Research Paper Create 3 page research paper topic based on a current event in astronomy. This project has two parts: A written , and a series of online discussions. Here are a few good resources for topics: Phil Plait’s Bad Astronomy page (Links to an external site.) Ethan Siegel’s Starts With A Bang page (Links […]
RESEARCH BLACK HOLES, AND WRITE A 2 PAGE ESSAY ON HOW THEY ARE FORMED, AND WHAT DO THEY AFTER THEY ARE FORMED.
BLACK HOLES RESEARCH BLACK HOLES, AND WRITE A 2 PAGE ESSAY ON HOW THEY ARE FORMED, WHAT DO THEY AFTER THEY ARE FORMED, ALSO ADDRESS IF THEY STAY OPEN OR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME OR DO THEY DIE OUT LIKE A STAR.
Write an essay about your own version of the Drake Equation, evaluate information from sources, uncertainties, and give meaning to your result.
Drake Equation Essay Write an essay in Microsoft Office form .doc .docx about your own version of the Drake Equation, evaluate information from sources, uncertainties, and give meaning to your result. In the reading of Module 5 you learned about the characteristics of our solar system and how we have searched for other solar systems. […]
Use the Disk Detective project to identify the disks around nearby stars where planets may be forming. Then identify if the star has a suitable debris disk around it.
Project #1 Description Use the Disk Detective project to identify the disks around nearby stars where planets may be forming. Go to https://whttps://www.zooniverse.org/projects/ssilverberg/disk-detective/classify (links to an external site) (Links to an external site.) Select the “Tutorial” tab. For each potential planet host, you will press the ‘play’ button to click through a few images of […]
Write an essay talking about astronomy in the mayan civilization and culture. It should also include a little bit of opinion.
Astronomy in the Mayan Civilization Write an essay talking about astronomy in the mayan civilization and culture. It should also include a little bit of opinion.
Explain how supernovae type la are utilized to measure Hubble’s constant? Why are measurements of the redshifts of the galaxies that host the Supernovae type la just as important?
Assignment 9: Chapters 17 and 18 // Due 11/12 [1] (10 points) Short answer questions: (a) Name a galaxy besides our own that can be seen with the naked eye? (b) What do astronomers attribute the ring of the cartwheel galaxy to? (c) About how many times more luminous are powerful quasars compared to the […]
.Write about a though process and opinion based on how scientific integrity and rigor are compromised in an case from an (article, book, a long blog post, a. website, longer video, etc)
PAPER INSTRUCTIONS: What the screenshots say closely.Write about a though process and opinion based on how scientific integrity and rigor are compromised in an case from an (article, book, a long blog post, a. website, longer video, etc) The idea of this paper to teach students a little bit about how science protects itself from […]
Explain all the causes and conditions that heat Europa’s interior, resulting in an ocean of water under a thick ice sheet. Europa’s ocean is potentially a habitat for alien aquatic life!
Assignment 5: Chapters 9 and 10 // Due 10/08 [1] Short Answer Questions (10 points; 1 point for each lettered subheading): (a) How long is a day for Jupiter’s equatorial clouds? (b) What temperature is thought to exist in the core of Jupiter? (c) What is the height of the cliff on Miranda (small moon […]
Describe thoroughly the Proton – Proton chain of fusion by which the Sun generates radiant energy through the production of 𝛾- ray photons deep in the core. Show all the steps.
Assignment 6: [1] Short Answer Questions (10 points; 2 points for each lettered subheading): (a) What is the temperature of the Sun at its surface? What is the temperature of the Sun at its core? (b) What type (frequency) of photon is generated at the core of the Sun. How long between the polarity reversals […]
Write about the reckoning of time used in any major work of speculative fiction (science fiction, fantasy), including the concept of “astrological ages”; do they themselves form a very long calendar?
The assignment Choose a historical or fictional culture which had a reasonably sophisticated way of reckoning time: a calendar. Some possible suggestions: The Julian calendar (of the Romans, named after Julius Caesar); the traditional Chinese calendar; Any of the Hindu calendars of India; Any of the Buddhist calendars used in Southeast Asia; the Hijra calendar […]