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Which planet should we study? In space there are many galaxies. In our galaxy, the Milky Way Galaxy we have the Solar System. The Solar System is made of 8 planets, not including Pluto because we are not sure if it counts. There is also the Sun and many, many moons that revolve around planets. Also in our Solar System there is the asteroid belt and much much more. We are currently trying to study all of the planets by sending an AI. But we need to start focusing on one planet, and that planet I believe should be Pluto. The planet Pluto, is not actually considered a planet. Since it is so small and is two-thirds of Earth’s moon diameter it is better known as a dwarf planet. This dwarf planet is thought to be known as having little, or no magnetic field, since it is small and has a slow rotation. There are no found rings around Pluto, but there are five moons, Charon being the largest. The dwarf planet’s orbit is in an oval shape, like a race track around the sun. Pluto is very cold, considering it is billions of miles away from the sun. To study this dwarf planet, there has only been one mission, “New Horizons” …show more content…

The one mission sent to Pluto took about nine and a half years. Even using the fastest spacecraft that traveled about a million miles a day! If we sent a human, they would have to completely donate their life to researching and studying Pluto. Also we would probably have to use a bigger spacecraft to fit a human/s, and that could decrease the speed of the craft. That would make the trip even longer. So if we send an AI to Pluto, it would take approximately nine and a half years. Again using the fastest spacecraft ever leaving Earth. Unless, we could exactly predict and send the spacecraft so it catches Pluto when it is closest to the Sun. This option may take less time, but it is highly unlikely to

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I found the article Winter Wonderworlds extremely fascinating as I have a keen interest in the study of space. I believe that the author took an interesting interpretation of the study of other planets and moons that could appeal to all audiences. For a good understanding of this article it would be helpful to have prior knowledge of the planets and moons in our solar system and a good understanding of astronomy. However, it is not necessary that you understand these points when reading the article as the article explains these things in a basic way. This article I found made several good points about what the other planets and moons in our solar system are like on the surface.

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The young astronomer earned a permanent place in the history of science when he discovered the planet Pluto on February 18, 1930. Pluto orbit lies 3 billion miles from the sun; it takes Pluto two and a half earthly centuries to complete a single orbit around the sun. Seen from Pluto, the sun appears merely as one bright star among many. Pluto 's moon, Charon, is nearly half the size of the planet itself and orbits Pluto once in every 6.4 Earth days. From Pluto, Charon appears eight times larger than our moon appears from the Earth.

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He did not have much time to make the most rational decision, he had to immediately decide whether to potentially injure five people or just one person, although neither are a circumstance anyone would want to be a part of and even though Pluto did end up killing one person, the decision he made most likely saved the lives of the children because he possibly could have killed the children if his car had crashed head on with the them rather than returning onto the road and only causing

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Yes, Pluto is a planet in our Solar System. When you’re included in a family with eight other siblings, no matter what shape, size or color, you should never leave it. According to USA today, Harvard science historian Owen Gingerich, who in charge of International Astronomical Union (IAU) planet definition committee, argued at a forum that "a planet is a culturally defined word that changes over time," and that Pluto is a planet.

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Pluto should not be classified as a planet because it is too small and does not meet the requirements. According to NASA Pluto is only 1,400 miles (2,300 kilometers) wide. That's about half the width of the United States. Pluto is slightly smaller than Earth's moon.

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During the start of the war, the German Army was very prepared. As they were defeated during World War I, they have had become more competitive and never wanted to get defeated again. New weapons for the war such as tanks, armored divisions, air power were well used. During the war, there was a concentration camp for people who were opposing Hitler. Whoever opposed him was either put in a concentration camp or was shot.

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Pluto, should once again be considered as a planet once again. First of all, Pluto fits two of the three requirements to be considered a planet. The currently considered dwarf planet has what Earth and most planets have such as moons,rocks,and ice and isn’t that small. The blue dot is also largely undiscovered celestial body and there is a long journey ahead. Another reason is that the head of NASA said that he considered Pluto, the blue dot as a planet.

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Pluto should not be considered a planet. First, According to MissionScience.nasa.gov, for Pluto to be a planet it needs all three of the new criterias. It needs to orbit the sun, needs to be round, and it needs to clear its path and neighborhood around it. Since Pluto only meets two of the three expectations to be a planet, It should not be considered one. It does orbit the sun, it does have enough gravity to make it have a round shape, but it doesn’t clear its neighborhood around it.

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Controversy over Pluto Pluto was once considered one of the nine major planets in our solar system until 2006. The reason for this was in 2003, when an astronomer found another object in close proximity to Pluto that appeared to be larger. Based on Pluto’s size and location it was stripped of its status and was then classified as a dwarf planet. I was 11 when this event occurred. It was one of those major events in history that would result in textbooks being rewritten.

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Trappist-1 is an alien solar system 40 light years from Earth. On the first discovery, scientist found 3 exoplanets that there is a possibility to habitat life. Until now, on February 22, 2017, NASA announced more information on Trappist-1. As stated on NASA’s website, “NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has revealed the first known system of seven Earth-size planets around a single star. Three of these planets are firmly located in the habitable zone, the area around the parent star where a rocky planet is most likely to have liquid water.”

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Pluto should not be a planet because of its eccentric orbit and small mass. ” The IAU decided that a planet had to be an object to orbit around the sun that was massive enough for gravity to squeeze it into a spherical shape. But, also it had to gravitationally dominant, and that meant it must have cleared its surrounding region of other similarly sized objects. But with everything else out there in the Kuiper belt this was Pluto’s downfall” stated Dr Marek Kukula: "Reclassification changes the way we think about our corner of the galaxy. " How Big is Pluto from Space.com states ”Pluto has a mean radius of 715 miles (1,151 kilometers), less than 20 percent that of Earth.

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Did you know one hour on Earth is 0.0026 seconds in space? Thus, upon calculation, we find that one hour on Earth equals seven years in space. Some benefits of going to space can be technological advancements, scientists will collect data from different stars of planets in different solar systems, and use that data to create better technology, an example is that Americans have gigabit internet services now, if Americans go to space, Americans can go up to 100 gigabytes a second. Americans need to go to space, we can make substantial technological advancements, and it's only a fraction of the government's budget.

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The gravitational pull of Saturn and its moons on the ring particles causes some interesting patterns to form in the rings and these patterns are so called “waves” which are really tightly-wound spirals. The gravitational pull of both Saturn and its moon form two types of waves normally on the rings which are "spiral density waves", and "spiral bending waves" (as per the location of the moon around the rings). Now scientist and researchers are focusing their study toward Saturn’s rings and its moons. This research may help to predict the presence of rings and the source of ice in the rings. This can also explain about the formation of rings around other planets like Uranus, Jupiter and Neptune, and distant asteroids Chiron and Chariklo.

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For many years, it has been believed and scientifically proven that only the planet Earth can sustain life. And without it, we’ll no longer have a place to call home. However, with the Earth’s drastic condition - climate change, greenhouse gases, depletion of the ozone layer, and etc.- the astronomers have been searching for a planet that can save us from the ultimate fate of the Earth- and to also prove that we are not alone. Thus, after long years of research, we have found Kepler-452b. Here is a gist of what has been discovered about Kepler-452b:

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