... What is a planet? ... When they finally came up with an answer it had big consequences: The number of planets in our Solar System went from nine to eight! ... Then, in 2005, astronomers found an object in the outer Solar System, called Eris, which they thought was bigger than Pluto. ... However, recently astronomers were able to measure the size of the dwarf planet Eris more accurately and they have discovered that it isn t bigger than Pluto after all they re actually about the same size. ...

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... What is an intelligence or an intelligent life? ... Various particular cases, new regimes, original approaches etc. being attractive as they could, all this is a pale shade of a real process of cognition. ... May an infinitely complicated object be indeed so simple? ... An intelligence could not arise in an infinitely complicated universe! ... There are two possibilities: whether our imagination of infinitely complicated object is incorrect or the surrounding world is not infinitely complicated. ...

... Grab them with an engaging question or give them something to do. ... Asking Engaging Questions: . What is an "Engaging Question?" An engaging question generates responses, interest, or discussion that relates to experiences or ideas people have had, rather than "testing" their knowledge. Wh y do we ask an Engaging Questions? ... Sharing the Universe is based upon work supported by the Informal Education Division of the National Science Foundation under Grant no DRL-0638873. ...

... More on 51 Peg: . The discovery of a Jupiter--mass planet in orbit around the solar--type star 51Peg has been reported by Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz (Geneva Observatory) on October 6th at the 9th Cambridge workshop on "cool stars, stellar systems, and the sun" held at Florence (Italy). ... Recall that the measurements of radial velocity only yield v sin i which in turn gives us M sin i. For most values of i, sin i will be greater than 0.5 and this gives a mass estimate of 0.5 Jupiter masses. ...

... To help answer these questions, the largest and most mysterious moon of Saturn got a quick first look from the Cassini robot spacecraft soon after entering orbit around the giant planet last week. Cassini Images Density Waves in Saturns Rings . ... The Cassini spacecraft just entering orbit around Saturn has started sending back spectacular images of Saturn's immense ring system in unprecedented detail. ... M57: The Ring Nebula . ... Cassini to Venus . ... NGC 7331: A Galaxy So Inclined . ...

Function: GgiVerify Purpose: Ask the user a simple question Category: USER-INTERFACE File: ggi.src Author: J.P. Terlouw Use: #include "ggi.h" bool result; char *message, *truelabel, *falselabel; result = GgiVerify(message, truelabel, falselabel); message - the text of the question. truelabel - text for "TRUE"-button falseelabel - text for "FALSE"-button Description: GgiVerify creates a pop-up window with the question text and two push-down buttons. ...

Can I use Tiny Tim models in programs like DAOPHOT? This is actually the most frequently asked question. ... Some filters are not included since they are "weird" or cover a range of separate wavelengths, like the linear ramps. ... When Tiny Tim asks for the filter name, just enter "none" or "mono". ... How can I adjust the focus of the Tiny Tim models? ... Can Tiny Tim model the NICMOS coronographic mode? ... What's the deal with the pixel scattering function in WFPC2? ...

... The simple pair of formulas derived in problem (8) . ... around the z axis, , giving the above result and producing (x',y'), while z remains the same, so that in the new system z' = z. Then we rotate (x',y',z') by an angle ? around the x' axis, using the same formulas but with (y',z', ?) in place of (x,y, ?) ... Knowing its semi-major axis a, eccentricity e and mean anomaly M, one can derive its true anomaly f (using appropriate formulas, not given in #12a) and from it the radial distance r . ...

You are driving your car uphill along a straight road. Suddenly, you see a car run a red light and enter the intersection just ahead of you. ... A policeman observes the whole incident and gives a ticket to the other car for running a red light. ... When you get home, you read your physics book and estimate that the coefficient of kinetic friction between your tires and the road was 0.60, and the coefficient of static friction was 0.80. ... Will you fight the traffic ticket in court? ...

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... How much brighter is the Sun as viewed from the planet Mercury as compared to Earth ? ... Actually, all of these questions can be answered through a very simple mathematical relationship known as the inverse square law. ... As the distance from the Sun increases the surface area of the sphere grows by the square of the distance. ... Common sense tells us that the Sun will be brighter and the inverse square law tells us how much brighter. ... gr = 0.912 G or 91.2% gravity felt at Earth's surface. ...

Dr. William H. Edmondson, School of Computer Science, Univ. of Birmingham . Searching for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligences: Refining the Enterprise . The Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligences (SETI) being conducted by a few teams around the world, including one based at Birmingham (UK), is concerned with the simple question: "Are we alone?" ... Two further questions of note are i) 'Fermi's paradox' - "Where IS everybody?" ; ii) "How do you actually do the searching?" ...

... The delightful images from the All Around Us slipcase are now in this fun, interactive format. By lifting the big, sturdy flaps, young readers will learn new words and concepts through Eric Carle's bright, beautiful images and simple phrases. A perfect companion title for Eric Carle's ABC and Opposites. Артикул: 1470_1114 Цвет: зеленый Состав: 50% вискоза, 45% полиэстер, 5% эластан Описание: стильный брючный комбинезон зеленого цвета без рукавов. ... Коллекция: Весна-лето 2016 . ...

Leonid storms are caused by the Earth intersecting dense trails of dust ejected from Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle. Here, we extend existing studies by examining the higher ejection-velocity regions of young dust trails and the circumstances around the 2031 return of 55P/Tempel-Tuttle. ... Based on this, predictions are made for encounters in the next few years and around 2031, giving both the times and rates of maxima. ...

... Our everyday experience of the world around us is . ... An Inquiry-Based Classroom . I n our Everyday Classroom Tools project, we are seeking to immerse elementary school students in the Spirit of Inquiry, to help them begin to observe and learn from their experience. ... What the Everyday Classroom Tools project wishes to stress is that before there were encyclopedias, there were authors, and before there were scientific facts, there were curious people trying to explain the world around them. ...

Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Space Flight . ... June . ... Posted on April 7, 2016 | 2 Comments Armstrong and Aldrin were the first two people on the Moon when Apollo 11 landed there in July 1969. ... Continue Reading.. ... Posted on June 5, 2015 | ... Posted on September 26, 2014 | ... Posted on August 4, 2014 | 133 Comments June 2014 saw excited reports that NASA was working on a faster than light warp drive starship. ... Posted on June 13, 2014 | ...

Call it a halo, call it an aura, call it anything you like...whatever you call it, it's a SUPER simple effect to do with the GIMP, and it looks pretty damn nice. ... Contrast Autostretch . ... Let's start out with some familiar text in the Frutiger font, 100 pixels, anti-alias 3: . ... Well, we've got the text, and we've got the outline, but that's too boring to combine just yet...let's run a Contrast Autostretch on the image, and then change the Green gamma with the BCG filter: . ... Happy GIMPing! ...

Sharing the Vision Johnson Space Center employees strive every day to deliver NASA's message of exploration to the community, the country and the world. ... NASA Brain Bites Does your brain need a snack? If so, go find a NASA Brain Bite. ... NASA's Digital Learning Network brings space back to school By JSC's Education and Student Program's Branch Rocket Science at Home Rocket Science at Home (RSAH), an offshoot of NASA Brain Bites, is designed to help kids explore rocket science. ...