Solar System Project

The mission Philae is the first mission to get a spacecraft on a comet. This means scientist can learn more about comets. “ The probe, called the Philae lander, is the first spacecraft to set down on a comet.” This means that all of the pictures that the spacecraft takes will be valuable research for scientist to learn about comets. That could lead to many different things in the future of science. They could

NASA continues to explore beyond Pluto with interesting space findings. The New Horizon NASA project may have stumbled upon a new icy rock that looks like a UFO. Far from Pluto, New Horizon has had some success. Now they continue deeper and further into space as they collect more data. But what is NASA looking for? And why is the Kuiper Belt so interesting? Pooling resources for Mars or moon colonization doesn’t appear to be in mind for NASA. The distant icy rock that looks like a UFO may have some deeper significance. And the public may never know the truth.

One example of valuable information is the origins of the solar system. “Comets are rubble left over from the birth of the solar system.” This quote proves that Comets the object they are studying is from the birth of the solar system or the origins. To conclude some valuable

One would be to confirm what is under the crust, whether it be water ice or an under the crust ocean containing more than 2x water than there is on Earth according to NASA. If we conclude that there is actually water, then we can either send more instruments or humans to Europa to find out if there is life in the water beneath the crust. This may be a hard task to achieve since the water ice crust is estimated to be 5-20 miles thick according to NASA, which would be problematic, but if we could find a way to figure out if there is water, it could be the greatest discovery in space. Scientists believe that due to tidal heating, it would allow for liquid water to be stable underneath the crust. Tidal heating is when a moon orbiting a planet in an elliptical pattern is compressed and elongated resulting in flexing; this flexing of the orbiting moon produces higher temperatures, which is believed to stabilize the acclaimed ocean beneath Europa’s crust according to NASA. Also, if we found there to be water beneath the water ice crust on Europa, there may be under water processes that are capable of sustaining life like there is on Earth. On Earth, we have deep-water hydrothermal vents called black smokers that produce nutrients to bacteria that sustain life for tubeworms and giant clams and such. It is possible that if Europa contains water that there may be a similar form of chemosynthesis that would sustain alien life forms. To recap

The stated purpose of the Voyager 2 was to analyse the outer planets of four planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. The probe's mission was to explore the Jovian system, Saturnian system, Uranium system, and mainly the Neptunian system. Nasa also wanted to further voyager 2’s investigation to the unreachable ends of the Solar system. The launch of voyager 2 began on August 20th, 1977.

The two probes extended mission is now taking them out of the influence of the sun and into the interstellar space beyond the heliosphere.

Juno is measuring the composition, gravity field, magnetic field, amount of water in the deep atmosphere, mass distribution and polar magnetosphere of Jupiter. Along with measuring parts of Jupiter, Juno is currently trying to find clues on how the planet was formed and whether or not it was a rocky core and studying Jupiter’s deep winds. The main goal is to find the story of Jupiter’s formation and evolution. Juno studies the bright auroras at Jupiter’s poles. Juno launched on August 5th, 2011 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and is set to decay in February 2018. On August/September 2012, Juno use deep space maneuvers to get to try to get Jupiter. In October 2013, Earth assist Juno with a gravity assist. Using Earth’s gravity, it altered Juno’s path/speed so it could get to Jupiter. July 4th, 2016 was a joyous day for many people; for it was the day that Juno successfully arrived at Jupiter’s orbit. The current plan for Juno is for it to orbit Jupiter for 20 months, which is roughly 37 orbits and deorbit Jupiter on February

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Some of the earliest scientists such as Galileo Galilei are the main reason we know so much about planets. In fact, Galileo was the first person to observe Saturn with a telescope and come up with new discoveries about it. Though, today instead of using telescopes we use technology to send robotic space probes to gather information or create discoveries in our solar system. One of the very first space probes that was sent to Saturn was Pioneer 11 on April 6, 1973. Other space probes that have passed Saturn are Voyager 1 and Voyager

The Important thing about the inner planets is that they are rocky planets .The inner planets include Earth, Venus, Mercury ,and Mars. They are also slow.But, the most Important thing about the inner planets is that they are rocky. The Important thing about outer planets is they are made up of helium and hydrogen.The outer planets have many moons.The outer planets move faster.The outer planets are gas giants .But, the most Important thing about outer planets is that they are made up helium and hydrogen

“On November 12, a small probe helped scientists take a big step forward in space exploration” said Cameron Keady. A smaller probe, named the Philae Lander, made the first spacecraft to land on a comet, in outer space. The Philae mission is important for science research because it could unravel secrets of life, including new information, and shine light on the history of Earth. To begin, revealing new information about life is important because it helps us to continue on further in what we may not know.

NASA can also help us make more discoveries. With theses studies, we can go deeper into space, going deeper into space can get us more discoveries. More discoveries like new planets, new galaxies and ect. We can also find ways to live in space. We might have to live in space one day because something might happen to earth and where are we supposed to go when this happens. With the studies maybe we can find a way to make

The most important thing the probes search for is water because it might have indicated life of some sort at some time and they might have found some at the outer rim of our solar system but how they have formed, since they are relatively young, is the greatest mystery and must continue to be speculated. Scientists have also figured out how to combat their energy supply conundrum by utilizing nuclear fuel, plutonium, from the radioisotope thermal generator (New). Since plutonium decays over time, it gives off heat as it decays and that is how it works with the radioisotope to generate energy when it solar energy is not viable anymore. They have also thought of ways to reduce the wear and tear on the spacecraft thought its decade long plus journey by having it go into hibernation but routinely check that its instruments are still functioning (New). The contraptions added onto the spacecraft come in a variety of acronyms that could send a multitude of data to Houston about different components of Pluto. To name a few, for examples there is the REX which stands for Radio Science EXperiment is designed to measure the atmospheric composition and temperature of a

After a long period of observation, astronomers discovered that terrestrial and jovian planets are different in many ways, and they form a very sharp contrast. It is important for humans to better understand the type of planets in the solar system by having a clear contrast.

Uncovering the mysteries of Jupiter is a crucial step for a greater understanding of our Solar System. Being the massive planet that it is, this mysterious planet may hold many answers to how our the Solar System formed and evolved. The understanding of the origins of the universe includes answers even to the formation of Earth itself. Many believe that the research of Jupiter will lead to discoveries on planet formation and the role of giant planets on the formation f stars and other smaller bodies. Mysteries of Jupiter include its composition, what is under its clouds, what is in its core and its magnetic field. Research on the amount of water in the planet will tell us about the