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October 20, 2008 @ 12:24 am. 183; { Things in Space. Sometimes called minor planets. Are bodies primarily of the inner Solar System that are smaller than planets but larger than meteorite, with the exception of comets. The distinction between asteroids and comets is made on visual appearance when discovered: Comets show a perceptible coma (a fuzzy “atmosphere”), while asteroids do not. Being preferred by the International Astronomical Union. Until 2006, when the term “ small Solar System body. When disco...

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October 13, 2008 @ 12:15 am. 183; { Things in Space. Is a natural object originating in outer space that survives an impact with the Earth. S surface. While in space it is called a meteorite. When it enters the atmosphere, impact pressure. Causes the body to heat up and emit light, thus forming a fireball. Also known as a meteor or shooting star. 8230; continue reading this entry. October 12, 2008 @ 12:10 am. 183; { Things in Space. 8230; continue reading this entry. Newer entries ». Tiffany Nguyen. }.

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Saturnus | Spaceastronomy's Blog

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October 20, 2008 @ 8:21 am. 183; { planet. Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and is the second largest in the solar system with an equatorial diameter of 119,300 kilometers (74,130 miles). Much of what is known about the planet is due to the Voyager explorations in 1980-81. Saturn’s ring system. Radial, spoke-like features in the broad B-ring were also found by the Voyagers. The features are believed to be composed of fine, dust-size particles. The spokes were observed to form and dissipate...While...

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October 20, 2008 @ 12:50 pm. 183; { Things in Space. Is a massive, luminous ball of plasma. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun, which is the source of most of the energy on Earth. Other stars are visible in the night sky, when they are not outshone by the Sun. For most of its life, a star shines due to thermonuclear fusion. Once the hydrogen fuel at the core is exhausted, those stars having at least 0.4 times the mass of the Sun. Expand to become a red giant, in some cases fusing heavier elements at th...

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Archive for October, 2008. October 20, 2008 @ 12:50 pm. 183; { Things in Space. Is a massive, luminous ball of plasma. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun, which is the source of most of the energy on Earth. Other stars are visible in the night sky, when they are not outshone by the Sun. For most of its life, a star shines due to thermonuclear fusion. 8230; continue reading this entry. October 20, 2008 @ 8:39 am. 183; { planet. Is the eighth and farthest planet. In the Solar System. 183; { planet. Satur...

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Neptune | Spaceastronomy's Blog

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October 20, 2008 @ 8:39 am. 183; { planet. Is the eighth and farthest planet. In the Solar System. It is the fourth largest planet by diameter, and the third largest by mass. Neptune is 17 times the mass of Earth. And is slightly more massive than its near-twin Uranus. Which is 15 Earth masses and less dense.The planet is named after the Roman god of the sea. A stylized version of the god Neptune’s trident. Which flew by the planet on August 25, 1989. Neptune is similar in composition to Uranus. And poss...

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Mars | Spaceastronomy's Blog

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October 20, 2008 @ 7:49 am. 183; { planet. Is the fourth planet. In the Solar System. The planet is named after Mars, the Roman. It is also referred to as the “Red Planet” because of its reddish appearance. Mars is a terresial planet with a thin atmoshpere, having surface features reminiscent both of the impact craters. And polar ice caps. It is the site of Olympus Mons. The highest known mountain. In the Solar System, and of Valles Marineris. Cycles are likewise similar to those of Earth. Still, of all ...

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Earth | Spaceastronomy's Blog

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October 20, 2008 @ 7:40 am. 183; { planet. Earth is the third planet from the Sun. Earth is the largest of the terrestrial planets in the Solar System in diameter, mass and density. It is also referred to as the Earth, Planet Earth, the World, and Terra. The first photograph ever taken of an Earthrise, on Apollo 8. Earth and Moon from Mars, imaged by Mars Global Surveyor. From space, the Earth can be seen to go through phases similar to the phases of the Moon. Since the 1960s, Earth has also been describ...

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Uranus | Spaceastronomy's Blog

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October 20, 2008 @ 8:27 am. 183; { planet. Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun and the third-largest and fourth-most massive planet in the solar system. It is named after the ancient Greek deity of the sky (Uranus, Οὐρανός), the father of Kronos (Saturn) and grandfather of Zeus (Jupiter). Uranus was the first planet discovered after 1700. Sir William Herschel observed the planet on 13 March 1781 while in the garden of his house at 19 New King Street in the town of Bath, Somerset (now the Herschel M...