an orbit. The moon is a example of a natural satellite of the earth. Manmade‚ or artificial satellites are placed into orbit by rockets or space shuttles. After World War II‚ the former Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik I‚ the first artificial satellite in 1951‚ into space. In 1958‚ the United States launched its first artificial satellite Telstar I into orbit.
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