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    Moon today. The Earth keeps the Moon in orbit by its gravitational pull it sets onto it. The Moon is constantly spinning farther away from the Earth at a rate of approximately 3.78 centimeters per year. When the moon was closer to the planet‚ days were only five hours long‚ now‚ since the moon is slowly spinning away‚ the days get longer‚ meaning that the days are now 24 hours and will continue to slow down. Without the Moon‚ the Earth’s rotation could slow down‚ causing the planet to wobble slightly

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    read the advertisement about a trip to Moon‚ I knew I had to go. As the tour was very expensive so I had to scrape up every cent I had and rent a space suit and study the space traveller’s manual to prepare for the trip. Suddenly I heard my mother calling me ‚so I woke up and realized that it was a dream. From childhood‚ I was interested to know about the Moon. And gradually my interest increased and now I want to visit the Moon for many reasons . The Moon is the only natural satellite of the Earth and

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    Lost Moon: The future of U.S. Manned Spaceflight The National Aeronautics and Space Administration‚ more commonly known as NASA‚ was founded in the midst of war. During the infamous Cold War‚ two global superpowers‚ the United States and the Soviet Union‚ competed for dominance over the other. No such area of competition was as fierce as outer space. Success in the 1960’s was determined largely through technological advances‚ and manned spaceflight was viewed as the pinnacle of technological and

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    The first moon landing(Apollo 11) was in 1969 6 years after president Kennedy’s death. He promised that we would make it to the moon‚but the question is was he telling the truth. The tests before (Apollo-10) a few of them made it into earth’s orbit‚ but the rest did not even make it out of the atmosphere. Some people say that the Apollo mission was faked‚but some people think that they were real this is what I think. I think that the moon landings were real.It has been 46 years and people are

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    The Speed of Light and the Moons of Jupiter Introduction: In this lab we focused on the eclipses of the moon Io of Jupiter. Galileo was the first to discover the four moons of Jupiter and since then astronomers have discovered the orbital periods of them‚ 1.8 days being approximately Io’s. It was also noted that these moons disappeared and reappeared at certain points in their orbit. This was because when the moons were behind Jupiter they were not able to reflect light. In this lab we had

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    Race. The race to the Moon would be an excruciating and long task for the U.S. and the Soviet Union. First‚ The Soviet Union was winning and the U.S was falling behind. The Soviet Union launched the first ever satellite. The Soviet Union also put the first man into orbit. The U.S. Tried to launch a satellite but failed. President Eisenhower was mocked when the satellite crashes because he rushed the production. The Soviet Union launches the first space probe that landed on the moon. The Soviet Union

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    Brooklyn Botanical Gardens and dropping by to see my friend Melva Ortiz. The outing was a perfect way of welcoming the New Moon in Leo. We fell into talking about the upcoming election and The Donald’s chart. (June 14‚ 1946 at 10:54 am EDT‚ Queens NY) I immediately noticed that he is getting hit by both yesterday’s new Moon (August 1st) and the Lunar Eclipse. As the New Moon falls smack on his Neptune/Apollon midpoint‚ it will begin to become apparent that he is not presidential material. The lunar

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    Keeping the moon by Sarah Dessen‚ is a novel about a girl named Colie sparks who‚ at the beginning of the book‚ is an unconfident 15-year-old who looks upon herself as a loser. Since her mother‚ who is basically‚ fitness celebrity kiki sparks‚ is touring in Europe for the summer‚ Colie has to spend her summer in Colby‚ California‚ with her aunt Mira. In Colie’s past she was very overweight‚ and made fun of because of it. When coming to Colby‚ Colie makes new friends‚ and experiences things that help

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    Coyote Steals the Sun and Moon The lesson in the story “Coyote Steals the Sun and Moon” is that stealing is wrong and it never pays off in the long run. In the book Coyote meets and Coyote knows Eagle is a good hunter so they team up. Eagle catches a few rats and suggests they get more light‚ so they go on a hunt for more light. Through their hunt they run into a group of Kachinas. The Kachinas spot Coyote and Eagle and invite them to join the ceremony. As Coyote and Eagle look around they

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    Head: THE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES OF THE SUN AND THE MOON The Similarities and Differences of the Sun and the Moon Kelsey Linder Marion Technical College The Similarities and Differences of the Sun and the Moon The solar system is one of the very first things that a child will learn about in school. Children will learn why there is night and day‚ why there are seasons‚ the different shapes of the moon‚ and all of that important stuff that is too easily forgotten

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