Andromeda Galaxy

About 4.6 billion years ago a nebula, a giant interstellar cloud of dust and gas (a composition: 75% of the mass in the form of hydrogen, 25% as helium, and all other elements comprising only 2% of the total.) resulted of a passing star, or shock waves from a supernova caused a gravitational collapse at the center of the cloud.This collapse, caused pockets of dust and gas began to collect into thick regions. As the thick regions pulled in more and more matter, conservation of momentum caused it

The Pleiades, also known as M45 or the Seven Sisters, is the most famous of all open star clusters, containing several hundred stars. This young, open star cluster resembles a smaller version of the Big Dipper and is easily visible to the unaided eye. In fact, it is visible from virtually every place that humanity inhabits Earth, from as far north as the North Pole, and further south than the southernmost tip of South America. At least six hot blue stars are readily visible and keen-eyed observers

Astronomers can use the light given off by stars for many things. With the light given off by stars they can see the distance that the star is located from earth. They can also use the light given off by stars to see what that star is composed of. When something is burnt to the point that it glows, for example stars, it shows features that can help you decide what the star is made up of. This is because unique chemicals give off its own unique spectrum of light when they are burnt to the point that

Elements are substances that cannot be separated into smaller substances and are made up entirely of one type of atom. Naturally existing elements can be categorized as either light elements or heavy elements. During the Big Bang light elements were formed such as hydrogen, lithium, lithium and deuterium. The heavy elements originated from Stellar Nucleosynthesis. Heavy elements, however, are formed such as uranium and iron are formed through Stellar Nucleosynthesis while materials heavier than this

causes the star to explode. Supernovas are when stars die, they turn into brilliant points of light and explode. Supernovas are considered the largest explosion to take place in space, and in galaxies, they usually appear in other galaxies, but it’s really hard to find one in our own galaxy because there is always dust that blocks our way, so it can be tough to find a supernova. There are 2 ways a supernova can occur. The first way a supernova can happen is when a star gathers up a lot of

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the term “nothing” as “one of no interest, value, or consequence” (merriam-webster.com). However, this nothingness embarked the start of the Modern Scientific Origin Story. This origin story is far from other origin stories as it uses the different branches of science to put great detail and truth to how the universe began. This story is also composed of a series of the different thresholds of increasing complexity, these thresholds mark the events that happened

thought to be the work of Sci Fi writers we now know that they are really out there, nomading their way. But even though they seem all powerful (and they are to some matter), they too have to follow the laws of gravity and can’t just barge into our galaxy. So we don’t have to worry about some random black hole swallowing us. But if it did come and

having the knowledge of miles and time, you can understand that, that is incredibly fast. It’s mission is space is to, becuase of it’s position facing towards space, to take pictures of planets, stars, and galaxies. It has captured things such as stars being born, stars die, it has seen galaxies far, far away, and so much more. These pictures have allowed scientists to learn an abundance of information beyond their previous knowledge. This is all made possible because the Telescope is located high

suddenly born and is not infinite. Up to the middle of the 20th century most scientist thought the universe as infinite and ageless, until Einstein’s theory of relativity gave us a better understanding of gravity and Edwin Hubble discovered that galaxies are moving apart from one another in a way that fits previous predictions. In 1964 by accident cosmic background radiation was discovered in relic of the early universe, which together with other observational evidence made the big bang the accepted

Astronomy Project Questioning: What is a neutron star and how have scientists been able to research them? What are the differences between white and brown dwarfs and why do we study them? Are there multiple ways for a star to form or is there only one? When the core of a massive star experiences a huge gravitational collapse, the end of its life only starts another’s. During this process, protons and electrons are packed together so tightly, that they leave behind a neutron star. These stars